They are much more likely than counterparts in the West to sacrifice to care for their grandchildren.
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Leonard Pitts: Hopes for halting horrible waste called War on Drugs
Slowing the ‘incarceration machine’ is a first step to helping devastated communities recover.
Commentary: Manning’s real offense was revealing the truth about our government
For a democracy to function, citizens must know what their leaders are doing in their name.
Kathleen Parker: Coverage fans the flames between moms, childfree women
There’s no life decision so private that the media can’t milk it for an endless series of cover stories.
Ruth Marcus: Obscene Twitter storm over Austen stamp shows how venom can go viral
But the Internet isn’t the problem here – it’s only the medium for the misogynist message.
Leonard Pitts: Now that novelty has become utility, he’s a tweet talkin’ guy
An anti-Twitter vow crumbles, thanks to a begrudging respect for a medium that has matured.
Commentary: Same-sex spouses — and ex-spouses — still face tax catch-22s
Federal recognition of gay marriage doesn’t resolve, and in some ways further complicates, tax issues.
Commentary: To lower divorce rate, how about ‘wedleases’ instead of wedlock?
Let’s face it: A lifetime commitment is often impractical, given how people change over time.
Kathleen Parker: A new generation of mavericks challenges Republican Party
With former maverick Sen. John McCain settled down, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul emerge as the ‘bad boys.’
Leonard Pitts: McDonald’s budget advice for front-line employees is an insult
Low-income workers don’t need a lesson in penny pinching from millionaires. They need a raise.