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Rwanda's Women Make Strides 20 Years After the Genocide

Alexandra Topping The Guardian
A majority parliamentary presence, constitutional support, a drive to tackle gender-based violence – post-genocide Rwanda seems a good place to be a woman. But the reality is more complex.

Greece Not Even Getting By

Panagiotis Grigoriou Le Monde Diplomatique
The jobs aren’t there any more. Anyone lucky enough to find work must accept whatever rate of pay they are offered. There’s nowhere, no way, to fight.

Workers on the Edge

David Bensman The American Prospect
Payroll fraud and the shift to contingent employment are robbing workers of wages, benefits, and job security—and stealing revenues owed to government.

Bridge

Kevin Kallaugher The Economist

`State of Black America': Dismal and Getting Worse

George E. Curry Los Angeles Wave
The dramatic and widening gap in household wealth along racial lines in the United States reflects policies and institutional practices that create different opportunities for whites and African-Americans. Personal ambition and behavioral choices are but a small part of the equation.