On AlterNet: families

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "families"

Success! How Progressives Stalled the Deregulation Agenda of Greedy Telecoms and ALEC

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. May 27, 2012.

A coalition of unions, national and community groups managed to hit the trifecta--beating ALEC-backed deregulation bills in three states.

Ehrenreich: How Corporations and Local Governments Rob the Poor Blind

Barbara Ehrenreich, TomDispatch.com. May 17, 2012.

The trick is to rob them in ways that are systematic, impersonal, and almost impossible to trace to individual perpetrators.

5 Ways Conservatives are Destroying the Institution of Marriage

June Carbone, Naomi Cahn, AlterNet. May 14, 2012.

Those who think and talk like Rush Limbaugh have championed policies that wreak havoc on the family lives of working Americans.

One Mother Explains How Her Sons' Addiction Brought Her to Anti-Drug-War Activism

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

A leader of Moms United to End the War on Drugs offers her thoughts on Mother's Day -- and how a sane, compassionate drug policy could actually keep our kids safe.

Why Romney's "Self-Deportation" Idea Defies Reality, Legality, and American Values of Dignity and Human Rights

Raul A. Reyes, Other Words. February 24, 2012.

Some spectators in the audience giggled at Romney's answer. "Self-deportation," however, is no joke. It amounts to laws that harm undocumented immigrants and Latinos.

Kids, Minivans, and Drug-Dealing: How the Recession Pulls Ordinary Families Into the Weed Game

Tony D'Souza, Mother Jones. January 1, 2012.

Struggling to keep their house and feed their kids, a California family goes from typical to criminal.

Immigrant Children Tell Congress Their “Wish for the Holidays” - Keep Our Families Together

Elena Shore, New America Media. December 16, 2011.

More than 5,000 letters from young people across the country were delivered to Congress last week, with one simple message: To keep their families together.

After Recall, Arizona Moves Towards Humane Treatment of Immigrants

Valeria Fernandez, New American Media. December 7, 2011.

They propose that the city adopt guiding principles that focus on keeping immigrant families together and enforcing the law in a humanitarian way.

Why Do Red States Have the Worst "Family Values"?

Amy DePaul, Bookslut. August 2, 2010.

The "red family system" preaches early marriage and traditional gender roles -- a model no longer suited to our post-industrial economy. No wonder "red families" are falling apart.

A March to Rebuild the American Dream - Immigration Matters

HyunJoo Lee, New America Media. March 20, 2010.

The American dream is alive and well in the students, working parents, and families that have come to this country in search for a better life.

Bombs Will Kill Women in Afghanistan

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Foundation. July 8, 2009.

Brave New Foundation explores the disproportionate hardships of war on women and their families, and how you can help.

Adoption Isn't Just for Children: Joining a Family Is a Great Option for the Lonely and Elderly

Jeanine Wais-Sullivan, New America Media. April 8, 2009.

Widowed 35 years of marriage, Wais says her new family has helped her feel less alone and it allows her help a struggling family.

Immigrant Families Sold Out, Locked Up

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. February 28, 2007.

Private prisons make money from locking up immigrant families -- including young children -- indefinitely.