Wendy Atterberry, The Frisky. September 26, 2008. There are plenty of reasons to marry, but it's not something that always makes couples happier. Why can't my family understand that?
Octogalore, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. August 13, 2008. The cases of John Edwards and Eliot Spitzer bring to light some views on monogamy and polygamy.
Jared Bernstein, Berrett-Koehler Publishing. April 25, 2008. It takes two parents to earn what one did only a few generations ago. Something's gone very wrong.
Stephanie Coontz, Greater Good. October 22, 2007. Marriage has changed more in the last 30 years than in the previous 3,000, with major economic and social consequences for how families work.
Heather Boushey, The American Prospect. March 21, 2007. In the struggle to balance work and family, work is winning. Democrats need to take back the values issue and promote economic policies that recognize that workers have families.