The Opt-Out Revolution

We’ve all heard about it before- the “opt-out revolution.” Where women who invested time and money into a college education and a career suddenly become mothers and drop everything to take care of the children. It’s a trend- but why? According to this op-ed in the New York Times,

Rising Infant Death in the Southern United States

Just a short one with an interesting link- A front page article in the New York Times a few days ago discussed the rising levels of infant death in the South.  The death rate is linked to both race and class- differentially it is poor, black women whose babies are dying more often.  The article attributes [...]