Is the Wait to Get Married All About Money?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 17, 2014 Just one in three millennials is leading his or her own household, while the same percentage still live with parents. Is marriage dead? Readers of The Guardian respond. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gay Marriage

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Dec 31, 2013 Dig deeper

‘Bride and Boom!’

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Dec 21, 2013 The headline was spectacular, if you think killing people in distant lands is a blast and a half. Of course, you have to imagine that smirk line in giant black letters with a monstrous exclamation point covering most of the bottom third of the front page of the Murdoch-owned New York Post. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Polygamy Comes Out

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Dec 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Legacy Students Going to Ivy League on the Public’s Dime

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2013 Alumni donations, which in many top tier institutions are a means to buy admission for less deserving students, are considered tax deductible, charitable gifts; working-class Americans can no longer afford marriage; meanwhile, the NSA can access pretty much any smartphone. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Problem of Rising Single Parenthood

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2013 Although it’s significant that women now have the highest income in many households with children under 18, according to recent studies, a more interesting number is how many of these moms are going it alone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Number of Millennials Living at Home Still Increasing

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2013 Given that unemployment has been steadily decreasing, it would be safe to assume that all the 20-somethings who went back to living with their parents during the recession would be moving out again. Wrong. Statistics now indicate 21.6 million people between 18 and 31 are staying at home or moving back in. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Can Gays Help Save Marriage?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 1, 2013 The rapid evolution of attitudes toward gay marriage is a wonder to behold. On few issues has public opinion moved as quickly or decisively. Many who are against the formal recognition of homosexual unions are now resigned to the reality they will eventually become commonplace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Equal Justice

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Jun 27, 2013 Dig deeper

Romney’s Advice to College Grads: Get Married, Have Babies

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 5, 2013 The wealthy failed GOP presidential candidate doesn't want them worrying about getting a job and making money, because who needs those things to support a family? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tax Forms

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Apr 13, 2013 Dig deeper

Cowardly Court: Where’s Our Gay Marriage ‘Masterwork’?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Apr 9, 2013 Gutless action has no place in the high court’s deliberations on marriage. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )