Contrary to popular misconception, the majority of homeless people aren’t the drunks we see sprawled across sidewalks. The majority are women and children. Kathryn Edin, a researcher who lived among the poor for many years, draws this conclusion in her block buster study of poverty

If the Catholic Church has its way, the argument over women’s reproductive rights will be won not in the courts but through business acumen. How? By quietly taking over medical facilities, nursing homes, and insurance plans. According to Stephanie Mencimer, writing for Mother Jones,