Single-Parent Families | Single Mothers Are Unfairly Blamed for Poverty

Holly Sklar writes for Z Magazine, a monthly left-wing political journal. She is the author of several books, including Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management and Poverty in the American Dream.

Summary: According to many social commentators, poverty, along with myriad other social pathologies, is the direct result of the increase in single motherhood, especially among minorities. This view, however, is sexist and racist. The “culture of poverty” that worries politicians and social scientists stems not...

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