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October 25, 2023
Bryce Covert
This Is What Happens When Childcare Is Free
The pandemic opened the door to the potential of eliminating childcare expenses. Now it’s time to take the next step.
May 7, 2020
Magazine
Liza Featherstone
The Pandemic Is a Family Emergency
How the coronavirus exposes a crisis of care work
May 7, 2020
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
Reimagining the Post-Covid Economy
Six ideas for how to rebuild after the pandemic
September 23, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
An Obama Economist Explains How to Help Working Moms
A Q-and-A with White House adviser Betsey Stevenson
September 19, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
You'll Never Guess What House Republicans Just Did
They passed a child care bill. And it's a good one.
June 23, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
I'm Insanely Jealous of Sweden's Work-Family Policies. You Should Be, Too.
May 17, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Obama Takes on the Hell of American Day Care
New regulations could help keep kids safe
April 24, 2013
Nancy L. Cohen
Why America Never Had Universal Child Care
In 1971, a national day-care bill almost became law. Therein lies a story.
April 15, 2013
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Jonathan Cohn
The Hell of American Day Care
An investigation into the barely regulated, unsafe business of looking after our children
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