The Kentucky governor has been pushing to expand pre-K. He now says that fight should go national. The midterms are racing to their conclusion, but the presidential contest is right around the corner. As the next primaries begin to take…
Voters are asking: If our elected leaders know how much Americans are struggling, why aren’t they doing more about it? The wealthiest pay lower tax rates than people who don’t have enough money for a full tank of gas. Meanwhile,…
Crews said she wants to work “as long as the Lord will allow me to,” but she does worry about the likelihood of younger workers entering the sector. “At a point, I know I’ll have to stop,” said Crews, 67. But…
Get an introductory Jacobin subscription for just $20 In her new book, economist Isabella Weber explains how inflation has helped drive the far right’s ascendance around the developed world — and how effective price regulation can promote affordability and boost the Left.
I didn’t need a national report to tell me what single mothers need to survive because I’ve been there; I’ve lived it. This is especially true for Nevada. A fact sheet from The Children’s Cabinet shares that, for married couples…
New Mexico is finding out that successfully providing universal child care requires giving teachers a living wage. The state of New Mexico in 2025 made headlines for being the first in the nation to enact free universal child care. A 12-year-long…
Staffing shortages, too many toddlers per room, two teacher deaths — inside the dysfunction at a daycare in Virginia that pushed teachers to the brink. Economy and Child Care Reporter The trouble at the Sprout School started when staff began to…
Last November, New Mexico created a universal childcare program. “I feel like I can breathe,” one mother said. With state funding secured, combined with the billions that the federal government pumped into childcare at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Daily Kos We'll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough. Thank you, you're subscribed Was this story worth reading? Recommending and sharing stories helps us decide which stories are most…
Times have changed, and all those brag books ended up in thrift stores and landfills. But grandmas still want to tout the wonders of their family’s next generation. And that’s where the problems can start. Beginning in 2006, when Facebook launched…
The cost of raising a family: universal child care, paid family leave and what parents pay for care.
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