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New Mexico Child Care Workers Get State Investment

Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th News Jan 27, 2023 Predominantly Latina child care workers in New Mexico get the state to Invest in their industry. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

As More Women Run for Office, Child Care Remains a Hurdle

LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY / The Associated Press Jan 1, 2020 A New York candidate successfully petitioned to allow campaign money to cover the costs, but only for those running for federal office. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: The Majority of Americans Are ‘Radicals’

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 23, 2019 Fox News and Republicans label proposals they disagree with “radical,” or “socialist.”  But where do the American actually people stand? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Unveils Plan to Fund Universal Child Care

Ilana Novick Feb 19, 2019 The Massachusetts Democrat is the first 2020 presidential contender to create a policy that addresses the issue. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Are Obama’s Immigration Prisons for Families Legitimate ‘Child Care Facilities’? Judge Says No

By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet Dec 12, 2016 After the ruling, nearly 500 mothers and children were released from detention centers in Texas. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Run Is No Fairy Tale

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 15, 2016 If you thought the political landscape couldn't be more unsettled, think again. Hillary Clinton now faces not a coronation, not a cakewalk, but a contest -- one she could lose. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Making Work Family-Friendly Is Step Two in Making the Economy Work for the Many

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 12, 2015 People shouldn't have to choose between providing for their families and being good parents. Yet “family-friendly” work is still a pipe dream. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the New Flexible Economy Is Making Workers’ Lives Hell

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 21, 2015 These days it’s not unusual for someone on the way to work to receive a text message from her employer saying she’s not needed right then. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. Plan Proposes That Child Care Professionals Report Toddlers at Risk of Becoming Terrorists

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2015 In a proposed British anti-terror plan, children would be profiled by their caretakers to determine whether they'll become terrorists; how Americans perceive the reasons behind the cost of gas is skewed; meanwhile, lacking time due to busyness may be mostly a problem of perception. 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 )

Military Families Feel Sequester Pinch

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 2, 2013 Parents who depend upon military-funded child care are among the victims of the $85 billion sequester cuts sweeping the country this week -- $46 billion of which will affect Defense Department services that have nothing to do with war making. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Schwarzenegger Slashes Social Programs

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2010 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken the ax yet again to California's social programs, vetoing almost $1 billion in spending on welfare, special education, child care and other programs before signing a budget bill into law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )