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Welp, It's Time To Turn Off Push Notifications
It's going to be a long impeachment season. Turn off those notifications.
Opinion
If We Learn One Thing from Greta Thunberg, It’s That the Voting Age Is Too Damn High
Let the kids vote for the future they'll be alive to face.
Opinion
The Global Climate Strike and the Zen of Kids in Protest
Live, from the midst of a sea of protesting teenagers on a warming planet.
Love & Money
Sandy Hook Promise PSA Is Profoundly Disturbing, But Not Exactly Shocking
A PSA from the nonprofit organization reminds watchers that the school now resembles a war zone, at least in the minds of children and parents.
Love & Money
This Mayor Brought His Baby to Work. Then, the Backlash Hit.
Mayor Jorge Elorza is much like any other working parent on a budget: he's just trying to make ends meet
Love & Money
Hey Dad, I Need to Borrow the Economy
Boomers have thrived thanks to economic policies that have hurt their children. What, if anything, do they owe the next generation?
Opinion
Medicare For All Would Benefit the American Middle Class and American Businesses
It would do a lot for them — and the companies they work for.
Love & Money
The Myth and Reality of the Deadbeat Dad
Deadbeat dads are denounced so regularly it has become a cultural tradition. This is not totally without reason, but it's also a highly simplistic view of families in crisis.
Love & Money
Trump Upsets America's Work/Life Balance
In order for American workers to get better wages — either by guaranteeing them overtime or a greater rate of pay — the salary threshold must be raised.
Opinion
Menstrual Products Save Lives. They Should Be a Human Right.
In many ways, the Trumpian policy of limiting access to menstrual products echoes issues seen in period equity around the world.
Opinion
What Unions Do for Families
'If unions were stronger, and worker power was stronger, we would not be the only industrial nation in the world without paid parental leave or paid vacations.'
Love & Money
Why Every Candidate Needs to Have a Federal Family Paid Leave Plan
Paid family leave isn't just a morally good thing to do — it makes economic sense.
Love & Money
Trump’s New Migrant Detention Policy Is Systemic Child Abuse
The indefinite detention of migrant families promotes child abuse, "plain and simple."
Love & Money
Welfare Program for Kids Pay for Themselves. Just Ask the Experts
Spending federal dollars on children helps in the short term and pays off in the long term.
Love & Money
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