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An American Family 2020: A Mystery Illness and Medical Bills to Pay
The Bass family's eldest child is suffering from a mystery illness. They have good insurance but the out-of-pocket costs are still considerable. Life is a tightrope walk.
Love & Money
An American Family in 2020: Balancing Bills, Child Care, and Lots of Schedules
For Miriam Cruz, child care is not a basic right — it is a struggle that defines her days and nights.
Love & Money
The Biden-Harris Campaign Puts the Spotlight on Paid Leave
The campaign's "Conversation for Care" event shined a light on a very important issue for families.
Love & Money
When Candidates Behave As Children, Moderators Should Act Like Parents
Debate moderators should take a que from child development experts to keep the petty squabbling to a minimum
Opinion
Trump and Biden Fought, Said Nothing About American Families
The debate has no clear cut winner, but the losers continue to be parents.
Opinion
I Used to Do My Taxes Like Trump. Then I Had a Kid
Not paying taxes, relying on risky loans, and tricky tax refunds can wreck most families.
Opinion
Diaper Bank Networks Exist Because The Government Won't Give Diapers to New Moms. Why Not?
Thirty-six percent of American families struggle to afford diapers. Little has been done to help them.
Love & Money
Jill Biden Acknowledges Reopening Schools Is Complicated As Hell
Here's what our possible future First Lady said to the parents of America about COVID-19 and kids.
Love & Money
How to Talk with Your Kids About Kamala Harris
The choice of Kamala Harris as Biden's running mate is a major historical inflection
Love & Money
The Child Care Industry Needs More Funding. Why Hasn't it Gotten Any?
A functioning economy requires functioning child care.
Love & Money
Do We Spend More Money on Education or Police Departments?
With a $1 trillion shortfall for U.S. education and millions in handouts from the military to police departments, it's a good question.
Finances
President Trump Stiffed American Parents
Let's talk about the numbers $1200 and $500 and consider the moral arithmetic being done in Washington.
Love & Money
Playing Pass at the End of the World
I grew up under a radioactive cloud. Now, I worry for my son.
Culture
The American Family Already Bailed Out Big Business, Twice
Wage stagnation over the last several decades has been nothing short of a corporate cash-grab and it's left families in the lurch.
Opinion
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