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Vance Wants to Reward Stay-at-Home Moms — By Punishing Single Parents
The vice president wants to pay parents who stay home by taking funds from a program that helps single parents afford child care.
It’s Time to Boycott Starbucks
Baristas like me are struggling to afford health care while our CEO commutes by private jet and refuses to agree to a fair union contract.
Trump Judges Are Making the Affordability Crisis Worse
Amid rising prices, Trump-appointed judges have quietly made it harder for Americans to get paid fairly — and easier for corporations to mistreat us.
Who Grows Our Houseplants?
For the largely immigrant workers whose labor brings beauty to our homes, public spaces, and places of worship, speaking out about working conditions can come with the risk of retaliation.
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It’s Time to Boycott Starbucks
Baristas like me are struggling to afford health care while our CEO commutes by private jet and refuses to agree to a fair union contract.
Trump Judges Are Making the Affordability Crisis Worse
Amid rising prices, Trump-appointed judges have quietly made it harder for Americans to get paid fairly — and easier for corporations to mistreat us.
Who Grows Our Houseplants?
For the largely immigrant workers whose labor brings beauty to our homes, public spaces, and places of worship, speaking out about working conditions can come with the risk of retaliation.
Vance Wants to Reward Stay-at-Home Moms — By Punishing Single Parents
The vice president wants to pay parents who stay home by taking funds from a program that helps single parents afford child care.
My Daughter Belongs at Home, Not in an Institution
This administration has given parents of kids with disabilities so much to worry about — including losing our health coverage and seeing our kids institutionalized.
Immigrants Didn’t Take Your Health Care. ICE Did.
Millions of lawfully present immigrants are set to lose health care under the GOP’s changes. Millions more U.S. citizens will join them.
Gen Z Women Don’t Owe America Babies
We need an economy where having a family is actually affordable — and where reproductive choices remain our own.
Americans Don’t Trust AI. Trump Says ‘Let It Reign.’
President Trump threatens that communities opposing centers will be “backward and poor.”
Struggling Families Like Mine Are Waiting on a Bomb to Go Off
Harsh safety net cuts are coming after this year’s midterms. With health care and food already so expensive, what will happen to us?
The Fight Against Data Centers Is Bringing Americans Together
Whether rural or urban, red or blue, more communities are pushing for a pause on these facilities that threaten our air, water, jobs, and electric bills.
