Tag: childcare
Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of...
Can government programs that provide financial support to parents offset the motherhood penalty in earnings?
3.2 million kids could be thrown off ‘childcare cliff’ in September—unless...
"Congress must take action to tackle the childcare crisis now."
Why does Congress fight over childcare but not F-35s?
As some in Congress continue to ask how we can afford to take care of our children or ensure future life on this planet, progressives in Congress must not only call for taxing the rich but cutting the Pentagon
The soaring cost of US child care, in 5 charts
This spike in costs has broad implications, including leading fewer families to have children.
The shutdown causes some parents to pay twice for child care
Federal employees have child care fees to add to long lists of expenses for households that live paycheck to paycheck.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.