America might finally make childbirth free
As politicians grapple with declining birth rates, the financial burden of giving birth in America — where privately insured families
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A cash bonus for having a baby? Trump is considering it.
The Trump administration has been soliciting ideas on ways to encourage Americans to get married and have more children, according
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The invisible homeless crisis that official statistics miss
“The only thing worse than being homeless in America is not being considered homeless in America,” says Brian Goldstone, a
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The immigration crackdown threatening to break America’s child care system
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Trump is on track to ditch a time-tested approach to combating homelessness
Since returning to office, the Trump administration has moved to upend America’s long-standing approach to tackling homelessness. The “housing-first” model
Rachel Cohen
07:25
The surprising theory that explains modern American life
Americans don’t move much anymore and Yoni Appelbaum thinks that’s a serious problem. Appelbaum, a historian and deputy executive editor
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6 standout housing policy ideas from 2024
Journalists are drawn to covering problems, and when it comes to housing, we know there are plenty. Earlier this month,
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The tax penalty on married women hiding in plain sight
Every spring, millions of American married couples engage in a little-discussed administrative duty: filing joint taxes. Originating in 1948 when
