The State Took These Children Away – Then Used Their Parents’ Low IQ Scores To Keep Them Apart
Co-published with The Guardian. In the US, IQ scores are often a key factor in gauging parenting ability. Critics say the assessments are misguided and unfair – and the results can be devastating.
Biden Is Bankrolling Israel’s War Amid Growing Financial Hardship at Home
Co-published with The Intercept. The president has prioritized military spending over helping American families cover the rising costs of child care.
More Than a Year After Mississippi Forced Her To Give Birth, It Still Hasn’t Offered Any Extra Help
Co-published with In These Times. Since we first profiled her, Lationna has returned to work, her son Kingsley is crawling—and the family is still just treading water.
Lefty Groups Making It Possible for Families to Do Politics
Co-published with The Nation. From Comrades with Kids to Red Sprouts, millennials find new ways of support.
Legacies Both Ragged and Rich: Michelle Tea on Poverty and the American Family
Co-published with Literary Hub. "Growing up within the poorer half of our country is my history."
Chesterfield Mobile Home Park Could Be a ‘Model’ for Revitalization
Co-published with VPM News. Project:HOMES purchased Bermuda Estates in 2020 and has worked with residents to address the park's needs.
Louisa Mobile Home Residents Living in ‘Precarious Position’
Co-published with VPM News. Residents are pushing back against the investment firm that bought land beneath their trailers.
What Happens When Mom And Dad Go On Strike
Co-published with Fatherly. When the Wrights joined the picket line, it upended every aspect of their lives. Two years later, they look back at their family's role in one of the longest coal strikes in U.S. history.
The Post Roe Baby Boom: Inside Mississippi’s Maternal Health Crisis
Co-published with USA Today. With our support, Mona Iskander travels to the Mississippi Delta to understand how a surge in births is playing out in a state that is already one of the riskiest places in the country
Republican Debt Ceiling Proposals Could See Neediest Americans Lose Benefits
Co-published with The Guardian. The GOP's attempt to add work requirements to safety net programs could harm families already struggling.
Wrecking Women’s Healthcare
Co-published with Texas Observer and The Nation. Low-income Texans depend on family planning clinics. The clinics depend on a program that's in trouble.
What It’s Like to Have an Abortion Denied by Dobbs
Co-published with In These Times. Dobbs will throw many lives into disarray. Lationna Halbert’s is one of the first.