Are Kids Bad for the Planet?
The fraught decision to have children—or not—in an era of climate crisis
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Give Kids the Money From Carbon Taxes
It will make the policies more politically palatable. And it will help compensate kids for the heated world they're inheriting.
The Failure of the Adults
Teenage activists like Greta Thunberg are uncomfortable reminders that the grown-ups have failed the next generation.
“Affordable” Child Care Is a Failure of Imagination
The Democrats want to increase public assistance for struggling parents, but child care should be free for all Americans.
Indian Country Fights to Protect Its Children and Preserve Its Sovereignty
As important as it is for Native families, the battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act is about much more than just the kids.
The Crime of Parenting While Poor
New York City's child welfare agency has a reputation for unjustly targeting low-income families of color. Can it change?
The Uncertain Fate of Migrant Children Sent to Foster Care
A system designed for abused and neglected kids now must handle thousands who have been forcibly separated from their parents.
Weaponizing Children
The president is wielding parental love and fear for political gain.
Facebook’s Purpose Is Digital Addiction
How concerns about the social-media platform's targeting of younger users apply to everything it does
The Turpins Won’t Be the Last
How lax homeschooling laws protect child abusers
How to Wreck an Already Weak Health Care System
The failure to extend the Children's Health Insurance Program reveals the confusing, precarious nature of the U.S. social safety net.
Rivka Galchen’s Mother Lode
Her new memoir explores how having a child makes you a different kind of writer.
Beverly Cleary Is 100. Ramona Quimby Is Timeless.
Cleary's books may feel outdated today, but their appeal lives on.
Child Migrants’ Exhausting Journey to Europe
At the border, families find themselves unable to enter the European Union.
