The GOP Border Bill Would Deport Families of Child Migrants
Mother Jones illustration; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the battle over the border rages in Congress, many Republicans are pushing to advance a bill that would revive one of the Trump era’s harshest policies: deporting family members in the US who step…
Report: After End of Pandemic Aid, Nearly a Quarter of New Yorkers Live in Poverty
One in four kids in New York City live in poverty, according to a new report.Anthony Behar/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One in four kids in New York City live in poverty, according to a sobering report released today that sheds light on…
Parents Are Suing New York City Over Coercive, Traumatizing Home Searches
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Bailey Torres/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In May 2021, investigators from New York City’s child protective services agency showed up at the home of Ebony Gould, a Black mother living in Queens. They were checking on the wellbeing of…
The American Adoption System Isn’t What You Think It Is
Mother Jones illustration; Macmillan; Liz Corman Photography Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Cassie was a 22-year-old college student working a part-time job when she found out she was pregnant. It was too late for an abortion, and parenting seemed off the table: She felt…
Our Child Care System Is a Disaster. It’s About to Get Worse.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In February 2021, the federal government sent a $24 billion lifeline to day care centers to keep them afloat amid a still-raging pandemic. When that funding expires on September 30, 3.2 million children are likely…
Child Protective Service Workers Share Their “Secret Truths That Haunt”
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Their gatherings were like something you’d expect after war, or genocide. Halting voices. Silences. The hush of a confessional. But these weren’t soldiers—they were social workers. They spoke from their homes via the dispassionate confines of a Zoom conference. One…