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What if the people caring for American children get deported?

America’s fragile child care system relies heavily on immigrant workers. Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown could cripple it. Since 2011,...

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Should employers step up on child care?

Every morning, when Trudi and Ben Shertzer head to their jobs at the Pittsburgh International Airport, they drop their son Hunter off at a brightly...

26.02.2025 3

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Why Americans are moving in with strangers twice their age

This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every...

24.02.2025 10

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A New York abortion doctor faces a $100,000 fine in Texas. It’s part of a larger playbook.

Last week, a Texas judge ordered Dr. Margaret Carpenter — a New York abortion doctor  — to pay at least $100,000 in penalties for failing to...

20.02.2025 3

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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 at The...

18.02.2025 20

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Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce

Amid the the fourth week of Donald Trump’s presidency and Elon Musk’s unprecedented blitz against the federal government, dread abounds for the...

14.02.2025 8

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Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo

When Mary Fox went to apply for a passport, she brought copies of her birth certificate, certificate of legal name, driver’s license, and a check,...

13.02.2025 5

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Candidate Trump was an abortion moderate. What will President Trump be?

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump relished the chance to assure voters that the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade meant people did not need to worry...

22.01.2025 4

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It’s a make-or-break moment for housing in California

As fires continue to rage in and around Los Angeles, burning more than 40,000 acres since last week, destroying more than 12,000 homes and other...

16.01.2025 5

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College athletes were ready to unionize before Trump’s election. What now?

In March, Dartmouth basketball players made history with a 13-2 vote to unionize and be classified as college employees — the first successful...

07.01.2025 3

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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, I published a review essay...

27.12.2024 5

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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...

13.12.2024 10

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The pro-housing consensus that wasn’t

04.12.2024 6

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Could tweaks to the tax code lead to more marriages — and more kids?

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