Today, the think tank Capita launched our "Unifying Family Policy" series w/the first three interlinked policy briefs in a cumulative effort to forge a family policy agenda responsive to the forces that will shape family life in years to come. (Series intro & links here: capita.org/a-unified-fa... )

In Oregon, the Democratic governor and Dem state senators are trying a cloak-and-dagger maneuver in the final days of session to pre-empt a locality (Portland area) from collecting a tax that its voters overwhelmingly passed to support universal pre-K.

familyfrontier.substack.com/p/oregon-is-...

My new book RAISING A NATION: 10 REASONS EVERY AMERICAN HAS A STAKE IN CHILD CARE FOR ALL is available for pre-order! www.amazon.com/dp/0197799299/

Also, if you email your preorder receipt to raisinganationbook at gmail dot com, you'll get a free 6-month subscription to my Family Frontier substack.

And seriously, if you haven't sat with the implications of the projected reapportionment that will come into effect starting with the 2032 elections, you should:

I have a piece out in @newrepublic.com today about why liberals need to engage with low birth rates and family formation beyond simply scoffing at right-wing hypocrisy or assuming more social spending will solve the problem. I hope you'll give it a read.

newrepublic.com/article/1944...

Remember that when you hear about the Republicans planning Medicaid cuts, what that means in reality is "making it harder for kids to see doctors."

I'm thrilled to be launching a new Substack today! My goal w/"The Family Frontier" is to do a combo of big-picture thinking & detailed analysis to expand readers' understanding & ways of approaching family policy issues like child care. Would love to have you subscribe!

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Re-reading Huey Long's "Share Our Wealth" speech from 1934 sure is something.

With all the Reddit caveats, spend a few min on r/ECEProfessionals and you'll quickly see that the field is not OK... and I'd argue this is perhaps not the fault of fruit regs, but miscasting child care as a market good & the gvm't refusing to provide substantial public funding.

Meanwhile, Indiana's House Speaker showing just how well it's going to make employers a starring player in child care:

www.thecentersquare.com/indiana/arti...

Great @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social article about conclusions from new messaging research around care from FrameWorks Institute and Leading for Kids -- what resonates with the public doesn't always match the way we talk about child & family policy!

earlylearningnation.com/2024/11/coll...

I'm a believer in a 'thermostatic' electorate (in modern times, U.S. rarely experiences durable political shifts and usually swings back within 2-8 years), but I don't think enough people are talking about just how rough the electoral map is going to get for Ds starting in '32.