Elevating the Value of Care. Advancing Gender Equity. Reframing the Narrative of Work-Family Justice @NewAmerica. Better Work. Better Care. Better Life.
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Better Life Lab retweeted
In a new report for New America’s @BetterLifeLab, @BrigidSchulte and @ehaspel consider how better understanding the realities of care may be a critical first step toward building effective policy solutions.
📊 Learn more about the care disconnect: go.newamerica.org/the-care-d…
Better Life Lab retweeted
Child care subsidy 👏 is a voucher system 👏 that can currently be used for paying grandparents and other family members 👏 because the GOP insisted on that when George HW Bush signed the law in 1990 👏 so the fund isn’t exclusively sending checks anywhere 👏 “details matter.”
Details matter. There is a giant taxpayer subsidy for families that use daycare. That stays in place until Congress cuts it (won’t happen). So instead of exclusively sending checks to daycares, the admin is proposing making the money flexible and giving it to parents, much like school choice ESAs. If we are already paying for sending young children to daycare, I’d certainly rather pay those families with some flexibility to give some of them the option of doing what’s best for the child in question instead.
Better Life Lab retweeted
Intergenerational care spaces need to be part of the future. Capita's visiting fellow Mélina Magdelénat writes about the "institutional paradox of care" and how these spaces can balance the need for institutions to provide the scale of child & elder care required in modern times with the need for care that is deep, slow, and relational - not always institutions' strong suits.
Better Life Lab retweeted
In 2023, Vermont became the first state to make child care a legal right for families. It doesn't have to be the last.
@BetterLifeLab's @Beckgale traces the nearly two-decade effort behind Act 76 and what it means for the rest of the country.
🚼 go.newamerica.org/vermont-ne…
Better Life Lab retweeted
🎉 New America is pleased to announce the promotion of Molly G. Martin to VP of Development & Strategy.
In this role, Martin will fundraise for, design, implement, and measure various strategic opportunities that advance New America’s mission.
🔗 go.newamerica.org/molly-mart…
Better Life Lab retweeted
A new report from @BetterLifeLab's @Beckgale explores how Vermont achieved one of the nation's most ambitious child care reforms through Act 76, establishing a near-universal child care system backed by sustainable public investment.
📖 go.newamerica.org/vermont-ne…
Better Life Lab retweeted
How did Vermont pass one of the nation's most ambitious child care reforms?
A new report by @BetterLifeLab's @Beckgale traces the years-long effort that led to Act 76, Vermont's near-universal child care system backed by sustainable public investment.
📖 go.newamerica.org/vermont-ne…
Better Life Lab retweeted
In climate terms, we often talk about "mitigation" and "adaptation."
The current birth rate conversation in the U.S. is almost 100% about mitigation. That's all well and good. But, as I wrote for @voxdotcom, it's time to start taking adaptation seriously.
Better Life Lab retweeted
New piece out in @TheAtlantic this morning about how Trump may not think the federal government should pay for child care, but his administration's actions are bringing the hammer down on a fragile sector and making it enormously difficult for states to step up.
Better Life Lab retweeted
Today, New America relaunches our brand and website, strengthening how we advance independent research and bold solutions for a new America.
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Better Life Lab retweeted
Public investment in child care is reshaping the industry, raising wages and expanding access while drawing new business and investor interest. Collab with @voxdotcom and @BetterLifeLab. Listen now: buff.ly/IqeAIHW
Better Life Lab retweeted
I study male caregivers. We can learn a lot from Alex Pretti. slate.trib.al/vgU2FRx
Better Life Lab retweeted
Research from Chris Herbst & @Erdal_Tekin_ in partnership with @BetterLifeLab, article from @hechingerreport @jackiemader
hechingerreport.org/immigrat…
Better Life Lab retweeted
“ I would love to wake up tomorrow and find that the world is a fair and equitable place, and that all people have the opportunity to live a good life and to flourish,” says Brigid Schulte, author of Over Work @womenjournos #CAMP2025 @BetterLifeLab”
taketheleadwomen.com/blog/re…
Better Life Lab retweeted
ATTENTION: My colleagues' project on the impact of pandemic aid on families' financial stability via @BetterLifeLab is in 3rd place to win an Anthem Community Voice Award! 👏 Rally the troops to celebrate now!: celebrate.anthemawards.com/P… #AnthemAwards
Better Life Lab retweeted
🗣️📰 New America experts around the web:
1️⃣ @ehaspel on @NPR n.pr/4q63Jw7
2️⃣ @PeterSinger in @DefenseScoop bit.ly/4nJJpz4
3️⃣ @CandaceRondeaux for @WPReview bit.ly/4pYYf6l
ALT Screenshot of an NPR article titled "Should taxes help pay for childcare? Voters in Colorado decide next month" by Elliot Haspel, dated October 9, 2025.
ALT Screenshot of a DefenseScoop article dated October 3, 2025, featuring a quote by Peter Singer, Senior Fellow at New America, on the need to enhance cybersecurity training and update warfighting capabilities to combat both cyber and cognitive threats.
ALT A close-up view of two individuals from the back. One person is placing their hands gently on the other's shoulders. The image accompanies a World Politics Review article titled "Trump's 'Reverse Kissinger' Gambit Comes to an End," discussing U.S. foreign and planetary politics.
Better Life Lab retweeted
To help explain the evidence-based development of the FAMILY Act from the original version in 2013 to the latest (more improved in a few key ways) version in 2025, @VShabo created a new explainer too: newamerica.org/better-life-l…
Better Life Lab retweeted
Check out this post on Nextdoor: nextdoor.com/p/cftF5x5QCZnw?…
Better Life Lab retweeted
DC Folks! I hope you'll join me Sept. 16, from 6 to 7, in conversation with @oldtownbooks about the paperback release of my new book, Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life, and why changing work is more urgent than ever
oldtownbooks.com/events/3078…
Better Life Lab retweeted
How do we counter the prevailing narratives about wealth in this country? @BetterLifeLab writers have been testing counter-narratives. "Together, everyone thrives," and "We need more ways to reach the American dream." Do either of these resonate?newamerica.org/better-life-l…