Free Dr. Seuss! Free Dr. Seuss!
Corporate ownership of his classic works shouldn’t prevent us from having a grown-up conversation about racism and children’s literature.
Dr. Seuss’s Mistakes Are the Least of Our Troubles Dr. Seuss’s Mistakes Are the Least of Our Troubles
If we insist on holding cultural history to contemporary standards, what will we have left?
Apr 1, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis
Parents are losing their kids as they struggle to navigate bureaucracies upended by the pandemic.
Mar 15, 2021 / Michelle Chen
Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19 Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19
To avoid replicating this awful moment, our failures must become the source of our children’s political possibilities.
Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Imani Perry
Meet the Climate Kids Who Are Mobilizing a Generation of Parents Meet the Climate Kids Who Are Mobilizing a Generation of Parents
Across the country and the world, children are waking moms and dads to the urgent need to take climate action.
Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Angely Mercado
My Son Is His Own Person, and I’m Glad to Know Him My Son Is His Own Person, and I’m Glad to Know Him
Eventually, our kids realize they’re free to become who they are. Our job is to let them.
Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Carvell Wallace
From Raising Anti-Racist Kids to Being an Anti-Racist Family From Raising Anti-Racist Kids to Being an Anti-Racist Family
We need to do more than prevent bias in our kids—we need to live our values here and now.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Courtney E. Martin
I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support
Instead of focusing on the challenges facing disabled people, we should emphasize goals.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / David M. Perry
How Covid Made Life Even More Unpredictable for Kids in Foster Care How Covid Made Life Even More Unpredictable for Kids in Foster Care
Everything from reunification to social worker visits to permanent placements got derailed.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Nefertiti Austin
What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids
Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Jamilah Lemieux