“This past weekend, millions of mothers across the United States were celebrated with cards, flowers and well wishes. But Mother’s Day in America has become an act of appreciation without accountability. We applaud mothers for their strength and sacrifice, while perpetuating policies that require both constantly.”
“Cash does not solve everything, but it is a powerful tool to create the conditions for everything else to become possible. If we are serious about supporting mothers rather than just celebrating them, we have to be willing to follow through with concrete ways to improve the experience of mothering. That starts with restoring and making permanent an expanded Child Tax Credit that reaches families monthly, not once a year. It means investing in guaranteed income programs as a complement to existing safety net programs, not a replacement. It means enacting national paid family leave so no parent has to choose between a paycheck and caring for a newborn. And it means treating child care as essential infrastructure, with subsidies and systems that reflect the true cost of care.”