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Rachel Cohen Booth

Rachel Cohen Booth

Senior Policy Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rachel Cohen Booth

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    Stop treating unemployment as a necessary evil to curb inflationStop treating unemployment as a necessary evil to curb inflation
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    An economist explains why it’s time to rethink popular assumptions about layoffs.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Politics
    What do we want police body cams to do?What do we want police body cams to do?
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    Taking a new look at one of the most commonly adopted police reforms in the country.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Politics
    Your segregated town might finally be in troubleYour segregated town might finally be in trouble
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    HUD hopes its new rule to combat segregation will last longer than Obama’s.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
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    The new front in the right’s war on abortionThe new front in the right’s war on abortion
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    Abortion pills are at the heart of the fight over abortion access in a post-Roe world.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Politics
    The most successful strategy for ending homelessness is under attackThe most successful strategy for ending homelessness is under attack
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    “Housing first” works, but it takes money, commitment, and, well, housing.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
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    Inside the fight for an end-of-year deal on the child tax creditInside the fight for an end-of-year deal on the child tax credit
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    How Republicans’ disappointing midterm performance changed the politics.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Politics
    Democrats eye new legislation to rein in Wall Street landlordsDemocrats eye new legislation to rein in Wall Street landlords
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    Lawmakers say it’s needed even if it doesn’t fix the housing supply shortage.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    Anti-abortion groups don’t think they lost the midtermsAnti-abortion groups don’t think they lost the midterms
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    The major reflections, arguments, and spin.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    How abortion rights advocates won every ballot measure this yearHow abortion rights advocates won every ballot measure this year
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    Pro-choice coalitions prevailed in red, blue, and purple states.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    New Mexico just voted to make pre-K a universal rightNew Mexico just voted to make pre-K a universal right
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    The successful ballot measure could provide a jolt to the national debate on child care.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth