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Rachel Cohen Booth

Rachel Cohen Booth

Senior Policy Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rachel Cohen Booth

    Politics
    Biden’s push for child care failed. What lessons are there for Kamala Harris?Biden’s push for child care failed. What lessons are there for Kamala Harris?
    Politics

    The “care economy” agenda collapsed despite a Democratic trifecta. A divided government is more likely next time.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Policy
    Florida criminalized homelessness. Then came hurricanes Helene and Milton.Florida criminalized homelessness. Then came hurricanes Helene and Milton.
    Policy

    Around the country, anti-camping policies are complicating disaster recovery.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Policy
    Abortion groups are raising more money than ever. Where exactly is it going? Abortion groups are raising more money than ever. Where exactly is it going? 
    Policy

    Activists confront competing priorities, tactics and goals ahead of Trump and Harris’s match-up in November

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    America’s faultlines
    How IVF exposed fissures in the Republican coalitionHow IVF exposed fissures in the Republican coalition
    America’s faultlines

    What Trump’s new positioning on reproductive rights tells us about the state of the GOP.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Future Perfect
    Are Americans generous?Are Americans generous?
    Future Perfect

    New research sheds light on changing patterns of US giving and volunteering.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    A plot of land in Southern California could be a game-changer for the housing crisis
    Policy

    Factory-built housing, ADUs, and community land trusts — all at once.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Why I changed my mind about volunteering
    Culture

    My generation was taught to change the system. That lesson came at a cost.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Education
    US teacher strikes were good, actuallyUS teacher strikes were good, actually
    Education

    New research finds labor stoppages raised wages without harming student learning.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
    Kamala Harris’s recent embrace of rent control, explainedKamala Harris’s recent embrace of rent control, explained
    Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

    Capping rent increases makes voters excited, but economists wary.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Policy
    The movement desperately trying to get people to have more babiesThe movement desperately trying to get people to have more babies
    Policy

    It’s not only J.D. Vance fixating on childlessness: The pronatalists, explained.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth