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<title><![CDATA[Rachel Cohen - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/30388.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Rachel Cohen]]></description><category domain="30388">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Winnable Fight for Paid Parental Leave]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-fight-for-paid-parental-leave-is-more-winnable-than-you-think/ar-AA1ZTZDP</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The United States is one of the only countries on Earth that doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t guarantee new parents paid leave after a child is born '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' time to recover, bond with a newborn, and get on your feet as a new family.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Wants To Give Uber Workers Benefits. There's a Catch]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/republicans-want-to-give-uber-workers-benefits-there-s-a-catch/ar-AA1JSh6o</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Should independent contractors get employment benefits? The question has fueled decades of legal and political battles '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and it might finally be coming to an end for the roughly 58 million people who currently work as freelancers, contractors and gig workers across America.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cutting 5 Words From This Law Could Make Houses Cheaper]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/cutting-five-words-from-this-law-could-make-houses-cheaper/ar-AA1IZtbF</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There exists an almost absurdly simple fix that could help ease the housing crisis. It would cost the government nothing, require deleting just five words from a 50-year-old federal law, and has enjoyed quiet support from housing researchers and leaders for decades.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the GOP Beat Democrats to a Child Care Win]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/how-the-gop-beat-democrats-to-a-child-care-win/ar-AA1Ibqxl</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s recently passed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' One Big Beautiful Bill'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' features crippling cuts to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' health insurance, food stamps, and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' clean energy programs, yet significant new spending on child care. Lawmakers plan to invest $16 billion into three federal tax credit programs that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Weird Job Market Awaits Today's College Grads]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/what-today-s-new-college-graduates-are-up-against/ar-AA1GcYSH</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Congratulations on your graduation! That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a genuine achievement worth celebrating, even amid job market concerns.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Might Finally Make Childbirth Free]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/america-might-finally-make-childbirth-free/ar-AA1FMixm</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As politicians'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' grapple with declining birth rates, the financial burden of giving birth in America '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' where privately insured families face out-of-pocket costs'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of nearly $3,000'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' on average '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' has captured widespread attention. Last month, when news broke that the Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cash Bonus for Having a Baby? Trump Is Considering It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/a-cash-bonus-for-having-a-baby-trump-is-considering-it/ar-AA1DPGEL</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has been soliciting ideas on ways to encourage Americans to get married and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' have more children, according'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to a new report'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in the New York Times.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[This Didn't Start With DOGE]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/this-didn-t-start-with-doge/ar-AA1z2Pwf</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why I Changed My Mind About Volunteering]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/culture/368201/volunteer-charity-donations-systemic-change-activism-nonprofits-loneliness-philanthropy</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[My generation was taught to change the system. That lesson came at a cost.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[You Can't Afford To Buy a House. Biden Knows That]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/politics/24113340/biden-housing-2024-election-campaign-renters-tenants-mortgage</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The housing crisis is already shaping the president's reelection campaign.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Best Ways To Help Homeless People]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2023/12/25/24010207/homeless-shelter-winter-housing-volunteer-donation</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve been covering'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s homeless crisis at Vox'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' all year. Last month, a reader reached out to ask what practical step they could take to help the people they see sleeping on the streets, besides giving time to food drives and occasionally handing out a drink on their...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Historian's Advice to the Democrats Trying To Build Stuff]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy/24002798/history-supply-side-liberals-industrial-policy-housing</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What supply-side liberals can learn from the past]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Can't Sugarcoat Their Losses on Abortion Anymore]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2023/11/8/23952090/ohio-election-results-issue-1-abortion-virginia-kentucky-roe-dobbs</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The anti-abortion movement went all in last night. They lost decisively.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Public School as We Know It Ending?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy/23847728/public-school-vouchers-choice-cara-fitzpatrick-book</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Private school vouchers lost a lot of battles, but they may have won the war.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Ohio Special Election Results Mean for Abortion]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2023/8/8/23817989/issue-1-ohio-special-election-2023-results-abortion-rights</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters rejected new restrictions on ballot measures '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' with implications for November and 2024.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Coming Fight Over the Gig Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/12/23398727/biden-worker-misclassification-independent-contractor-labor</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Labor Department'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s new classification rules could give workers for companies like Uber and DoorDash more rights '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' if they ever take effect.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Philly Elected Krasner Twice. GOP Wants To Fire Him Anyway]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/5/23384868/philadelphia-progressive-prosecutor-midterms-larry-krasner-impeachment-pennsylvania</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans are leading an impeachment investigation into Larry Krasner before the midterms.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Republicans Would Do If They Win Back Congress]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/9/14/23347145/republicans-midterms-2023-gop-agenda</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP's bickering over midterm campaign strategy is a preview of larger fights ahead.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How To Turn Pro-Choice Americans Into Pro-Choice Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2022/7/13/23204957/roe-wade-abortion-dobbs-persuasion-midterms</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To protect reproductive rights after Roe, advocates will need to mobilize people with real reservations about abortion.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Slowly Consider Their Options After Roe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/23195307/roe-wade-dobbs-abortion-congress-senate-fillibuster</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Inside the debates dividing the lawmakers, now on recess.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Coming Legal Battles of Post-Roe America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/2022/6/27/23183835/roe-wade-abortion-pregnant-criminalize</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When the Supreme Court issued its 6-3 decision in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Dobbs'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' v.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Jackson Women'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Health, declaring that there is no longer a constitutional right to end a pregnancy, it ushered in a series of new and fiercely contested legal questions about who can be punished for doing so, and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Interrogating a Critical Race Theory Critic]]></title>
							<link>https://prospect.org/education/interrogating-critical-race-theory-critic/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Providence, Rhode Island, English teacher Ramona Bessinger gained notoriety for calling out a 'racially divisive' curriculum. The reality is more complex.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democratic Dilemma on Dark Money]]></title>
							<link>https://prospect.org/power/democratic-dilemma-on-dark-money/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Liberal electoral groups are now spending more from undisclosed donors than Republicans. Campaigners don't readily give up winning strategies.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside a Long, Messy Year of Reopening Schools]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/161608/inside-long-messy-year-reopening-schools</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Teachers unions were accused of being obstinate and compromising education. The real story is a lot more complex.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The New Fight for Labor Rights]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/144531/new-fight-labor-rights-movement-needs-rethink-strategy</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The American labor movement currently stands at one of its lowest points in history.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Barely one-tenth of all workers'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' belong to a union'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'down from more than one-third in the 1950s. Over the past half-century, the courts have gutted legal protections for striking workers, curtailed...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The War on Public Schools]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/war-public-schools</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On November 8, 2016, the man who vowed to be '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s biggest cheerleader for school choice'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' won the presidential contest. About two weeks later he announced that Betsy DeVos, a billionaire Republican donor who has aggressively lobbied for private-school vouchers,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Racism &amp; America's Housing Policies]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/we-cant-talk-about-housing-policy-without-talking-about-racism</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, unrest in places like Baltimore and Ferguson has inspired a nationwide debate on how to best combat systemic inequality and injustice.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Chris Christie: Blind to the Future]]></title>
							<link>http://prospect.org/article/blind-future-chris-christie-and-republican-default-public-investment</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rachel Cohen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some day not long from now, if you are traveling by rail in the Northeast, you may be stuck in a train waiting to enter a tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. Perhaps your grumbling seatmate curses Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, or politicians generally. But one...]]></description>
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