America is in the midst of a child care crisis. The cost of child care has skyrocketed to the point where, in some states, caring for kids in pre-k is more expensive than college tuition or a home mortgage. According to economist Kathryn Anne Edwards, it’s a market failure. So how do we fix it? That’s in today’s installment of our series exploring economic fanfiction and the stories we should be covering this election year. Read More:<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-02-15/early-childhood-investment-pays-even-if-mom-is-on-drugs?srnd=undefined">Kathryn's plan to fix child care</a> Submit your policy questions!<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRgpIzzYiDUmcpSg30WtAJZqLhvWGh8sWDwUifCzcgf08jTg/viewform">We want to know what you’re curious about.</a> Credits:Jonquilyn Hill, hostSofi LaLonde, producerRob Byers, engineerA.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a donation to Vox: <a href="http://bit.ly/givepodcasts">bit.ly/givepodcasts</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

A safety net’s poverty trap

Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. Every week on The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill and guests break down the policies that shape our lives, from abortion to financial regulations to affirmative action to housing. We dive deep and we get wonky, but we have fun along the way. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
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