Weekend Edition | What Progressives Want for Mother’s Day: Affordability and Family Reunification
Support independent journalism Without readers like you, we wouldn’t exist. DONATE Sunday, May 10, 2026 What Progressives Want for Mother's Day: Affordability and Family Reunification "To really honor Mother's Day, we must fight for our government to pass policies that actually help mothers and families," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. Progressive leaders and organizations celebrated US Mother’s Day on Sunday with calls for policy changes that would make life easier for families. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pointed out that issues of affordability make mothering—and celebrating mothers—more difficult. RECOM MENDED... ‘Bold Ideas This Country Desperately Needs’: Progressive Caucus Unveils Affordability Agenda ‘A Moment of Reckoning’: 4,000+ May Day Demonstrations Across US “Despite the average family paying 20% of their income on childcare in 2025, [President Donald] Trump has said, ‘It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare,’” Warren posted on socia...