Lauren Boebert Cites Giving Birth in a Truck as an Argument Against Parental Leave

Last month, the dream of paid parental (and medical) leave in the U.S. died an unceremonious death when it became clear that supposedly-a-Democrat Joe Manchin would not support it, joining Republicans who think women should give birth and then get back to the assembly line an hour later and that men should see their newborn babies on nights and weekends, unless they happen to be working then, in which case, tough shit. Then on Wednesday, a small glimmer of hope emerged when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that paid leave was back in the social-safety-net package, though its fate still… Read Full Article