Upshot: To Help the Health of New Mothers, Look to the Other Parent

2019年6月6日星期四

Upshot: To Help the Health of New Mothers, Look to the Other Parent

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Shopping in Sweden in 2010. In 2012, the nation passed a law allowing fathers to take up to 30 days, as needed, in the year after a birth, while the mother was still on leave.

Sweden Finds a Simple Way to Improve New Mothers' Health. It Involves Fathers.

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

The flexibility to have an extra person at home, even for a few days, offers significant postpartum benefits, new research shows.

Employment Surged in Counties That Favored Trump Most. How Much Credit Does He Deserve?

By QUOCTRUNG BUI

Red-state rewards came as some industries rebounded from a mini-recession, but the boom now seems to be reversing.

Buildings Can Be Designed to Withstand Earthquakes. Why Doesn't the U.S. Build More of Them?

By THOMAS FULLER, ANJALI SINGHVI, MIKA GRÖNDAHL AND DEREK WATKINS

At stake is whether places like Silicon Valley, Seattle, Salt Lake City, San Francisco or Los Angeles might be forced to shut down after a direct hit.

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Weekly Highlights

The Economics of Rihanna's Superstardom

By ALAN B. KRUEGER

The music industry can tell us a lot about our winner-take-all economy.

Workers checking laptop parts in a factory in Lu'an City, in China's Anhui Province. President Trump's tariffs on China and other countries would leave low- and middle-income earners with less money to spend into a consumer-driven economy.

Trump's Tariffs Could Nullify Tax Cut, Clouding Economic Picture

By JIM TANKERSLEY

President Trump's plans to increase tariffs on imports from Mexico and China would wipe out the benefits of his signature tax cuts for the poorest Americans, analyses show.

Opinion

When It Comes to the Senate, the Democrats Have Their Work Cut Out for Them

By THOMAS B. EDSALL

Regaining control of the upper chamber may lie just outside the party's grasp, but it is not out of reach.

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Bethany Bickley

Modern Monetary Theory's Reluctant Poster Child: Japan

By BEN DOOLEY

Despite its huge debt, the country remains an economic powerhouse. Some say it provides a model for the United States, but its leaders disavow the idea.