Jhumpa Bhattacharya Journalist Profile

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Commentary: How California’s high child-care costs wage war on families

Sep 10, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Jhumpa Bhattacharya |Anne Price

In Los Angeles and elsewhere across the country, your home's square footage used to be the ultimate reflection of wealth and status. But with soaring energy costs, skyrocketing insurance premiums and other factors moving buyers toward more modest homes, there's another measure of prosperity: the number of children you can afford.
Commentary: How California’s High Child-care Costs Wage War On Families - Los Angeles Times

Sep 10, 2024 | everand.com | Jhumpa Bhattacharya |Anne Price

In Los Angeles and elsewhere across the country, your home’s square footage used to be the ultimate reflection of wealth and status. But with soaring energy costs, skyrocketing insurance premiums and other factors moving buyers toward more modest homes, there’s another measure of prosperity: the number of children you can afford.
Opinion: How California's high child-care costs wage war on families

Sep 6, 2024 | latimes.com | Jhumpa Bhattacharya |Anne Price

In Los Angeles and elsewhere across the country, your home’s square footage used to be the ultimate reflection of wealth and status. But with soaring energy costs, skyrocketing insurance premiums and other factors moving buyers toward more modest homes, there’s another measure of prosperity: the number of children you can afford.
Anti-Blackness of Older White Lawmakers in Tennessee, Mississippi vs. Youth Political Power

Apr 28, 2023 | teenvogue.com | Jhumpa Bhattacharya

The Tennessee state legislature’s recent attempt to expel two Black leaders from its ranks is the latest round of mind-boggling political gamesmanship driven by racism. One of those lawmakers, Justin Jones, tells Teen Vogue the attempted censorship is a backlash from old-guard politicians against the power of young voters. It’s also an obvious display of anti-Blackness.