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The Shrinking Cushion of Unpaid Care

Nancy Folbre & Leila Gautham Dollars & Sense
Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system?

Assassin Wasn’t on FBI’s Radar, Sources Say

Ken Klippenstein KlipNews
“When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians,” Trump told Fox News. “He hates Christians, a hatred.” But that’s not what the manifesto says. If anything, it appears that Trump’s portrayal of himself as Jesus Christ might have provoked Allen.

Why Cookbooks Are the Next Frontier for Narrative Writing

Emmeline Clein
What is it about cookbooks that lend themselves so fluidly to self-reflection and experimentation alike? As Hannah Goldfield puts it, the form “evinces something encouraging: a curiosity about how other people live, the texture of their days.”

Demonstrations and Demographics

Bill Fletcher, Jr ZNetwork
In the aftermath of the “No Kings Day” demonstrations of March 28th, there has been renewed interest—and concern—that in many cities the participation of people of color generally, and Black people specifically, has been limited.

It’s All About the Leaders: Manufacturing Wins in the UAW

Michael Belt, Carla Villanueva New Labor Forum
UAW recent organizing breakthroughs in auto manufacturing in the South, major nationwide strikes, and decisive contract successes raise questions about what lessons we can and can’t draw from the last few years’ record of wins and losses.

How Netanyahu Hurt America’s Jews

Michael A. Cohen The Atlantic
The Israeli prime minister’s focus is, as always, on himself and his near-term political needs. The plight of American Jews is simply not his concern.