The pandemic strained American lives. It forced families to educate their own children, cook meals at home and care for their elderly family members. Businesses shuttered. People lost their jobs. Hospitals ran staff shortages. The pandemic brought forth how dependent we are on each other and how helpless we are without the support.
Who gets cared for? Who provides care? Premilla Nadasen, activist, historian and associate professor at Barnard College, wants us to keep these questions in mind while reading her book “Care: The Highest Stage of Capitalism.”
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