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When will we get a politics of care?

Alex Wickham, who is usually a reliable source of economic data and who is based at Bloomberg, has suggested that information he has received indicates Read the full article...

We need better care policies. But where do we start?

Good care policies – whether they are born within a legislature or spring up from the local level – are shaped by the experiences of those who give and receive care.

It’s time for a politics of care

The list of places where riots took place in France over the weekend feels like the list of places a couture house might boast of Read the full article...

In midterm dueling, parties uplift eldercare, but will they uplift the elderly?

"The reckoning I am describing," James Lomastro writes, "will be settled by whether either party, once in office, treats a frail elder's dignity as a governing obligation rather th...

‘Social care – and how we pay for it – is everybody’s issue’

Social care is a policy area that has claimed more than its fair share of political scalps. It… The post ‘Social care – and how we pay for it – is everybody’s issue’ appeared first...

The Safety Net and the Gig Economy: Policy Attitudes and Political Participation

The Safety Net and the Gig Economy: Policy Attitudes and Political Participation By Juhyun Bae and Jake Haselswerdt The emergence of the so-called gig economy has reshaped the labo...

Carney and the politics of selective principles

Centering Black Women And Women Of Color In The Child Care Debate [Op-Ed]

The premise underlying the “parent-based care” option is that staying home is a choice equally available to all families, and that public policy should stop favoring paid care over...

A Disturbing Trend

[Editorial]Have you noticed that the Trump administration is going after care for minorities?First, it was getting the homeless off the streets in Washington, D.C. Now it is the di...

TransformCare: UN Women’s vision for transforming care systems for equality and shared prosperity

TransformCare is UN Women’s global initiative addressing the undervaluing and unequal division of care work. It promotes care as a public good, skilled and essential work, and a fo...

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: The Long Read – ‘Who cares?’ Revisited

The task before government is not to invent it. It is to build a settlement capable of allowing the people already providing it well to continue doing so — and to make sure that, w...

She Needed Healthcare. The System Needed a Head of Household.

Part Six: What happens when documenting a woman’s life changes what becomes possible for her family?Continue reading on Global Perspectives »

The politics of blame

British politics is increasingly becoming a politics of blame. Instead of addressing difficult social problems, politicians are finding people to punish. Small boats are one Read t...

How Politics and Mental Health Intersect

A Personal Perspective: A lack of governmental infrastructure support can increase stress and negatively impact psychological health.

Neighbor Matters: How we (un)learn to care

We are born caring. We are socialized not to care. So our writer invites you to tap into your inner child and care without permission.

Right to Work or Right to Vote? Labor Policy and American Democracy

Right to Work or Right to Vote? Labor Policy and American Democracy By Paul Frymer, Jacob M. Grumbach and Charlotte Hill There is growing attention to the role of organized labor i...

MPs push for law to recognise unpaid care work, women-focused budget

MEMBERS of Parliament say they will push for legislation to recognise and regulate unpaid care work, while urging government to ensure the 2027 national budget addresses the needs...

CoreCivic Healthcare Controversy Cont'd

First and foremost, we feel sorry for  suffering poor health . . . But the political move here is obvious, voters are much more likely to care about this lady than of the other, mo...

Stronger together: How care workers in Georgia are organizing for their rights

What began as small gatherings in public parks has grown into a movement of care and domestic workers supporting one another, advocating for their labour rights, and making their w...

Are our politicians just twiddling their thumbs?

I struggled through this morning’s media news reports from the UK, USA and elsewhere. I usually end up with more ideas as a consequence of Read the full article...

Transactional politics once defined Mexican elections. It still creeps into governance.

As U.S. leaders become increasingly open about patronage-style politics, Mexico is trying to shed its longtime system of clientelism. It’s not easy.

‘Social care is broken. We know how to fix it. Have we got the will to do so?

The provision of adult social care is disgraceful. Successive governments have been unable, and mostly unwilling, to address… The post ‘Social care is broken. We know how to fix it...

Healthcare, Jobs and Equality: The Feminist Stakes of the Midterms

Federal policies shape women’s lives across the country—in our workplaces, schools, healthcare systems and homes, in red and blue states alike. For example, federal workforce reduc...

Transforming care systems in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and Our Common Agenda

This paper focuses on providing a practical framework for UN agencies to address care within the context of the SDGs and promotes comprehensive care systems that enable gender equa...