The American child care system is full of contradiction. For individual families, care costs keep rising. But many caregivers are barely paid a living wage. The Build Back Better Act would have been the first federal intervention in this sector in fifty years. Without it, this broken cycle continues. On today’s crossover episode with Women belong in the House, Jenny and Julie are joined by Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark to discuss the precarious state of our care economy.
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Shared Fate
The Spark
Tradwife, Tradlife
The Mothers of Conservatism
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The Child Tax Credit with Rep. DeLauro
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The Rise of Neoliberalism
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The Nuclear Family Myth
The Breaking Point
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