"An eye-opening reckoning with the care economy, from its roots in racial capitalism to its exponential growth as a new site of profit and extraction. Since the earliest days of the pandemic, care work has been thrust into the national spotlight. The notion of care seems simple enough. Care is about nurturing, feeding, nursing, assisting, and loving human beings. It is "the work that makes all other work possible." But as historian Premilla Nadasen...

"Most Americans, even with significant disability, want to live in their homes and communities. Without adequate supports from relatives or friends, people with difficulties performing basic activities of daily living (ADL) require paid personal assistance services (PAS) to remain at home. Nearly 8 million Americans need in-home ADL supports, and roughly 15% receive paid PAS. With aging "baby boomers" and other demographic trends, the numbers of people...