New Midterms Guide: Care At The Polls

Blog Guides New Midterms Guide: Care At The Polls

Many of us are at a breaking point because of inflation and severe underfunding in paid leave, child care, or long term care support that allow aging adults and disabled people to to live at home.

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By Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations Care in Common I didn’t expect to find much similarity between the movies American Fiction and Maestro, but here it is: the male protagonists in both of these Best Picture nominees become primary family caregivers. It’s not the focus of either story, but plays a pivotal role in the […]

Ten Top Moments of Care on TV 2023

By Vicki Shabo, Better Life Lab at New America and Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations Care is everywhere in our lives, yet it is greatly underrepresented on TV. That’s the headline of a recent report from the Geena Davis Institute and Caring Across Generations. The study found that, in 2021, just 10% of TV shows […]

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