Care News Weekly Roundup
This week's news on the work-life conflict, care, the care crisis, the care economy and human well-being.
Friday, November 30, 2012
ARTICLES
Single Moms Can't Be Scapegoated for the Murder Rate Anymore
From: The Atlantic
By: Philip Cohen
"Homicides in D.C. have hit a historic low, while the percentage of single-parent households remains steady."
http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2012/11/single-moms-cant-be-scapegoated-for-the-murder-rate-anymore/265576/
CEO Council Demands Cuts To Poor, Elderly While Reaping Billions In Government Contracts, Tax Break
From: Huffington Post
By: Christina Wilke and Ryan Grim
"Many of the companies recommending austerity would be out of business without the heavy federal support they get, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, which both received billions in direct bailout cash, plus billions more indirectly through AIG and other companies taxpayers rescued."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/25/deficit-reduction-council-fiscal-cliff_n_2185585.html
Median Net Worth In 2010 At Lowest Level Since 1969: Report
From: Huffington Post
By: Huffington Post Staff
"Stunning new research from a New York University economics professor reveals just how wide the chasm between the rich and everyone else has grown over the past few decades."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/median-net-worth-2010_n_2193764.html
RADIO
In Juvenile Detention, Girls Find Health System Geared To Boys
From: NPR's All Things Considered
By: Jenny Gold
"For the growing number of teenage girls who are incarcerated each year, detention may be the only time they get health care."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/26/165913879/in-juvenile-detention-girls-find-health-system-geared-to-boys
Dads Weigh In On Work-Life Balance
From: NPR's Tell Me More
By: Michel Martin
"There's a lot of talk about how working moms balance their duties at the office and at home. But some dads are asking why they aren't included in the conversation. Host Michel Martin discusses fatherhood and the work-life balance with researcher Kenneth Matos, and dads Ken Gordon, Brian Tessier and Corey Dade."
http://www.npr.org/2012/11/27/165991723/dads-weigh-in-on-work-life-balance
The Hidden Costs Of Raising The Medicare Age
From: NPR's Morning Edition
By: Julie Rovner
"Whenever the discussion turns to saving money in Medicare, the idea of raising the eligibility age often comes up."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/29/165154236/the-hidden-costs-of-raising-the-medicare-age
BLOG
When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers
From: The Nation
By: Bryce Covert
"What kind of economy do we want in this country? This abstract question has been put to the test in concrete ways, most recently with the protests against Walmart. (To catch yourself up, read the fantastic coverage from fellow Nation writer Josh Eidelson.) As the nation's-and the world's-largest private employer, it has a huge impact on the economy. But perhaps more importantly, low-wage, low-benefit, unstable service sector jobs like those in Wally World are our economic destiny. So more than just the job quality for striking Walmart workers is at stake; the quality of one of the fastest growing job categories is also being decided."
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171489/when-domestic-workers-suffer-our-economy-suffers
The Unhappy Marriage of Capitalism and Conservatism
From: Economix, a blog from The New York Times
By: Nancy Folbre
"One explanation of Mitt Romney's defeat in the presidential race focuses on the growing demographic diversity of the electorate. The declining share of white men in the voting population clearly had an impact. But another underlying factor - one that reflects economic rather than demographic dynamics - also deserves consideration."
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/the-unhappy-marriage-of-capitalism-and-conservatism/?ref=business