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this book is about the ideological and material foundations of the care crisis. it is grounded in the premise that the often untenable strains to which family caregivers are subject and the parlous situation of paid caregivers are closely intertwined and need to be examined together. the main thesis of the book is that the social organization of care has been rooted in diverse forms of coercion that have induced women to as*ume responsibility for caring for family members and that have tracked poor, racial minority, and immigrant women into positions entailing caring for others. the forms of coercion have varied in degree, directness, and explicitness but nonetheless have served to constrain and direct women’s choices; the net consequence of restricted choice has been to keep caring labor “cheap,” that is, free (in the case of family care labor) or low waged (in the case of paid care labor). read more…. daily mail (uk): “reclaiming the banks: activists turn british banks into creches, clas*rooms and launderettes in protest over public. “reclaiming the banks: activists turn british banks into creches, clas*rooms and launderettes in protest over public service cuts”. activists stormed more than 40 banks across britain in protest over executive bonuses and public service cuts –  and turned them into a uk uncut said demonstrators set up creches, laundries, school clas*rooms, libraries, homeless shelters, drama clubs, walk-in clinics, youth centres, job centres and leisure centres at branches of rbs, natwest and lloyds. at 10am in camden, north london, demonstrators invaded a natwest and set up a creche where children played, practiced musical instruments and set up a creche where children played, practiced musical instruments while parents caught up  read more…. i’m taking a break from posting for a while. check the index on the right-hand side for a list of all 150 or so posts.. if you want to take over or take a different direction, email [email protected].