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Book SynopsisAn 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 argues, we have only begun to understand the massive role it plays in our lives and our economy. Nadasen traces the rise of the care economy, from its roots in slavery, where there was no clear division between production and social reproduction, to the present care crisis, experienced acutely by more and more Americans. Today’s care economy, Nadasen shows, is an institutionalized, hierarchical system in which some people’s pain translates into other people’s profit.Yet this is also a story of resistance. Low-wage workers, immigrants, and women of color in movements from Wages for Housework and Welfare Rights to the Movement for Black Lives have continued to fight for and practice collective care. These groups help us envision how, given the challenges before us, we can create a caring world as part of a radical future.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: “One of the Family”: Gender, Labor, and the Care Work DiscourseChapter 2: The Labors of Life: Care Work, Social Reproduction, and CapitalismChapter 3: Social Reproduction, Coercion, and CareChapter 4: “Tell ‘Dem Slavery Done’”: Social Reproduction and the Politics of ResistanceChapter 5. Who Cares? Caring (or Not Caring) for the PoorChapter 6: In Bed with Capitalism: The State, Capital, and Profiting Off Those in NeedChapter 7. Radical CareConclusion

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Book SynopsisThe Social Security Handbook: Overview of Social Security Programs, 2024 provides information about Social Security programs and services, and identifies rights and obligations under the Social Security laws. This completely updated Handbook, organized by section number, is a readable, easy-to-understand reference for comprehending complex Social Security programs and services and contains information on several topics relevant to Social Security policies:How Social Security programs are administeredWho is and isn''t covered under retirement, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance programsWho is responsible for submitting the necessary evidence to support a claimHow claims are processed by the Social Security officeWhat Social Security benefits are owed to youHow to obtain information about your rights under Social Security policyThe Handbook is designed to help users understand the gray areas of the Social Security Act, and to provide critical information about rights and obligations under Social Security laws. The Handbook outlines how to: Protect your benefits and avoid benefit loss;Monitor government agencies and get information about policy changes that will affect your benefits;Make the most of hospital and Medicare coverage;Determine the amount of benefits that are subject to federal income taxes;Check Social Security earnings and benefits; andGet up-to-date news about future Social Security programs and services.

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