by Paul Messersmith-Glavin | Oct 3, 2026 | books, Care Work, collective action, Interview, Organizing
Writer and organizer Chris Dixon has his fingers on the pulse of North American grassroots movement. Dixon has extensively and repeatedly traveled throughout North America, talking with people working for social change — engaging with activists concerning their successes and heartbreaks, their frustrations and dreams. His first book, Another Politics: Talking Across Today’s Transformative…
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by Ella Spitz | Sep 18, 2026 | Care Work, Disability, Domestic Workers, health care law, home care workers, immigration, labor, Medicaid, New York, News
When Cai Qiong Liu applied for a visa to come to the U.S., she told officials she was in search of a better life. As soon as she arrived in 2005, Liu’s friend got her a job as a home health aide, which she kept for 18 years. For half of those years, Liu worked four to five consecutive 24-hour shifts a week, providing demanding live-in care for a patient who had suffered a stroke: helping her…
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