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March 11, 2021
 
The Year That Broke Care Work
 

The crisis of care is not new for low-income parents. The pandemic just spread the pain—and created new audiences for old solutions.

By Melissa Gira Grant

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Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? Party leaders like Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer say they won’t repeat the missteps of Barack Obama’s first term. They haven’t proved it quite yet.By Alex Pareene
 
 
How Big Tech Devours Public Space Amazon’s glitzy new indoor park is supported by government subsidies, but it will be private property.By Kate Wagner
 
 
Saving the Nation Cannot End With Biden’s Covid Relief Bill Even as the president signs the American Rescue Plan Act into law, skittish Beltway moderates are already worried that he might want to do more.By Osita Nwanevu
 
 
What Will Life in America Be Like in 2022? Vaccine distribution is accelerating in the U.S. There are still several ways we could screw this up.By Melody Schreiber

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What Is BuzzFeed Doing to HuffPost? A devastating round of layoffs is the latest reflection of digital media’s woes.By Alex Shephard
 
 
The Underground Activists Who Fought for Freedom Across Asia Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong, and Mahatma Gandhi appear in this history of revolutionary struggles. But the main characters are lesser-known figures.By Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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