For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.
Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system?
ELLEN DAVID FRIEDMAN is a long-time organizer with the National Education Association in Vermont, a founding member of Vermont's Progressive Party, and a member of the Labor Notes Policy Committee.
