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This edition: Re-Imagining Edler Care in America


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Original tape date: March 3, 2022. First aired: April 4, 2022.

As tens of millions of baby boomers hit their senior years, the U.S. is now faced with a very real shortage of care-givers. On this of City Works, host Laura Flanders examines this growing health crisis with Ai-jen Poo, founder of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and J. Philip Thompson, former NYC Deputy Mayor, in an online public forum recently held by CUNY SLU. And joining Laura after the forum is Maggie Ornstein, Professor of Public Health and an expert on family care-giving and long-term care.

Guest List

Dr. Maggie Ornstein Professor of Public Health, Sarah Lawrence College

Ai-jen Poo Executive Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance

J. Phillip Thompson Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  • City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.

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