The Fifth Wave

The promise of flexible childcare

New models are adapting to how parents work. Are they adapting to what children need?

Sep 14 • Mélina Magdelénat

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August 2026

Can institutions care?

July letter

Aug 3 • Mélina Magdelénat

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July 2026

Expanding our horizons of care, with Carol J. Adams

On animals, humanity, grief, and the incompressible value of relationships

Jul 19 • Mélina Magdelénat

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June 2026

Notes on a heatwave

June letter

Jun 27 • Mélina Magdelénat

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The Neapolitan collective patching the gaps in Italy's abortion access

And the lessons it holds about scaling presence

Jun 16 • Jessica Mariana Masucci and Mélina Magdelénat

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May 2026

To the children

May letter

May 31 • Mélina Magdelénat

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Who will be there at the end of our lives?

A care-forward approach to welcoming death, with François Génin

May 21 • Mélina Magdelénat

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April 2026

On the culture of control

April letter

Apr 30 • Mélina Magdelénat

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How New Zealand built care into its classrooms

Aotearoa New Zealand’s early childhood education curriculum exemplifies the rewards and challenges of building care-centric pedagogies

Apr 16 • Bethany Hansel

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March 2026

For a left of vulnerability and care

A manifesto

Mar 31 • Constant

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Can tech truly work for care?

A third way between luddites and techno-solutionists hinges on a key value: humility

Mar 25 • Zoë Clark

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Building feminist solidarity around care

A conversation with Palestinian researcher and activist Sarah Kaddoura

Mar 5 • Mélina Magdelénat

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