Capitalism’s Crisis of Care

In her latest book “Fortunes of Feminism: From State-Managed Capitalism to Neoliberal Crisis,” Nancy Fraser contends with liberal feminism’s troubling convergence with capitalism, and the ways in which feminism can provide a veneer of liberation for a system of relentless exploitation. Advancing a critique of capitalism and a radically different vision of feminism, she shows how gender justice must lie at the heart of any struggle for an egalitarian society. Lately, Fraser has turned to address what she calls a “crisis of care.”