In this episode of How We Build This, host May Boeve sits down with labor leader and care visionary Ai-jen Poo. As president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and executive director of Caring Across Generations, Ai-jen has spent decades building a movement that centers dignity, empathy, and accountability. She shares her theory of change for uniting people across generations, classes, and communities around the universal need for care. From Medicaid battles in Congress to the everyday realities of families and caregivers, Ai-jen explains why investing in care is essential to democracy and justice.

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Producer: Phil Surkis

Theme music: ‘Within’, composed by Ruthie Dineen, and performed by Negative Press Project.

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