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What Does This Woman Want?


Of course, Jordan came to the House in 1973 with certain advantages. Her reputation as the first black woman elected to Congress from the South preceded her. And while there were dozens of look-alike white male fresh­men, no one was likely to confuse Bar­bara Jordan with anyone else. Still, it was another black woman Yvonne Braithwaite Burke of Los Angeles who was singled out as the real star; Burke had been temporary chairman of the 1972 Democratic Convention and her picture, not Jordan’s, dominated the women’s pages. Burke and Jordan were the two fledgling Democrats singled out by the Kennedy Institute at Harvard to attend a special month-long seminar just before they took office (William Cohen of Maine and Alan Steelman of Texas were the Republi­cans). Not once during that month did the two black women discuss any unique problems they might encounter in an overwhelmingly white male institution. ....

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Biden Takes On Sagging Safety Net With Plan to Fix Long-Term Care


Biden Takes On Sagging Safety Net With Plan to Fix Long-Term Care
The proposal to spend $400 billion over eight years faces political challenges and a funding system not designed for the burden it has come to bear.
A training program in New York for home health aides. Home care workers often make less than janitors, telemarketers or workers in food processing plants.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
April 15, 2021, 11:24 a.m. ET
President Biden’s $400 billion proposal to improve long-term care for older adults and those with disabilities was received as either a long overdue expansion of the social safety net or an example of misguided government overreach. ....

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