America’s largest-ever generation — the baby boomers — is getting older. As it does, much of the burden of elder care is falling on another group: the “sandwich generation,” adults who are contending with caring for both their own children and for their parents. It’s a problem that will only grow, made worse by the often-unmanageable cost of elder care. In this month’s Highlight cover story, Courtney Martin writes for Vox about one possible solution to the elder care crisis: adult day care centers, which one expert describes as “the best-kept secret in America.” Also in this issue: Four factors the AI job panic is missing. What happens to calves in the dairy industry. And why we’re discovering more new species than ever.
By Alex Abad-Santos
By Bryan Walsh
Do you need to know who you’d be without antidepressants?
By Sigal Samuel
Coming March 3
4 reasons why AI (probably) won’t take your job
By Eric Levitz
Coming March 4
The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement
By Marina Bolotnikova
Coming March 5
The elder care solution that everyone with aging parents should know about
By Courtney E. Martin
Coming March 6
