Crash Course: Fathers feed babies too — so why are they so scarce in media coverage of the formula shortage?

Our research shows that the idea that fathers are rarely nurturing caregivers is both harmful and untrue Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Getty Images/Westend61) Fathers feed babies too — so why are they so scarce in media coverage of the formula shortage? As the [baby formula shortage](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjEvYmFieS1mb3JtdWxhLXNjYXJjaXR5LXByb21wdHMtZGVlcGVyLXF1ZXN0aW9ucy1hYm91dC1ob3ctYW1lcmljYS10cmVhdHMtaW5mYW50cy1hbmQtbW90aGVyc19wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) wears on, we've followed the news with empathy and dismay. The shortage has only intensified, creating profound stress faced for families who depend on formula. As researchers who study the role of fathers in the lives and development of their children, we couldn't help but notice a pattern. [Headline](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8xMC91cy9iYWJ5LWZvcm11bGEtc2hvcnRhZ2UuaHRtbFcDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) after [headline](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGJzLm9yZy9uZXdzaG91ci9zaG93L3BhcmVudHMtbmF0aW9ud2lkZS1zdHJ1Z2dsZS13aXRoLWEtY3JpdGljYWwtYmFieS1mb3JtdWxhLXNob3J0YWdlVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) decried the crisis facing parents, yet the corresponding coverage featured solely mothers. The depiction is out of touch with the reality of fathers' involvement in infant care, and contributes to an outdated and damaging narrative that fathers are limited in their capacity for caregiving. [Read the rest from Tova Walsh and Alvin Thomas](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvZmF0aGVycy1mZWVkLWJhYmllcy10b28tLXNvLXdoeS1hcmUtdGhleS1zby1zY2FyY2UtaW4tbWVkaWEtY292ZXJhZ2Utb2YtdGhlLWZvcm11bGEtc2hvcnRhZ2UvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Hulu) Hillary Clinton thinks we're about to lose our democracy Describing herself as "the most investigated innocent person in America," Clinton doesn't shy away from the albatross of "her emails" that will likely forever be associated with her name, but rather uses it as an example of how people in positions of power can cherry-pick information to bend the ear of the media. In her memoir "What Happened?," which primarily centers on the 2016 election, Clinton highlights Trump's ability to give media a "new rabbit every day [knowing] they'd never catch any of them." Years after the fact, she mourns her race against Trump calling it "A break in history," and "Such a piece of unfinished business." [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvaGlsbGFyeS1jbGludG9uLXRoaW5rcy13ZXJlLWFib3V0LXRvLWxvc2Utb3VyLWRlbW9jcmFjeS9XA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Canceling is relative": [Michael Che](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvbWljaGFlbC1jaGUtdGhhdC1kYW1uLWNvbWVkeS1zYWxvbi10YWxrcy9XA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet - From "dada" to [Darth Vader](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0SHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvZnJvbS1kYWRhLXRvLWRhcnRoLXZhZGVyLS13aHktdGhlLXdheS13ZS1uYW1lLWZhdGhlcnMtcmVtaW5kcy11cy13ZS1zcHJpbmctZnJvbS10aGUtc2FtZS13ZWxsX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) – why the way we name fathers reminds us we spring from the same well - 18 [Father's Day cocktails](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvMTgtZmF0aGVycy1kYXktY29ja3RhaWxzLWJlY2F1c2UtY2hlZXJzLXRvX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) because cheers to dad - 20 things you might not know about "[Jurassic Park](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvMjAtdGhpbmdzLXlvdS1taWdodC1ub3Qta25vdy1hYm91dC1qdXJhc3NpYy1wYXJrX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)" - 20 best [Father's Day cakes](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvMjAtYmVzdC1mYXRoZXJzLWRheS1jYWtlcy1mb3ItYW5kLXBlb3BsZS1sb3ZlLWNha2VfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for dads (and people who love cake) - The incomparable [Paul McCartney](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvdGhlLWluY29tcGFyYWJsZS1wYXVsLW1jY2FydG5leS1hdC04MC9XA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) at 80 - "Y’all are coming at this like we’re racists": how "[Survivor](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgveWFsbC1hcmUtY29taW5nLWF0LXRoaXMtbGlrZS13ZXJlLXJhY2lzdHMtaG93LXN1cnZpdm9yLWhpZ2hsaWdodHMtdGhlLXB1bHNlLW9mLXNvY2lhbGl6YXRpb25fcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" highlights the pulse of socialization - How a [natural disaster](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvaG93LWEtbmF0dXJhbC1kaXNhc3Rlci10aGF0LWhhcHBlbmVkLTkwLXllYXJzLWFnby1wcm9waGVzaWVkLW91ci1jbGltYXRlLXJhdmFnZWQtZnV0dXJlL1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) that happened 90 years ago prophesied our climate-ravaged future - Could the [pope](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvY291bGQtdGhlLXBvcGUtdmlzaXQtc2F1ZGktYXJhYmlhLXRoZS11bmxpa2VseS1yZWxpZ2lvdXMtYnJlYWt0aHJvdWdoLW5vLW9uZS1ub3RpY2VkL1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) visit Saudi Arabia? The unlikely religious breakthrough no one noticed - What to listen to, read and watch about the connection between [Black cooking and Juneteenth](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvd2hhdC10by1saXN0ZW4tdG8tcmVhZC1hbmQtd2F0Y2gtYWJvdXQtdGhlLWNvbm5lY3Rpb24tYmV0d2Vlbi1ibGFjay1jb29raW5nLWFuZC1qdW5ldGVlbnRoL1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - [Wind power](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvd2luZC1wb3dlci1pcy1maW5hbGx5LWhhdmluZy1hLW1vbWVudF9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) is (finally) having a moment - GOP splinters over effort to [crack down on Big Tech](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvc3BsaW50ZXJzLW92ZXItZWZmb3J0LXRvLWNyYWNrLWRvd24tb24tYmlnLXRlY2gvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - [Trump enraged](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvZW5yYWdlZC10aGF0LWpyLW1pZ2h0LWdvLWRvd24td2l0aC1oaW1fcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) that Trump Jr. might go down with him - Lindsey Graham says he was [afraid of Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0ROaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvbGluZHNleS1ncmFoYW0tc2F5cy1oZS13YXMtYWZyYWlkLW9mX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - [How (not) to do Juneteenth](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0ROaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTcvanVuZXRlZW50aC1ob3ctdG8tbm90LWNlbGVicmF0ZS1jb3Jwb3JhdGlvbnMvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), from freedom panties to horrifying video game cosmetics Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) No, Elon Musk, America isn't a "gerontocracy": The real issue is massive wealth inequality Characterized as "[wheezy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0SEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL21hZ2F6aW5lL3N0b3J5LzIwMTkvMDkvMDMvYW1lcmljYS1nZXJvbnRvY3JhY3ktcHJvYmxlbS1wb2xpdGljcy1vbGQtcG9saXRpY2lhbnMtdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4tc2FuZGVycy0yMjc5ODYvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)," "[creaky](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0ReaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2lkZWFzL2FyY2hpdmUvMjAyMC8wMy93aHktYXJlLXRoZXNlLXBlb3BsZS1zby1mcmVha2luZy1vbGQvNjA3NDkyL1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)," "[tottering](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3c3RhdGVzbWFuLmNvbS91cy1lbGVjdGlvbi0yMDIwLzIwMjAvMTAvY2FuLXlvdS1iZS10b28tb2xkLWJlLXByZXNpZGVudFcDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)," and closely resembling the "[decrepit](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL2NvbW1lbnRpc2ZyZWUvMjAyMC9ub3YvMDEvbWFrZS1hbWVyaWNhLW5vcm1hbC1hZ2Fpbi10cnVtcC1lbGVjdG9yYWwtcHJvYmxlbXNXA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" USSR right before its collapse, American leadership is, to put it simply, very old. And while there is no doubt that a disproportionate number of those in power — whether in [government](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL2FnZW5kYS9zdG9yeS8yMDE3LzA5LzI3L2FnaW5nLWdvdmVybm1lbnQtd29ya2ZvcmNlLWFuYWx5c2lzLTAwMDUyNS9XA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), [business](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly9jb3JwZ292Lmxhdy5oYXJ2YXJkLmVkdS8yMDIxLzAxLzE1L2Nlby1zdWNjZXNzaW9uLXByYWN0aWNlcy1pbi10aGUtcnVzc2VsbC0zMDAwLWFuZC1zcC01MDAvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) or [academia](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zaWRlaGlnaGVyZWQuY29tL3F1aWNrdGFrZXMvMjAyMC8wMS8yNy9hZ2luZy1mYWN1bHR5VwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) — are older than the general population, does this mean we live in a gerontocracy? [Read the rest from Winslow Erik Wright.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvbm8tZWxvbi1tdXNrLWFtZXJpY2EtaXNudC1hLWdlcm9udG9jcmFjeS10aGUtcmVhbC1pc3N1ZS1pcy1tYXNzaXZlLXdlYWx0aC1pbmVxdWFsaXR5L1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Production Team Detained at Capitol After Filming Interviews,'" [Variety](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RgaHR0cHM6Ly92YXJpZXR5LmNvbS8yMDIyL3R2L25ld3MvY29sYmVydC1sYXRlLXNob3ctdHJpdW1waC1pbnN1bHQtZG9nLWNhcGl0b2wtcG9saWNlLTEyMzUyOTc3NTcvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Ancient teeth offer new insight on how the Black Death emerged and spread globally," [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0SOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vc2NpZW5jZS9zY2llbmNlLW5ld3MvYW5jaWVudC10ZWV0aC1vZmZlci1uZXctaW5zaWdodC1ibGFjay1kZWF0aC1lbWVyZ2VkLXNwcmVhZC1nbG9iYWxseS1yY25hMzMzMjk_Y2lkPXNtX25wZF9ubl90d19tYVcDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Number of Americans who believe in God dips to new low: Gallup," [The Hill](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9ob21lbmV3cy8zNTI3NDc1LW51bWJlci1vZi1hbWVyaWNhbnMtd2hvLWJlbGlldmUtaW4tZ29kLWRpcHMtdG8tbmV3LWxvdy1nYWxsdXAvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Joe Biden falls off bike as he rides near Delaware beach home," [NY Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RXaHR0cHM6Ly9ueXBvc3QuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvam9lLWJpZGVuLWZhbGxzLW9mZi1iaWtlLXJpZGluZy1uZWFyLWRlbGF3YXJlLWJlYWNoLWhvbWUvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images) Climate change is causing "mass die-offs" of animals With a vast portion of the U.S. experiencing [record high heat indexes](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjQvc3VtbWVyLWZvcmVjYXN0LWV4dHJlbWUtaGVhdC13aXRoLWEtY2hhbmNlLW9mLXJvbGxpbmctYmxhY2tvdXRzX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), climate change is taking a toll on many other parts of the world as well, with a deadly impact on humans and animals alike. Graeme Taylor, principal science adviser at the New Zealand Department of Conservation, recently spoke to [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy93b3JsZC9saXR0bGUtYmx1ZS1wZW5ndWlucy1hcmUtd2FzaGluZy1kZWFkLW5ldy16ZWFsYW5kLWJlYWNoZXMtcmNuYTM0MDU4P2NpZD1zbV9ucGRfbm5fdHdfbWFXA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) about recent "mass die-offs" of the flightless little blue penguin, which is native to that area. According to Taylor, hundreds of the birds have washed up dead on New Zealand beaches since May. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTgvY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UtaXMtY2F1c2luZy1tYXNzLW9mZnMtb2YtYW5pbWFscy9XA3NwY0IKYqK_Aa9iXP-GtFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmKivwGvYlz_hrRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkkYa-P0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpior8Br2Jc_4a0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)