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01/26/14

It’s been a busy January at MomsRising so far. We’ve been tackling a variety of issues and we're revving up for the President's State of the Union address coming up next Tuesday, January 28. (If you're on Twitter, join us @MomsRising !) Our members and partners have also been hard at work – check...

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Connie K. Ho

Environmental Health

01/25/14

I love hosting the MomsRising weekly tweet chat called #EcoTipTue. Truly. It is an honor to learn and tweet with people who know what they are talking about and are passionate about improving our world. So I was delighted to have National Geographic Science blogger Greg Laden on our weekly show. He...

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Katy Farber

Health Care

01/24/14

By Barbara Coombs Lee, PA, FNP, JD, President Compassion & Choices Marlise Munoz is dead . She died Nov. 26 , probably of a pulmonary embolus, when she was 14 weeks pregnant. But John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas refuses to turn off the machines and let the family claim the body of...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

Health Care

01/24/14

Health insurance is a necessity for our family, not just a precaution. Unlike so many other families, we are thankfully covered under my husband’s health insurance at work, but 2 of our amazing 3 children have special needs. Both of our special needs kids depend on life changing therapies. Our son...

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Kirsten Ozimek

Realistic & Fair Wages

01/24/14

Want to make a difference? All it takes is a phone, an ear, and a few minutes. Today, American women are still paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to men (with mothers and women of color experiencing increased wage hits). Nine out of ten American workers don’t have paid family leave (maternity...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

01/24/14

Did you know we really are what we eat? Food can be a real-life superhero for our kids’ growing brains! In case you missed it, MomsRising teamed up with PCC Natural Markets and their Nutrition Educator, Marilyn Walls, for a super-charged webinar on brain foods for kids! Check out the recording of...

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Lauren Hipp

Immigration Politics & Policy

01/23/14

We must gain back our national values. Last year a local restaurant in Columbia, South Carolina engaged in anti-immigrant activity by selling derogatory t-shirts attacking Latino immigrants. Their ill-minded actions represent a wave of prejudice we see in our country. But their prejudice was faced...

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Elaine Cooper

Food!

01/23/14

Across the nation, many are joining the healthy food movement to stem the tide of childhood obesity and unfair junk food marketing to children. Faith leaders are also stepping in as another line of defense, reaching communities on the ground and playing a pivotal role in the healthy food movement...

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Migdalia Rivera

Health Care Food!

01/23/14

*Wait! Before you read on, it would greatly help us if you take this quick 7-question survey ! Thank you!* When you become a parent it seems like you have a ton of questions and not a lot of answers. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a place you could go that helps prepare you to become a parent? You...

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Douglas Greenaway

Health Care

01/22/14

We've got amazing news! As of this month, more than 10 million people have enrolled in health coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act and millions more are eligible for discounted insurance. Yet millions of people who are uninsured or pay too much for insurance, don't understand they are...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner