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05/21/12
By Noreen Farrell, Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates Two stories. Two radically different endings. Maria and Angie work for different employers in different states. Both were thrilled when they became pregnant. They were confident that they could continue to perform their jobs during...
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05/21/12
Tomorrow, moms and kids are coming together in DC to ask Congress to protect our families by supporting comprehensive chemicals reform. Right now, our outdated chemicals policy leaves us and our kids exposed to chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, asthma, & other serious illnesses. We...
Claire Moshenberg's picture
05/21/12
I often times sound like a broken record to my close friends and family. Give me any political issue and I’ll show you exactly how money in politics plays a significant role in its outcome. I’ll spare you my long lecture about how the role of money in our political system degrades the health of our...
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05/21/12
In a few hours I will be joining a cohort of my hermanas, Latina bloggers at a meeting at the White House. Some of these women I have had the honor and priviledge to know and work with for years. A few I am even working with at present on the deployment of the Latino Voice survey to make sure the...
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05/20/12
Most of the time, we think about marriage as a personal relationship. We strive to keep the spark, resolve the inevitable conflicts peacefully, protect our “couple time” and carve out some “me time.” Much less attention is paid to the other transactions that can occur in marriage, such as raising...
Valerie Young's picture
05/18/12
Since 2009, we have seen millions of Americans benefit from Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act). Obamacare is lowering the cost of care, expanding access to care and improving the quality of care. There are many things we are thankful for, like the fact that insurance companies can't kick sick kids...
Serena Woods's picture
05/18/12
Detoxing your home shouldn't be a chore. Make it a party instead! As a busy parent, you have a lot on your mind, and the last thing you want to worry about is exposing your baby to harmful chemicals in your own home. But it’s not always easy to figure out where those toxic chemicals might be...
Cassidy Randall's picture
05/18/12
Cross-Posted at America's Voice : “Russian Women are no longer the best kept secret of the cold war” notes the website of Encounters International , the mail-order bride company that is lobbying hard for the passage of the scary Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) -- the...
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05/18/12
Sara, the mother of seven-year-old Aiden told me her son was complaining that his friend of several years, Noah, a boy a year or two older, had been bullying him. Apparently, Noah had pushed him into a closet where he and another boy hit him. This had happened a few times and always out of view of...
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05/17/12
Hitting theaters this week: What to Expect When You’re Expecting , Hollywood’s humorous take on the trials and travails of pregnancy and parenting. According to the trailer, the big screen comedy features five couples whose “lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood.”...
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