Politics & Policy

October 3, 2019

Every day, in communities across America, people with low wages face difficult tradeoffs when trying to cover the necessary expenses of daily life. These tradeoffs include balancing the costs of housing, health care, child care and transportation as well as the ongoing struggle to afford healthy food. In some neighborhoods, there may be very few or no places to buy healthy food, adding time and transit expenses to the price of groceries. That’s why more than 45 states offer incentive programs to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants fill their pantries with more fruits and vegetables.

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Stephanie Vaughn

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

September 30, 2019

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. Read on for the latest on Congress's work to avoid a shutdown, immigration and border fights, new poverty and health insurance data, anti-SNAP and Medicaid proposals, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Tell Congress to proceed with a thorough and fair impeachment inquiry!

Politics & Policy

September 29, 2019

This. This is not more of the same Trump twitter chaos. It’s tempting to tune out the regular barrage of shocking news coming from the White House these days. However, and this is a big however, this week’s revelations are something entirely different—and they have enormous gravity because they...

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Felicia Burnett

Take Action!

Politics & Policy

September 17, 2019

Imagine this...It’s late on November 3, 2020. You are glued to the TV watching the election results come in and the candidates for President are neck and neck. Suddenly, there is a news flash – reports are coming in that another country has hacked our elections and no one can verify the results...

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Tasmiha Khan

Breastfeeding Gun Safety MomsVote Politics & Policy Podcast

September 10, 2019

On an all new episode of Breaking Through this week we discuss the urgent importance of ending police brutality and advancing criminal justice reform. We also learn about the high impact of cultural change and how YOU are more powerful than you think. There’s talk about the Super Majority and the...

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Amber Dorsey

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

September 3, 2019

Remember our campaign for menstrual equity in May ? WE WERE HEARD! For a quick refresher, menstrual equity is all about a ccess to safe, affordable menstrual hygiene products. According to Rep. Grace Meng, “It is a human right, which is why I will do everything I can to ensure these items are...

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Abbie Gately

Gun Safety MomsRising Politics & Policy Podcast Social & Emotional Development

August 27, 2019

This week on an all new episode of #BreakingThrough we’re getting insider information from a member of Congress about how YOU can make your voice heard. We’ll talk with Po Murray of Newton Action Alliance and find out more about the military-style assault weapons ban that’s gaining momentum and how...

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Amber Dorsey

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

August 22, 2019

My name is Karen Browning and I’m proud to be a part of MomsRising! Becoming a mother changed me in ways I never imagined it would. I’ve been politically active and committed to doing what I can to help make the world a better place, since I was a teenager. Becoming a mother to my two boys only...

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Karen Browning

MomsRising Politics & Policy

August 20, 2019

The New York City Police Department took a step forward yesterday by finally firing Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who murdered Eric Garner more than five years ago by using an illegal chokehold and then ignoring Garner’s repeated pleas for help. But the 11 other police officers who were on the scene or...

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Monifa Bandele

Gun Safety Politics & Policy

August 12, 2019

On August 2 I wrote about the relentless scourge of gun violence and the two children killed in Gilroy, California and asked: Why does gun violence remain a uniquely horrible American epidemic and why does it go on and on and on and on? Two days later a new shooting made national headlines when an...

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