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How Trump & RFK Jr. Are Making the Child Care & Health Care Crisis Worse, Why Humor Breaks Partisan Divides

09/10/25
On the radio show this week we dive into Trump's inconsistent policies on child care, which exacerbate the child care crisis by creating uncertainty and underfunding programs. We discuss the role of humor and storytelling in breaking partisan divides and fostering empathy. We hear about the harmful...
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Your Moms Next Door September Dispatch is here!

09/10/25
Welcome to the September Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community...
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Quick signature: Vaccines save lies. Fire RFK Jr.!
Health Care Politics & Policy

Tell Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "You're fired!"

09/10/25
“I’m horrified and perplexed by the many ways Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broken with evidence-based scientific practices, putting families’ health at risk. I know all too well these policies can have life or death consequences.” - Jean, Maryland Mom Quick...
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Immigration

Tell Congress to reject further ICE funding and to restore congressional oversight

09/08/25
Last week in Encinitas, California, a routine school drop-off turned into a nightmare. A father had just dropped off his daughter at school - when in full view of his family and stunned bystanders - masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents snatched him from his car without a...
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Florida 2025 Delegation Meetings

09/08/25
Wish you could tell your state representatives what’s important to your family without going to Tallahassee? You can — through delegation meetings ! Many people haven’t heard of these meetings, but they are a powerful way to make your voice heard as a parent in Florida. What Are Delegation Meetings...
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Family Economic Security

How We Got Here

09/04/25
Why does it feel like it is so hard to afford a decent life? Not decadent, not luxurious, just decent. And why does it seem like it used to be easier to afford that decent life? There is a very straightforward explanation that answers both of these questions. An economist would say, it comes down...
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The Urgent Importance of Gun Safety Policies, Overcoming Polarization, Rising Prices, Why Fascists Fear Teachers

09/01/25
On the radio show this week we cover the urgent importance of advancing gun safety policies. We cover tips for talking across political points of disagreement, building trust, overcoming polarization, and how these efforts can help strengthen democracy. We hear from an economist about why the...
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On Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day: Demand Congress and the Trump administration end the attack.

08/28/25
Pop Quiz: How many additional months in a year do Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women have to work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men make in one year? If you said 8 months, you’re sadly correct. It’s unfair, yet true: NHPI women make just 65 cents on the dollar compared to white...
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Black Maternal Mental Health Week Recap: Storytelling Fuels Advocacy and Change

08/25/25
During Black Maternal Mental Health week, MomsRising participated in the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit in Houston, Texas.
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Immigration

I don’t want to be scared to send my daughter to school

08/25/25
A teacher I know in my state is scared to teach after a student was removed from her classroom by ICE in front of the whole class last year. ICE first brought the child’s father in handcuffs into the school in front of other children and staff, presumably to get around laws that prevent them from...
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