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Engaging in Civil Disobedience for Health Justice for Immigrant Women and Children

09/24/13
When I was invited to join in a civil disobedience action that would lead to my arrest, I was terrified. What if I started crying when the police put me into handcuffs? So I asked around: what could I expect? How would it feel when I was arrested? What would happen? The clearest advice I got was, “...
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Chris Harley
Environmental Health

What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us: The Need For Chemical Policy Reform

09/24/13
When pregnant, I was lucky enough to receive excellent prenatal care. Still, I was bombarded – and frankly, sometimes overwhelmed – with messages about what to do and what to avoid during pregnancy. And despite doing my best to comply with the prevailing guidance, my son was probably born – like...
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Jessica Arons
Food!

Mystery Meat, Your Days Are Numbered

09/23/13
Like most of you out there, I'm a very busy mom. Not only am I a blogger, but I'm also a freelance writer, and photographer for our local newspaper. Throw in all the normal "Mommy" and "Wife" duties, and my plate is full. The last thing I want to be worrying about is my children's nutrition...
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Rosalynda Segovia Thorn
Food!

Tough Love at the Table

09/23/13
After much thought. I have come to the conclusion that it is time for some tough love at the table. Elizabeth Tatham with her husband and four children. As the mother of four, I have made it my priority to raise respectful children with life skills of self-sufficiency, and the ability to make...
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Elizabeth Tatham

Why Women Are More Likely To Be Poor

09/22/13
I spend more time than I’d like talking policy with people who will never in a million years agree with me. I suppose that’s an occupational hazard in my line of work. Sticking up for a position is no way to avoid conflict, but I’ve learned to live with disagreement, listen to contrary opinions,...
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Valerie Young
Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Food!

The Great Unshared Recovery: Millions of Us Are Worse Off Than in the Great Recession

09/22/13
Officially, the Great Recession ended in 2009. But after three years of “recovery,” there were 6.7 million more people living in poverty than in 2008, a recession year. We’ve been stuck with 15 percent of our people in poverty for three years. In the 2008 recession year, 13.2 percent were poor...
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Debbie Weinstein
Childcare & Early Education MomsVote

Open Letter to President Obama — The One Book You Should Read on Public Education: Reign of Error, By Diane Ravitch

09/21/13
Dear President Obama, You must read Professor Diane Ravitch's latest book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools . You won't like it. No one likes reading about their failures. And that's exactly WHY you should read it. Your legacy is at...
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Cynthia Liu
Childcare & Early Education MomsVote Politics & Policy

Open Letter to President Obama — The One Book You Should Read on Public Education: Reign of Error, By Diane Ravitch

09/21/13
Dear President Obama, You must read Professor Diane Ravitch's latest book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools . You won't like it. No one likes reading about their failures. And that's exactly WHY you should read it. Your legacy is at...
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Cynthia Liu
Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

An Open Letter to the Employers of America

09/20/13
Listen-up employers of America…I’m going to give you five reasons why you should hire more of us – the women who want to work, yet need to be at school for pick-up at three o’clock.
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CT Working Moms
Family Economic Security

Playing Games with Our Kids: Moms vs. Congress

09/20/13
Games are a time-honored way of expanding people's knowledge. My mom, who was a single mother throughout my elementary school years, played games with my brother and I in the grocery store when we were young to help make the price right for purchasing our family food on a very limited budget. When...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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