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01/19/11

I ‘m feeling a bit like Bill Murray in the movie classic “Groundhog Day” as I brace myself for another round of debate on health reform. (It’s like déjà vu all over again!) As the real Groundhog Day approaches, Congress will likely be in the midst of discussing health reform as they were the last...

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Jocelyn Guyer

Environmental Health

01/18/11

Get organized. Eat healthier. Magically make time to relax. The list list goes on. It's January, and a lot of us are taking stock of promises that we made to ourselves in the form of New Year's resolutions. Toys "R" Us knows something about promises: They made one in 2008 to take toxic chemicals...

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Claire Moshenberg

01/18/11

A family photo I dug up from 35 years ago reminded me of my parents' early friendships as immigrants to America and their efforts to bring diverse people together.

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Homa Tavangar

Paid Family Leave

01/16/11

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Whenever the federal government or state legislature proposes paid family leave for workers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce immediately decries it as a "job killer." As Ruth Milkman, a sociologist professor who helped pass paid family leave in California joked, "If you were to...

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Elisa Batista

01/16/11

Save lives, cut the deficit, and give people the freedom to help sick children. How could anyone be against that? And yet, efforts are afoot in Congress to repeal the new health care reform law known as the Affordable Care Act before it's even fully implemented as planned over the next three years...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education

01/14/11

There is a connection between Dr. King and Christina. But hate is not it. Their death by hate and violence is not their common denominator. They are connected by the love that surrounded their lives. Love is their power.

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Lily Eskelsen

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Childcare & Early Education

01/14/11

This article originally appeared on New Deal 2.0 . Sunday's New York Times reported that accounting firms lead corporate America in offering workplace flexibility. Employees can reduce their hours, take the summer off, take off a few years and then return to their prior jobs... whatever they need...

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Joan C. Williams

Childcare & Early Education

01/14/11

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Wednesday, I attended the annual California Working Families Policy Summit, which drew 750 people, including legislators, non-profit groups and policy wonks. On our minds: what to do about California’s $26 billion shortfall as well as proposed budget cuts that will hurt...

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Elisa Batista

01/14/11

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org One factor limiting women's economic security is the approach to part-time work in the US. It has the reputation of being poorly paid (true), mostly done by students, (false), and performed...

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Valerie Young

01/13/11

Last night was the memorial for nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green and the other victims of the January 8th tragedy, which killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords fighting for her life. I'm still stunned with sadness by the horrible events of last Saturday. As the mother of two children, one...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner