Health Care

MomsVote Realistic & Fair Wages Health Care

October 29, 2012

There's an elephant in the living room, and she's getting impatient. While many politicians stand ready to support the stabilizing impact and economic importance of gender equality overseas; too often those same politicians turn their backs on gender equality policies here at home. In the last...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Environmental Health Health Care

October 25, 2012

Halloween is right around the corner! If you're hosting a Halloween party or event this weekend, try these easy tips to reduce waste, limit toxic chemicals, and make your jack-o-lantern even more festive. Rethink disposables: If you can lose the disposable silverware and plates, that’s great. If...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

October 24, 2012

On Monday the American Academy of Pediatrics weighed in on organic food. They found that "an organic diet reduces children's exposure to pesticides," and highlighted studies linking pesticides with many of the childhood health harms included in PAN's recent report, A Generation in Jeopardy ...

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Kristin Schafer

Realistic & Fair Wages Health Care Food!

October 24, 2012

By Saru Jayaraman and Joann Lo Big Food companies and their lobbying groups have lied to us many times. They convinced Congress to include tomato paste on pizzas as a vegetable . They say we need industrial, chemical-laden agriculture to feed the world (check out Anna Lappé’s new video Food...

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Jayaraman Saru

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Open Flexible Work MomsVote Health Care Food!

October 24, 2012

In 2011, I taught two summer courses, directed a federal budget research organization and paid taxes. Taxes are the dues I pay for living in a democracy. Like you, I contribute at the local, state, and federal levels. I want us to fall a little bit in love with the federal budget and there’s no...

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Jo Comerford

Breastfeeding Health Care

October 24, 2012

No one is more interested in breast cancer than I. My mother was first diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 10 years old and died of a recurrence seven years later. Now, more than twenty years after my mother's death, my sister and I are both nearing the age of my mother's first diagnosis and...

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Ashley Boyd

Health Care

October 17, 2012

Feeling jaded lately, like you've heard it all? Well, get ready for some fresh new facts. Here are four surprising facts about Medicaid: 1 in 3 children are covered by Medicaid. 31 million children are on Medicaid, which is about half of the 60 million Americans the program covers. That's nearly 1...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Health Care

October 16, 2012

Jack-o-lanterns! Spider webs! Spooky witches! My neighborhood has already started the Halloween festivities: Our block is bordering on a haunted house these days. There are so many great ways to get in the Halloween spirit through decorating. It's also a great opportunity to get creative and make...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Health Care

October 15, 2012

Baby Emma just found out Tide's toxic secret—and she’s shocked that her favorite detergents are contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical!

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Cassidy Randall

Environmental Health Health Care

October 12, 2012

Tis the costume-planning season! Keeping Halloween green and nontoxic doesn't have to be a chore. It can actually be a fun way to get creative and save money, while staying safe and earth-friendly. Try one of these tips to make your Halloween a little greener. Share your green Halloween tips and...

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Claire Moshenberg