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MomsRising members and staff with Rep. Pramila Jayapal at Mombassador storybook delivery event
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“Don't Be Disco-nnected From Families" Mombassador Program Reflections

January 30, 2026
When you are raising young kids who learn at the speed of light, you have to do what you can to keep up with them. You have to evolve, and you have to adapt. You learn very quickly as a parent that taking the weight of the world on your own is not an option. Parents roll up their sleeves, they...
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Daniella Knight
Health Care Maternal Justice Reproductive Justice

The Politics of Harming Patients

December 17, 2025
Mom used to say, don't cut off your nose to spite your face. But that is exactly what the Trump administration is doing. In order to punish one of the biggest providers of affordable health care, Republican leaders are hurting the people of the United States. In an effort to force the closure of...
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Gina Arias
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Breaking Through - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Protecting Democracy, Special Education, and Planned Parenthood

December 8, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into Trumpflation and this administration's devastating immigration policies with U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal. We also hear about protecting democracy under the lawlessness of the White House. Then we cover the role of the U.S. Department of Education in...
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A Safer Future For All: Investing In REAL Community Safety Storybook

December 4, 2025
In times like these, it can feel like our legislative leaders are placing more emphasis on the militarization of our police, instead of investments in community safety. It can feel like the priority is the criminalization and harassment of our Black and Brown neighbors, instead of public safety...
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Kelsey Reyes
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Event Recap: Kids Belong In Classrooms Virtual Town Hall

November 5, 2025
In these unprecedented times, where ICE, DEA, FBI, and other federal agencies roam our streets targeting our Black and Brown neighbors, parents, and caregivers are scared for themselves, their children, and their communities. Schools should be spaces where children feel safe and free to express...
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Kelsey Reyes
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Breaking Through: SNAP Under Attack, Voting Rights Crisis, Paid Leave Wins, & Reproductive Justice

November 3, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into the attack on SNAP by Republican leaders and hear from a visionary state leader about the lawsuit fighting the unlawful withholding of these critical funds. Next, we examine the ongoing crisis in voting rights in America and how people can ensure their vote...
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Community Care Starts With Us

October 31, 2025
We moms shouldn’t have to hold the nation together on empty. Yet here we are in the middle of a government shutdown that has thrown families into chaos. SNAP benefits are being cut; air traffic controllers, military school teachers, families in several states are losing child care as Head Start...
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Tina Sherman
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Recursos para la Comunidad: Empecemos por nosotras.

October 31, 2025
Las madres no deberíamos tener que mantener a la nación unida con las manos vacías. Sin embargo, nos encontramos en medio de un gobierno que ha sumido a las familias en el caos. Se están recortando los beneficios de SNAP; familias en varios estados están perdiendo el cuidado infantil a medida que...
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Tina Sherman
Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice Social & Emotional Development

Breaking Through: Release the Epstein Files, Rx Kids, Destruction at the White House, Early Childhood Special Education

October 27, 2025
On the radio show this week we dive into the chaos in Washington, D.C., from the Big Bad Betrayal Law, the government shutdown, and the secrecy of the Epstein Files. We hear about the highly successful Rx Kids program in Michigan, which provides a financial foundation to mothers and babies,...
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Stop the Cruel and Wasteful Burn

October 22, 2025
It’s one thing to stop sending aid to low-income countries. But to burn almost $10 million dollars worth of products meant to go to those countries, is quite another. Taxpayers have already paid for these products. These products are not expired. Women around the world need them. And many...
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