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September 18, 2014

Spanking is a topic that can break a room in half in a matter of seconds. For this exact reason I have been cautious, thoughtful, and patient about when I would approach it. Last night I watched CNN as several talking heads spoke of Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings running back who is...

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Lina Acosta Sandaal

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

September 2, 2014

As my friends and I – many teachers and all parents of school aged children – hustled this weekend to make sure our children were ready for the new school year, I found myself being asked many questions about early learning. In addition to being mom to five and an early childhood educator, I am a...

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Mary E. Mannix

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

August 25, 2014

As schools open for the new school year all across Pennsylvania, local leaders, educators, families and friends of early learning are showing their support to increase access to high quality pre-k for all the state's 3 and 4 year olds. Have you joined the PreK for PA movement? Click here: www...

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Mary E. Mannix

Environmental Health Food! MomsRising Near You

July 16, 2014

Most of you are undoubtedly familiar with the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Emperor's New Clothes." You may even have read it to your kids and grandkids. Remember how the two unscrupulous weavers promise the vain and pretentious emperor to create for him new clothes woven of material so...

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Ruth Berlin

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsRising Near You MomsVote Politics & Policy Podcast

July 15, 2014

Putting faith over fact, 5 conservative Catholic men on the Supreme Court have opened a Pandora’s Box: your boss now gets to interfere with your birth control decisions. In its sharply divided 5-4 ruling in Hobby Lobby, SCOTUS ramps up the War on Women.

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Roberta Riley

Health Care MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

June 30, 2014

Pennsylvania babies need your help today! Please call your Pennsylvania legislator today asking for a concurrence vote on HB 1420 before they recess for the summer. You will be saving lives.

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Mary E. Mannix

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Media Library MomsRising Near You MomsVote Politics & Policy

June 27, 2014

I never thought sending a Facebook “Friend Request” could impact me they way it did. One day on my Facebook wall, I noticed an organization called “DREAMers Moms”, so I sent them a friend request. I quickly received a response that they wanted me to come to a meeting in Miami, Florida. I was...

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration MomsRising Near You MomsVote Politics & Policy

June 24, 2014

On Sunday, June 29th, my story in the form of the film “Documented” will be told to the nation on CNN. A large part of my story is that I haven’t seen my mother since August 1993.

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

June 21, 2014

My mom was sitting across from me at the kitchen table, coloring a kite for me to take the 837 miles from my home in Florida to Washington, DC.

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Meredith Tweed

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

June 16, 2014

With the swipe of a paintbrush or click of a camera, your child can make a difference in the fight to end poverty. Not only that, they have the chance to win exciting prizes, and have their artwork showcased in a national campaign. As part of our mission to build the political and public will to...

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