Politics & Policy

May 22, 2014

The open enrollment period for Marketplace coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has ended and supporters of the legislation are finished celebrating the accomplishment of exceeding enrollment goals despite a rocky start. Nonetheless, this continues to be an important time for ACA outreach and enrollment efforts.

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Gene Lewit

Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

May 22, 2014

How I learned that in order to lead, women (and parents!) need to lean on each other.

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Shay Chan Hodges

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

May 21, 2014

OMG: The Supreme Court is about to decide whether your boss can strip birth control out of your health coverage simply because he disapproves of it. In her latest blog series, One Mom's Career In Sex Law, Roberta Riley sheds light on this troubling new affront directed against American women.

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Roberta Riley

Health Care Politics & Policy

May 16, 2014

After signing a bill to outlaw the shackling of women in labor, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick told the packed room, “It blows my mind that I have to sign a law for that.”

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Rachel Roth

Immigration Politics & Policy

May 14, 2014

Last Sunday, for the eleventh year in a row, I called my mother and wished her a “Happy Mother’s Day,” but I wasn’t able to see her. I’m one of the estimated 12 million people living in the United States without documentation. As much as I want to see my mother, going home to Honduras could mean I...

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Rosa Anon

Immigration Politics & Policy

May 14, 2014

Por Rosa El domingo pasado, por undécimo año consecutivo, llamé a mi madre para desearle un "feliz día de la madre", pero no pude verla. Soy una de los 12 millones de personas indocumentadas en Estados Unidos. Por más que quisiera ver a mi madre, ir a mi casa en Honduras podría significar no...

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Rosa Anon

Health Care Politics & Policy

May 12, 2014

Today the Massachusetts Legislature sent Governor Deval Patrick an important and long-awaited bill to guarantee minimum standards for pregnant women in jail and prison, including strict limits on shackling. Governor Patrick has ten days to sign the bill into law. He has already said he wants to...

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Rachel Roth

Environmental Health Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

May 9, 2014

When problems seem overwhelming for our children, we remind them to take things “one day at time.” Amazingly, their problems often don’t seem so big or so overwhelming anymore. may20DoA.jpg On May 20, 2014, you and your family can join me and my family and thousands of other folks around the world...

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Harriet Shugarman

Blog Carnivals Environmental Health Politics & Policy

May 8, 2014

My mother taught me to “reach for the stars.” My mother taught me to believe in myself and to believe deeply and passionately for all that I strive for. She told if I am true to myself, that I can accomplish anything. Today, I am a national spokesperson on climate change action and advocacy. I am...

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Harriet Shugarman

Health Care Politics & Policy

May 8, 2014

Minnesota will soon join the other 19 states that have adopted laws to limit the shackling of pregnant women in prison.

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Rachel Roth