Politics & Policy

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

August 7, 2019

Residents of the city of Baltimore have endured days of racist tweets from President Trump attacking their popular congressman, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and their city, which Trump called a “rodent-infested mess” where “no human being would want to live.” There has been a lot of comment about...

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David Elliot

Gun Safety Politics & Policy

August 2, 2019

Will our nation ever decide to prioritize children’s lives over guns? Once again the headlines this week were all too familiar: “‘Nothing short of horrific’: Three killed, including two children, in shooting at California food festival.” “Gilroy joins grim fraternity of communities terrorized by...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Immigration Politics & Policy Podcast Social & Emotional Development

July 31, 2019

Have you been looking for mor4e MomsRising in your life? We’ve got another diverse panel of guests for a brand new episode of our Risers Radio show Breaking Through this week. We cover how the power of our stories can change the nation and we address why telling someone to “go back” is so racist...

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Amber Dorsey

Immigration Politics & Policy

July 26, 2019

Happy Friday. Summer is racing by, and we hope you've had some time to relax and recharge. To make your action-taking as smooth and easy as possible we're sharing our latest list of top actions in urgent need of your support. This week we're talking about financing private prisons, immigration, tax...

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Karen Showalter

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Politics & Policy

July 22, 2019

The first week of June, David Jay of the Center for Humane Technology and I co-hosted a Living Room Conversation about how technology is impacting our relationships, a conversation titled Digital Dialogue . Conversation participants were two teens, a leader in the world of mindfulness, a new father...

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Joan Blades

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

July 22, 2019

Check out the Human Needs Report for the latest on Congress's spending deal, a victory for minimum wage workers, a new attack on migrants, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

July 19, 2019

Once again, the Trump Administration and Congress are headed towards the brink. In September, services we need may come to a screeching halt unless new funding levels and the federal government’s authority to borrow are renewed. Since Congress will be leaving for August recess in a few weeks, these...

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Abbie Gately

Immigration Politics & Policy

July 19, 2019

MomsRising members from across the country are telling us that they are scared. Members who are women of color and immigrants, and those based in North Carolina, in particular, found the chants of ‘send her back’ at President Trump’s campaign rally in Greenville last night to be terrifying. Moms...

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Beth Messersmith

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Immigration Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

July 17, 2019

There are parents across the nation holding their scared children tight right now, children who are terrified of what tomorrow could bring. It’s not an imaginary “monster under the bed” terrifying these kids; it’s the real life monsters created by the Trump Administration that are coming after...

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Jeannina Perez

MomsForce

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

July 11, 2019

To mother is to transform. Each and every day moms are shaping a more just future for us all through small and big acts alike -- whether it’s helping a tantruming toddler understand their feelings or advocating for their community with elected leaders, moms have superpowers that move us all forward...

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