Politics & Policy

Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

May 14, 2019

The United States has the worst maternal death rates of any developed country, with Black women dying at 3-4 times the rates of white women, this rate remains unchanged when accounting for income, education and economic status. Maternal death rates for women overall in the U.S. doubled in the past...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

May 13, 2019

Period products are NOT a “luxury” item, yet the federal government (and many states) treat them like they are -- and that has a lot of negative repercussions in terms of cost, accessibility, and women’s health. In full truth, when we need these products, they are a necessity, and can be quite...

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Abbie Gately

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

May 10, 2019

“I can’t do a lot of the extra stuff that I would like to do for my kids or with my kids because I just can’t afford to. No vacations. There’s not too much going to the movies or little outings. Even getting school uniforms together is expensive. Sometimes they have to wear stuff from last year. I...

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Marian Wright Edelman

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

May 9, 2019

Every mom remembers the day she held her little one(s) for the first time – a moment of both great joy and some anxiety about the uncertainty the future may bring. I became a mother (and father) to a beautiful baby girl – Rosita in September of 2009. Like many moms, before I knew it, I found myself...

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Lizette Escobedo

Gun Safety MomsVote Politics & Policy Podcast

May 8, 2019

On the #radiopodcast this week we cover what’s happening with asylum protections for children and hear early reports on the Presidential race from New Hampshire and more on policies that are rising. We'll also give you the inside scoop on the trouble with the National Rifle Association and discuss...

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Amber Dorsey

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MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

May 8, 2019

The 2018 election swept a record number of women into elected office, but that would never have happened without a massive spike in women candidates , many of whom said they were driven to run because of the Trump presidency. Well, Trump is still President. And even with 102 women now serving in...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

May 6, 2019

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on Congress's spending work, disaster aid for Puerto Rico and several states, a tougher path for asylum seekers, a rollback of payday lending protections, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

May 3, 2019

“I would come home and there would be no electricity, I would have no water to bathe in. Sometimes there wouldn’t be food, there would just be water in the refrigerator.” –Taylor, honored by the Children’s Defense Fund-Texas with a Beat the Odds® scholarship No child should have to worry where her...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Strengthen NC's early childhood workforce!

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

May 1, 2019

It's time to take action for early educators! H882, a historic, bipartisan bill to strengthen the early education workforce, will be heard by the House Health Committee Thursday, May 2nd, at 8 AM. This is the best chance we have ever had to strengthen early childhood educators through increased...

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Beth Messersmith

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

April 26, 2019

Baby dolls, tiny trucks, toy food and dress-up capes. Scattered about the ballroom of a motel in Northeast Washington, D.C., and captured in a Washington Post column by Petula Dvorak, these hallmarks of child’s play are not merely a sign of productive imaginations—they’re evidence of a larger child...

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Marian Wright Edelman