Politics & Policy

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Podcast

April 17, 2017

I was honored to talk with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner about how incarceration affects pregnant women and families. The United States leads the world in incarcerating its citizens and residents, including parents and pregnant women. The impact of incarceration is not distributed equally: people who are...

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Rachel Roth

Radio!

Family Economic Security Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Podcast

April 14, 2017

On the #RADIO show this week, we cover the importance of the Tax March/#TaxDay; activism in the time of Trump and tackling implicit bias; the rights of incarcerated pregnant women; and the importance of bilingual education. Throughout the show, there are tips and tactics for what YOU can do to make...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

April 12, 2017

It’s time! We need you to #KeepMarching with us while Congress is home during their recess! Recess? Well, right now, members of Congress are in their home districts and many are hosting Town Halls to hear from constituents. Not everyone can attend in-person, so we’ve compiled a list of questions...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

April 10, 2017

President Trump’s refusal to disclose his tax returns breaks with decades of precedent and leaves the American people in the dark about his potential business ties with foreign adversaries like Russia and how his Administration’s policies might benefit his bottom line at the expense of the rest of...

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Anna Chu

Politics & Policy

April 6, 2017

I don't know about you, but the past year has been a real wake up call for me about the importance of digital security. I used to think of hackers as bored teenagers showing off for their friends, or scammers sending viruses and spam to people by the millions. But today's online outlaws are much...

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Ruby Sinreich

Politics & Policy

April 5, 2017

Stephen Bannon has a history of promoting anti-semitism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, transphobia and white supremacy - and has dedicated his life to dividing Americans. He was wholly unfit to serve on the National Security Council and his removal from the council makes us all safer. For...

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

April 3, 2017

The Coalition on Human Needs just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for articles on advocates' work to defeat the ACA repeal bill, FY17 & FY18 budget and appropriations work, a Supreme Court confirmation vote and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

March 29, 2017

President Trump’s address to Congress last month gave us in the human needs community much to smack our heads about. As the Coalition on Human Needs' Debbie Weinstein noted in this piece about Trump’s false promises, he promised better health care while working to repeal the ACA; thanks in part to...

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Lecia Imbery

Health Care Politics & Policy

March 27, 2017

We persisted—and it worked! We just won a major health care battle! Help keep this momentum going: GIVE NOW to help us keep the fight to protect health care going strong! https://action.momsrising.org/donate/we_persisted_healthcare/?source=blog The U.S. House just pulled the incredibly destructive...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care Politics & Policy

March 24, 2017

It’s time to double down to help protect health care for 24 million people. The vote is scheduled to happen within hours. **Can you make a quick call to your U.S. Representative NOW and tell them: Vote “No!” for the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that would strip health care from millions? Use our...

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Felicia Burnett