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"I can't believe they said that!" Help the Debate Moderators Get It Right

September 14, 2015
True confession: I did more than a couple of double takes at the TV during the last Presidential debate: Could the moderators really be asking THAT!? Why aren't they asking about the high cost of childcare? Can we please talk about paying women the same as men for the same work?! *We can change...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Food!

How To Eat Healthy on Limited SNAP Dollars

September 14, 2015
Editor's Note: To help MomsRising.org protect the food assistance program, or "SNAP", please take action here . Thank you! -Elisa Over the past few years, budget cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have hurt million of families and children across the nation. 48 million...
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Families & The Federal Budget

To Support Millions of Low-Wage Workers, Protect Tax Credits

September 12, 2015
Here’s one way the President and Congress can show their support for the millions of Americans working for relatively low wages: save key provisions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) scheduled to expire at the end of 2017. The expected push this fall to permanently...
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Chuck Marr
Politics & Policy

The Power of "Prophetic" Grief

September 11, 2015
“Prophetic grief is more than crying and sighing and weeping and mourning . . . Prophetic grief is planting gardens of healing in the midst of raindrops of blood. Prophetic grief is declaring to the world that love is stronger than hate, that God’s grace is greater than our grief, that God’s power...
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Marian Wright Edelman
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Food!

Busy Parents Healthy Back to School #FoodFri Chat!

September 11, 2015
The back to school season is in full swing! Children and teens are settling into their schedules. Bedtimes are being set and new routines are developing. Little by little, through trial and error, busy parents and students are discovering their new normal. This week's #FoodFri chat is devoted to...
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Migdalia Rivera
Food!

5 Things to Know About the Congressional Battle Over School Lunch

September 11, 2015
As millions of students around the nation return to school cafeterias this month, Congress will begin to make some important decisions about what exactly those students will be eating in the years to come. The “ Child Nutrition Reauthorization ” (CNR) takes place every five years and shapes federal...
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Bettina Siegel
Food!

On Sodium and School Foods...

September 11, 2015
There is tremendous progress underway toward improving schools foods. Yet, some food companies, school food service organizations, and Members of Congress are trying to roll back these improvements, including around fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and salt. For example they’re trying to...
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Margo Wootan
Food!

Marketing in schools: find out more, take action this year!

September 11, 2015
#BacktoSchool shouldn't have to mean that kids go back to being exposed to extra marketing for junk food. But in too many schools, that's exactly the case. Scoreboards, vending machines, textbooks, fundraisers, school discount nights at local restaurants, and even even scholarships are all common...
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Lori Dorfman
Health Care

Wellness Wednesday Recap: Suicide Prevention Awareness Week

September 10, 2015
On Wednesday September, 9th, MomsRising hosted the weekly Wellness Wednesday chat with a focus around suicide prevention. This is such an important topic. According to the Suicide Prevention Research Center, suicides consistently outnumber homicides. Suicide rate is trending up while homicide rate...
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Grow Healthy Families With a Veggieful Garden!

September 10, 2015
“Everyone has a starting point; the point is… get started!” ~ Jessica David My mom has a dark green thumb. She has always grown with much success house plants and over the last several years she has had an abundant garden. Years ago she used to gift me hard-to-kill green plants but trust me, they...
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