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Brigid Schulte, "Overwhelmed," and YOU - Part Two

March 24, 2014
Two weeks ago I posted the first part of my interview with Brigid Schulte, Washington Post reporter and author of Overwhelmed; Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time, her just-published study of the effect of living at warp speed and the unrealistic and unnecessary expectations of workers...
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Valerie Young
Health Care

TAKE ACTION: I'm tired of these so-called “Obamacare horror stories"

March 24, 2014
I’m really peeved with the media. I’m getting tired of seeing these so-called “Obamacare horror stories” when I watch TV or read the news when, in reality, over five million people have gained healthcare coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act and many millions of people are getting financial...
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Jeannina Perez
Family Economic Security Health Care

What you want to know about the "Break Time for Nursing Mothers" law

March 22, 2014
What you want to know about the “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law Earlier this month, ACLU Nationwide sent a letter to a Colorado employer, documenting multiple violations of the federal “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law. While calling on DISH Network to provide adequate space and privacy for...
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To-wen Tseng

Slowing the Rush to Genetically Modified Babies

March 22, 2014
We are heading toward a slippery slope. The United Kingdom is moving closer to allowing scientists to create genetically modified children – something no country in the world currently authorizes. I posted in December about how the United States and the U.K. were going down a dangerous road. The...
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Enola Aird

It's Unanimous! Massachusetts Senate Votes for Bill to Improve the Treatment of Pregnant Women in Prison and Jail

March 20, 2014
This afternoon, the Massachusetts State Senate voted 39-0 in favor of a bill to establish minimum standards for the treatment of pregnant women in prison and jail, including access to medical care and limits on shackling. (The bill is now known as S.2063 .) After years of being bottled up in...
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Rachel Roth
Health Care

Only 11 days left! Tips on how to get the word out about new health coverage options.

March 20, 2014
Each person in my family has a pre-existing condition. Even my seven-year-old son. From my high blood pressure, to my husband's cholesterol, to my son's severe health issues as an infant—just a few years ago we were basically uninsurable on the individual market. So, you can imagine how relieved I...
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Felicia Burnett
Health Care

#FoodFri Tweetchat: Liquid Sugar's Reign Must End

March 20, 2014
California is in the midst of an obesity and diabetes epidemic. It did not happen by chance. It has been led by sophisticated marketing that targets our kids. It is wreaking havoc on the public's health, and healthcare costs, and we are all paying for it. Soda and other sugary drinks are the single...
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Migdalia Rivera
Environmental Health

6 Reasons to Stop Antibiotic Overuse

March 19, 2014
80 percent of antibiotics used in this country are used for food animals. What is wrong with that picture? 1. The more we use them, the less effective they become. According to the Center for Food Safety and Save Antibiotics , drugs become less effective, and bacteria more resistant with overuse...
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Katy Farber

René Loves Her New ACA Health Coverage

March 19, 2014
After running errands, getting exercise, and driving across town to make St Patrick’s Day crafts with my elderly mom and friends, cooking dinner last Saturday was out of the question. So naturally, I popped into my favorite neighborhood restaurant, Cafe Soleil, for some delicious Ethiopian cuisine...
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Roberta Riley
Open Flexible Work Health Care

No One Tells Mamma to "Just Go Home!"

March 19, 2014
By Galen Sherwin, ACLU Women's Rights Project Imagine you have just returned from maternity leave, still nursing your baby, and you find that your workplace has no place available for you to pump breast milk. After trying for several hours to find a place, you ask for help from your department head...
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Roger Baldwin

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