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Passing the Dream Act

December 13, 2012
Eleven years ago, I was contacted by Ann Monaco, a teacher at the Merit School of Music in Chicago. One of her students – Tereza Lee – was a musical prodigy who had played as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. After growing up in an apartment with no heat or hot water, and learning to...
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Ask the President to Keep His Promise to Home Care Workers

December 13, 2012
A year ago this week, President Obama announced an initiative that would have a profound impact on mothers and daughters across the country. At a press conference, surrounded by a dozen women who assist—or are assisted by—home care aides, President Obama announced that he was going to end the...
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Dads Can Help Teens Make Better Decisions About Sex

December 12, 2012
These days, dads change diapers, help with homework, and fix dinner for the kids. But there’s one area where their co-parenting duties are still often overlooked: talking with teens about sex and sexuality. As mothers, we know that parenting is not just our responsibility. Neither is talking with...
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Raising Global Citizens (and Consumers) So K'Naan Doesn't Need to Censor His Better Self

December 12, 2012
I'm struck by the recent op-ed by rapper-poet-pop star K'naan in the NY Times, "Censoring Myself for Success," found here . It made me sad - but wasn't surprising - to read how music industry executives wanted him to water down his message and fascinating life story growing up in war-torn Mogadishu...
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6 Concrete Steps the President Can Take to Seize the Moment on Immigration

December 12, 2012
After his reelection, speculation quickly began about what the second term of President Obama will mean for immigrant communities. While we breathed a sigh of relief following the defeat of Mitt Romney's self-deportation politics, it would be irresponsible for us to return to 2008 levels of hope...
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Health Reform: What's Happening, What's Next and What it Means to You

December 12, 2012
Well, it's settled. With President Obama reelected and the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act, health reform is definitely moving forward. But what's happening in your state? How can you get involved in how health reform is implemented in your state and make sure it addresses the needs...
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Stop Fighting and Listen To Your Mother!

December 12, 2012
(If I were to forget myself completely and have a screaming fit at Congress, this is what I would say.) This ridiculous and petty behavior between you two has got to stop. I have had it up to here with this incessant bickering and not getting along. While you have been competing for alpha male, our...
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Why the Fiscal Cliff Matters for Our Health Care

December 11, 2012
By Ashley Wheeland, Health Policy Attorney at the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative We are all getting tired of hearing about the "fiscal cliff." Probably even more so for our U.S. Congressional members. But the deal Congress and the President come up with could impact what American families pay...
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Dream to Belong by Andres Useche: DREAM Act Song + CIR: Immigration Reform

December 11, 2012
This song is a free song and can be downloaded at Facebook . "Dream to Belong" is a music video in support of the DREAM Act, DACA and Comprehensive Immigration reform; Dedicated to all the Dreamers and in memory of Dreamer Joaquin Luna and our ally Shaun Chapa. It features great DREAMer orgs: UWD,...
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From Trail of Dreams to Full Equality

December 11, 2012
For four months in 2010, I woke up around 6 a.m., ate breakfast, tied my shoes, and headed out the door down a long road to liberation as I walked through the Southeast. Although many doubted our ability to complete the 1,500-mile trek from Miami to Washington, D.C. we held our heads high, despite...
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