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Lesson for Congress from the Ice Cream Truck: Support the ACA!

July 10, 2012
Ah, the call of the ice cream truck. The minute he hears the music from a distance, my four year-old begins begging, “Can I have an ice cream?!” He tries every possible approach – when I say no, he corners his father, and has even resorted to asking a neighbor to buy one for him. Lessons from the...
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3 Reasons to Buy Antibiotic-free Meat and Poultry

July 10, 2012
If you’re a meat-eater, it’s better for your health and the planet to buy antibiotic-free meat and poultry. That might be tough to do, given that 80 percent of the antibiotics in use are fed to animals raised for food to keep them growing faster and to prevent them from getting sick in crowded and...
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Pop Quiz: Pick Out the Immigrant

July 10, 2012
Editor's Note: For live coverage of this speech, please see this C-Span clip . This week the U.S. Supreme Court declared the immigration policy of the state of Arizona, a policy that Mitt Romney has called a “model for America,” to be largely unconstitutional. I applaud the court for stating that...
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On Having It All

July 10, 2012
Excerpted from full piece at The Huffington Post Anne-Marie Slaughter's article " Why Women Still Can't Have it All" published in The Atlantic has struck a collective nerve, breaking readership records on the magazine's website and generating all manner of buzz. I admire her courage to speak out on...
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What the Supreme Court Ruling On SB 1070 Means For Children and Families

July 9, 2012
In April 2010, Arizona passed SB 1070, the first state law aimed at enforcing immigration laws in an effort to reduce the undocumented immigrant population. A federal district court enjoined the law one day before its implementation, and a final appeal reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Since the...
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Take Action To Help Pass Sick Days For All

July 8, 2012
40 million people in the United States don’t have access to a single paid sick day. In fact, nearly 80% of low wage workers and 40% of private sector workers don't have access to a single paid sick day. And this means that many people have little choice but to go to work sick--rather than staying...
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Racial Profiling of Immigrants Has Consequences For All Communities

July 6, 2012
As a fellow for New America Media , the country’s largest collaboration and advocate for 2,000 ethnic news media outlets, I was tasked with finding an immigrant woman to interview for a story. Oh boy. As I began searching, I was shocked to hear from so many documented immigrant women who were...
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#WellnessWeds: 5 million children have health care coverage now.

July 4, 2012
No kid should know the word 'pre-existing condition.' As a result of the Affordable Care Act (aka "Health Reform" and "Obamacare"), five million children with pre-existing conditions will get--and keep--the health coverage they need. Michelle from Texas shared her story: My 8 year old son is a...
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Tips Tuesday: How to Buy Antibiotic-Free Meat

July 3, 2012
Fireworks. Barbeques. Antibiotics? When it comes to Fourth of July traditions, one of these things is not like the others. Unfortunately, antibiotics can crash your summer barbeque depending on the kind of meat you purchase. Antibiotics have become so rampant in meat that we're starting to see a...
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Best SCOTUS Celebration Images!

July 3, 2012
We are still excited about the Supreme Court Ruling last week that upholds the Affordable Care Act! And we're still laughing about the great celebration images that have been circulating since the announcement. Here are a few of our favorites--what are we missing? THESE FIVE PEOPLE just saved...
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