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Respecting Moms on Mother's Day

May 13, 2012
By Tiseme Gabriella Zegeye, ACLU Women's Rights Project The current presidential campaign has brought attention to the " war on women " and the "war on moms," with both Republicans and Democrats speaking out on the need to recognize and value the work mothers do in raising their children. Attention...
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The Gifts Mothers Really Want

May 12, 2012
My favorite Mother's day gifts from my sons were their original stories, songs and poems. But what I needed when they were infants and toddlers was something children can't deliver: affordable time off when they were born and when they were sick. So for all those candidates and elected officials...
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Ellen Bravo
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For Mother's Day: A Present That Values Families

May 12, 2012
Mother's Day unifies the nation as we all scurry to find the right Hallmark card, fancy flowers or some proverbial chocolates to honor she who labored us into this world. The treats, however, can't sweeten a bitter fact: our country, while touting that it values families, gives scant evidence of...
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Hannah Matthews
Health Care

The Affordable Care Act: A Mother's Day Gift for Moms Throughout the United States

May 12, 2012
People always say good health is the greatest gift, so let’s make health a priority this Mother’s Day. Now that I am a mother myself, I am even more appreciative that I have health insurance that covers the care I need. All moms deserve the kind of quality, affordable care that I was lucky enough...
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Jessica Arons

Family Leave - Exclusion of Gay Partners Needs to Change

May 12, 2012
The President's support for gay marriage is a step in the right direction, but meanwhile, gay families are excluded from basic protections like family leave to care for one another in case of a serious health condition. Check out this op-ed about the issue: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-walsh...
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Janet Walsh

Sexy Underwear and Other Sundries

May 12, 2012
Are you a hot mama or have you surrendered your womanly power to the diaper bin? I have decided to reclaim my whole self and here's how. I reached the technical linear date of mid-life a couple of years ago (now 42) and at that moment I realized the value of bucket lists. In the first half of life...
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Lisa Labon

This Mother's Day, tell the Boy Scouts to support ALL moms

May 11, 2012
Mother's Day has always been a special day for me -- a time to celebrate my mother, grandmothers, but most importantly, my children. It's they, after all, who make Mother's Day (and every day) a day worth remembering. But this Mother's Day, I won't be able to celebrate with all my kids. Well, to...
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Jennifer Tyrrell

To the Moms in My Life: Safety Nets Continue to Matter

May 11, 2012
This mother’s day – I’d like to share an oldie but goodie blog post about the importance of moms in our lives, and how critical it is to provide them with the safety nets that they provide their children every day. This year, three of my four sisters are celebrating their first or second Mother’s...
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Thao Nguyen
Immigration

The War On Women Is Bigger Than You Think

May 11, 2012
As you read this, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering key elements of Arizona’s SB1070 — one of the most outrageously harsh anti-immigration laws our nation has ever seen. As the Court deliberates, the rampant racial profiling and blatant discrimination encouraged by SB1070 continue to devastate...
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Mallika Dutt

Moms Get Political: An Interview With Momsrising Co-founder Joan Blades

May 11, 2012
As with every Mother's Day, millions of moms will get flowers and candy this Sunday, along with sticky pancakes or burnt toast lovingly prepared by husbands and kids turned cooks-for-a-day. As individuals, we're pretty fond of our mothers. But as a nation we don't value motherhood all that much. We...
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