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American Moms: Unsung Heroes of a Bad Economy

December 15, 2011
American mothers are hard-hit by the tough economy, with 42 percent more women than men living in poverty and single moms especially vulnerable. Yet women work valiantly to sustain families, and remain thankful that they can manage at all. In a new study on American families released today, the...
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Leslie Bennetts

Snow, Sparkles, and...MomsVote 2012!

December 15, 2011
Snow, sparkles, winter light, and... voting? Wait a minute. What does voting have to do with the holidays?! This holiday season at MomsRising we're announcing the launch of.... drum roll please.... ...MomsVote 2012! And we need your support, your help, your good wishes, and all of your holiday...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Environmental Health

5 Green Shipping Tips for Your Holiday Gifts

December 15, 2011
Wrapping up your holiday shopping? It's time to start wrapping and sending out those gifts! Try these top five green (and easy!) shipping tips: Green shipping options: When you’re shopping online, pay close attention to your shipping options. Many companies now give you the option to ship goods...
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Claire Moshenberg

Thanks Health Care Law! 2.5 Million Young Adults Gain Health Coverage Through the Affordable Care Act

December 14, 2011
It’s not hard to understand why the recent announcement that 2.5 million young adults have gained coverage through the Affordable Care Act is a big deal (this large gain is due to a provision in the law that went into effect on September 23, 2010 and allows adult children without access to job-...
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Thao Nguyen
Paid Sick Days

Your urgent action needed in Mass!

December 14, 2011
Guess what? Right now state legislators are meeting in Boston to determine their legislative priorities for the New Year. That makes right now the perfect time to send your state legislators a quick note urging them to resolve to pass the Mass paid sick days bill in 2012! http://action.momsrising...
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Ruth Martin

The heroes among us.

December 14, 2011
Something really amazing has been happening. Amidst the bickering in Washington D.C., some voices are rising above the din. And guess what? They're ours!! MomsRising members from around the country have been raising our voices, sharing our personal stories, sending in messages to leaders, and.....
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Health Care

Play the Game of Obamacare

December 14, 2011
A few weeks ago, I wrote about our Thanks, Obamacare campaign and why exactly we are saying Thanks, Obamacare! Today, I am writing to tell you that we launched an exciting new feature on our website, the Game of Obamacare! As you spin the wheel to advance through life, you’ll be asked to make...
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Serena Woods

I’m Volunteering My Story

December 13, 2011
As I pecked away at my laptop on a 6:30am flight to Atlanta, I took a moment to reflect on the three tasks I just completed long before I landed to start my day job. First, I reviewed the budget projections for Lafayette Elementary School’s 2nd grade class to assess if we were on track with revenue...
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Jackie Norris
Health Care

A Glimmer of Good News for California’s Kids

December 13, 2011
With the state’s unemployment rate hovering above 11 percent, impending state budget triggers that are inciting rallies across the state, and 52% growth in health insurance premiums for California families over nearly the past decade, it's hard to find truly good news...but here's some: at a time...
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Michael Odeh
Environmental Health

EPA Cleans House, Industry Fights Back

December 13, 2011
by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org The Environmental Protection Agency is cleaning house. Last week, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson released hundreds of chemical studies , which were formerly kept secret from the public as confidential...
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