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How to get arsenic out of juice

December 12, 2011
I am ready to pluck that juice box out of my kid’s sticky little hands, no matter how big the juice-splosion. It’s not about the sugar this time – oh, no – it's because of the arsenic! A Consumer Reports study just informed me that apple and grape juice constitute a significant source of dietary...
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Sarah Francis

“Mother Denied Aid Shoots Children, Self”

December 12, 2011
From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org So reads a very small headline in the December 7th Washington Post . The brief item states that a 38-year-old Texan mother of two was “unable to qualify for food stamps for months." She...
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Valerie Young

Redress for Sterilization Abuse: What Can Compensate for Taking Someone’s Fertility?

December 10, 2011
The New York Times ran a front-page story today about the history of sterilization abuse in the United States, particularly the aggressive program in North Carolina under which some 7,600 people were sterilized – often as teens or young adults and without their knowledge. North Carolina is hardly...
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Rachel Roth
Paid Sick Days

Lack of Paid Sick Days Has Claimed Latino Lives

December 10, 2011
Para este artículo en español, haga clic aquí . If there is something I pride myself on it is my work ethic. The importance of hard work is something that was instilled in me by my parents who sometimes worked multiple jobs each to feed our family of six. In college, I, too, worked three jobs to...
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Elisa Batista
Paid Sick Days

La falta de días de enfermedad pagados se ha cobrado vidas en la comunidad latina

December 10, 2011
For this article in English, click here . Si hay algo de lo que estoy orgullosa es de mi ética laboral. La importancia del trabajo duro es algo que aprendí de mis padres que, en ocasiones, tenían varios trabajos cada uno para poder alimentar a nuestra familia de seis personas. En la universidad, yo...
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Elisa Batista
Environmental Health

5 Tips for Non-Toxic Toy Shopping

December 9, 2011
Toy shopping is stressful enough without adding toxic chemicals to the mix! Avoid toxic traps with these top 5 tips for non-toxic toy shopping. 1) Be prepared: Look up toys on HealthyStuff.org and choose toys from their “No detected chemicals of concern” list and “Low detected chemicals of concern...
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Claire Moshenberg
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

#HERVotes Blog Carnival: Extend Unemployment Insurance!

December 8, 2011
Welcome to the #HERVotes Blog Carnival, this time focused on the need to extend unemployment insurance. Why? One reason is that far too many children in our nation ( nearly 1 in 4 ) live in families who are struggling to put food on the table because of poverty. And for them, this holiday season...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Health Care Blog Carnivals MomsVote

Women, The Economy, and Unemployment Insurance

December 8, 2011
I am eight months pregnant. I am currently in a battle with unemployment insurance and my previous employer, WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) over whether or not I should be allowed unemployment benefits. Since October 24 (almost six weeks ago) I have been wrongfully let go...
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Angel Savoy
Health Care Blog Carnivals MomsVote

Navigating unemployment

December 8, 2011
I had been unable to find a job in my field since April of 2011. My family is staying afloat and we are one of the lucky ones. Wondering what my field is? I am a SOCIAL WORKER with a masters degree! I thought the world needed social workers?! I'm sure it still does, but with such extreme budget...
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Jen

When my husband faced unemployment

December 8, 2011
My husband lost his job in July. He is college-educated with 10 years of experience in the engineering field. He should be able to find another job. Unfortunately, now it's the end of October and although he has had several interviews, he has been unable to find full-time work. Our family is...
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Karoline

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