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A Paid Sick Days Wake Up Call

August 26, 2010
My 90 year-old mother used to tell me that moms are only allowed to be sick for one day – after that they have to get back to taking care of everyone else. Too bad that the nasty germs don’t always pay attention to the one-day rule. And to make matters tougher, nowadays, taking care of everyone...
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Nancy Rankin
Paid Sick Days Blog Carnivals

Why We Need #PaidSickDays: Stories From NY Parents

August 26, 2010
Over the last few months, we've been asking MomsRising members to send us their personal stories about the need for paid sick days and the response has been overwhelming. Members from every state have shared their stories, demonstrating the indisputable truth that lack of a rational paid sick day...
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Ruth Martin
Environmental Health

To Vaccinate Your Child….Or Not?

August 26, 2010
This article offers an impartial introduction to the otherwise hotly-contested subject of childhood vaccinations. And it shows how vaccines fit into the whole problem of the toxic assault on our children. Donna Curless’s three children were born and spent their early years in Brick Township, a mid-...
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Alice Shabecoff
Paid Sick Days Blog Carnivals

Speaker Quinn, NYC Needs Paid Sick Days Now!

August 26, 2010
Welcome to the MomsRising blog carnival on paid sick days for New York City! We've partnered with A Better Balance and the New York State Paid Leave Coalition to host a New York-based social media conversation (via this blog carnival and a Twitter party using #paidsickdays) focused on the urgent...
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Ruth Martin
Environmental Health Food!

America's Obsession with Food

August 25, 2010
Over the past decade, food has become a central theme in entertainment. Television channels and programs are dedicated solely to food preparation, popular chefs, cooking contests, or the latest fad in restaurants. With coverage like this, our standard three meals a day almost resemble an obsession...
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Kathleen Chrismer

Alan Simpson Embarrasses Obama, Insults Women, and, Well, Everyone

August 25, 2010
Alan Simpson, former US Senator from Wyoming and current Co-Chair of the President's Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, has crossed the line. We're all entitled to our own opinions, but not our own facts. And when he didn't like the facts , he took to personal insults and profanity...
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Natale Zimmer
Environmental Health

Please Act Now to Honor the Mothers

August 24, 2010
The news may be filled with stories of crises and collapse, but through every downfall we are seeing greatness as mothers heed the call for change. As Amie Nelson says in “ How Mothers Can Change the World ,” “ The positive light among us is the growing swell of activism from women formerly in the...
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Janelle Sorensen
Realistic & Fair Wages Family Economic Security

Paycheck discrimination is making headlines! Let’s use this momentum to help get the Paycheck Fairness Act passed!

August 24, 2010
ABC's show Good Morning America just ran a segment on wage and hiring discrimination against mothers this weekend! [1] And, I was honored to be invited on the show to share what moms in America face every day. But it's not just Good Morning America that's covered fair pay issues recently. The New...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Maria Shriver Takes On Alzheimer’s Advocacy

August 24, 2010
Maria Shriver: a march and candlelight vigil to raise awareness about Alzheimer's will begin her 2010 Women's Conference. In her final year as California’s First Lady, Maria Shriver turns public attention to Alzheimer’s advocacy at her influential California Governor & First Lady’s Conference...
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Marianne Schnall
Health Care

Question of the Week: I cannot afford health insurance

August 24, 2010
Question: I cannot afford health insurance. What options are available under health reform and what will it take to qualify? Health reform makes health care more accessible and affordable for everyone. Here are some of the options for affordable coverage under health reform, along with information...
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Christine Sebastian

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