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07/23/13

Expectant mothers risk losing their jobs, their babies, or both when employers deny them pregnancy accommodations at work - accommodations as modest as the right to carry a water bottle due to persistent pregnancy-related urinary tract infections or the right to take more frequent bathroom breaks...

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Joan C. Williams

Environmental Health Health Care

07/23/13

You know that SC Johnson commercial that’s on 24/7 about how they they disclose all ingredients right down to fragrance? (Except that they don’t.) We spoofed it. Watch to get the real story!

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Cassidy Randall

Food!

07/23/13

For many kids, summertime means ice cream trucks, pools, family vacations, and camp. Unfortunately, summer also means there are low-income children who no longer have access to guaranteed meals from school. We make sure kids have lunch during the school year through the National School Lunch...

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Nancy Correa

Food!

07/23/13

I love flipping through cookbooks to get ideas for dinner from the glossy pictures and the enticing descriptions of the meals I could create with the right ingredients in my pantry and fridge and a few more minutes in my day. But, as the communications director for the food safety non-profit, the...

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Laura Trivers

Family Economic Security

07/22/13

In 2009, after taking care of my newborn full-time while he was going through chemotherapy, all of our life savings had been spent. Tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) enabled us to--just barely--keep our heads above water by decreasing our tax burden...

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Felicia Burnett

07/19/13

All year I’ve been looking forward to enjoying lazy days at the swimming pool with my children, alternating between reading a good book in the shade and jumping in for some laps every hour or so. I love how swimming makes you feel like you have really worked every muscle in your body, and the kids...

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Kate Uslan

07/19/13

There is little doubt that motherhood can be one of life’s greatest joys. But as any mother knows, motherhood can also be difficult. Even in the best of situations and with all the requisite resources, mothering can be heartbreaking and backbreaking. When a mother lacks the resources to keep her...

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Assemblywoman Holly J. Mitchell

Family Economic Security Gun Safety MomsRising Near You

07/18/13

I love my son. Like any mother, I would do anything for him -- anything to make sure that he can live up to his potential and fulfill all of his dreams. That's why I was completely stunned when my son -- my straight son -- was refused promotions at work for being gay. I grew up in a small town in...

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Lyn Herron

Food!

07/18/13

Happy summer! www.BagtheJunk.org Starting today, and continuing every other Thursday of the month I'll be sharing the latest and greatest blogs from BagtheJunk.org . For those of you not familiar with us, Bag the Junk is a national campaign to empower school employees and other members of the...

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Lisa Sharma Creighton

Health Care

07/17/13

Donna, a Seattle Seahawks season ticket holder, is "disgusted." In her email to us, she wrote: “I would like to urge you to tell the National Football League (NFL) to reverse their decision not to share information about new health insurance options. The NFL promotes healthy living at their games...

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