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03/21/13

The reference to the question, “What’s in a name?”, quoted in the Shakespearean classic, Romeo and Juliet, probes the significance of a surname and family lineage when it comes to measuring someone’s character. The idea is to suggest that a name is of little to no significance, or, at least, that’s...

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Lorraine Gonzalez

03/21/13

Dear Affordable Care Act, Happy birthday, old friend! I can’t believe it was just three years ago that you were born – and I can’t believe in just three years what a difference you’ve made in our lives. You’re a wonderful, wonderful law, and I can’t thank you enough. My pre-existing conditions don’...

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Cheasty Anderson

03/21/13

As the Health Policy Director at Advocates for Children & Youth and as a member of the steering committee for the Maryland Women’s Coalition for Health Care Reform, I can say that the implementation process has at times been challenging. This is particularly true in Maryland where we are so far...

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Leigh Cobb

03/21/13

Co-written by Katherine Ullman. An essay this month in The Wall Street Journal recycled a tired trope : “queen bees” in the office are making the lives of other women a living hell. We’ve heard this before. Powerful women are just grown up high-school “mean girls” chipping away at the self-...

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Joan C. Williams

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03/20/13

In its Annual Letter to Stockholders this year, Viacom, a leading global entertainment company that owns over 160 networks including Nickelodeon, boasts about its methods for delivering profits. The letter states, “As always, we aggressively pursue every sensible opportunity to monetize our media...

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Carol Hazen

03/20/13

This story originally appeared at the Immigration Impact blog. While the recent debate over reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act may have reminded the nation that there are “women’s issues” in immigration law, it doesn’t necessarily follow...

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Mary Giovagnoli

03/20/13

I am Mukti Banerjee, a first-generation immigrant-turned-citizen from India. I decided to start Mukti's Kitchen when a few good friends insisted that I did something to let others know about my Indian cooking and the variety and uniqueness of it. Deep inside, I am a social activist and believe in a...

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Banerjee Mukti

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03/20/13

Yesterday I had the opportunity to take part in a press conference held by several Congresswomen on what the budget proposed by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) would do to women and their families (that’s me standing in front of the flag!). We’ve previously highlighted the ways the Ryan...

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Katherine Gallagher Robbins

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03/20/13

African-American children suffer from obesity at a greater rate than any other group of children in the United States . There are many complex factors that contribute to this epidemic. But one factor, junk foods sold in schools, is being tackled by moms and dads nationwide. The USDA recently...

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Monifa Bandele

Food!

03/20/13

At a conference last weekend , I spoke at length about the daily realities families face in my community when presented with little to no healthy food options. I spoke about the difficulties of getting my children to chose a banana over Cheetos and water over soda----during a conference that had a...

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