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12/06/10

It all started a few months ago when a friend of mine made a confession: Sometimes she fantasizes about getting into a minor car accident so that she'll have to go to the hospital for a few days. My friend doesn't have a death wish, she's just so stressed out working and taking care of her kids that a hospital visit sounds tantalizingly restful.

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Katrina Alcorn

Realistic & Fair Wages

12/06/10

By Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Earlier this year, on April 20th, we observed Equal Pay Day, the date that marked the 110 extra days that women had to work into 2010 in order to equal what men earned in 2009. This is an injustice of this first order. In 1963, Congress first responded to the wage gap...

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Senator Tom Harkin

Childcare & Early Education

12/06/10

Children are dying. A bully is making their lives miserable. A bully is threatening them. Humiliating them. Being mean.

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Lily Eskelsen

Environmental Health

12/03/10

Two years ago, CHEJ and the Teamsters made a discovery: Toy juggernaut Toys "R" Us was peddling PVC-containing toys to the under-12 set. Toy-box classics like Toy Story 3 Barbie and You and Me Take Along Baby doll were exposing kids to toxic chemicals like lead, PVC, and more. And as anyone who has...

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Claire Moshenberg

12/03/10

I just wanted to give you a quick, very happy update: S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 passed Congress this afternoon! This comprehensive, historic legislation will help improve the nutritional quality of school lunches, get junk food out of school vending machines, and support strong...

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Sarah Francis

Open Flexible Work

12/02/10

As a woman, a mother, a wife and an educator, gender equity is an issue that is very close to my heart and frankly, an idea whose time has come.

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Lily Eskelsen

Paid Sick Days

12/02/10

The movement to enact paid sick days laws is gaining momentum and implementation in some cities is providing helpful insights. Washington, D.C. is one of them. To educate advocates and the public about D.C.’s law, CLASP has launched a new webpage for information and resources specific to D.C. In...

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Andrea Lindemann Gilliam

12/01/10

Of all the factors that are associated with childhood obesity, food marketing remains one of the most contentious. For public health and children’s media advocates who have worked on this issue for several years, a main concern has been to clarify what constitutes a “healthy” product from an “...

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Eileen Espejo

Health Care

12/01/10

By Judy Waxman , Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women's Law Center Are women in America healthier than they were 10 years ago? Which state and federal policies can help improve women’s health? Join the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 1...

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Thao Nguyen

12/01/10

If there's one thing moms know how to do, it's how to do two things at once. I admit it: I'm never on the phone without a sock or dish in my hand. So, it's a no brainer for us to deliver two things to Congress on the same day, especially when multiple key votes are expected to happen in the next...

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Sarah Francis