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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

04/06/15

Tax cuts for lower- and middle-income folks are more effective than tax cuts for the wealthy at spurring economic growth. Why won't Congress take note?

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Lecia Imbery

Food!

04/06/15

Greetings! This week we're talking about the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and sharing details of exciting conversations happening online and on the ground. Enjoy! 1. HOT LINE Important updates to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans! Love nutrition facts labels? We do too! And DYK? Those labels...

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Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

04/05/15

I dashed straight from a lap swim into Heather’s salon recently, sporting, what my husband calls, a fright wig. When I first got to know Heather, now 29, she was working at someone else's salon. Her unfailing ability to restore calm to my unruly locks has stood the test of many, many lap swims. In...

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Roberta Riley

Food!

04/03/15

Ever been in the store trying to buy food or snacks for your family before someone has a meltdown? That’s pretty much the scene every time I go shopping with my young kids these days. There’s a solution. More complete nutrition labels on food in stores can help us all with speedy, healthy shopping...

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Karen Showalter

Food!

04/03/15

A recent study found toxic heavy metals in over 60% of the chocolate products they tested. This is unacceptable.

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Anya Vanecek

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Health Care

04/03/15

I was frazzled when I heard the Frog Princess wouldn't have school today. But, after posting a link to Facebook asking my friends to sign up to deliver a booklet of stories to Senator Nelson's office, the day became everything but. You see, we've been working on spreading the word to get the...

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Sili Recio

Food! Immigration

04/03/15

It was Valentine’s Day, 2001. I was eight years old when my parents and I crossed the U.S border from Zacatecas Mexico, in search of better opportunities that the so-called “American Dream” had to offer. Through several generations my family made a living from agriculture; we grew corn, the maiz...

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Isaias Vasquez

Politics & Policy

04/03/15

Many children and families eagerly look forward to the end of the school year and the carefree days of summer, playing outside in the warm sun, splashing and swimming in pools and at beaches, and gathering with family and friends for backyard barbeques. But for more than 17 million children the end...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Podcast

04/03/15

This show starts with tips for you on how to use Facebook, Twitter, and email to change the world from a social media guru. In the next segment a Washington Post journalist shares some surprising insights. And then a surprise guest shares insights on breaking through partisan barriers. We close the...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

04/02/15

With National Women’s History Month behind us now, it’s still important to celebrate the great strides women have made over the past decades. It is equally important to remember how many women workers still don’t have the basic necessities they need to support themselves and their families. The...

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