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10/28/13

Parents are descending on Washington D.C. next week to demand toxic chemical reform and to protect our kids and the public health-- and I'm with them in spirit for the Stroller Brigade and Toxics Action Day. I'm a BIG fan of parent activism, grassroots, real folks, bringing their message to...

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Katy Farber

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Food!

10/25/13

After being subjected to way too many SpongeBob SquarePants cartoons by my kids, I never thought I would be the one to stand up for the guy. But, pushing junk food on kids is no way for any self-respecting sponge to make a living. You see, SpongeBob airs on Nickelodeon and a 2012 study by the...

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Migdalia Rivera

10/24/13

There is nothing remotely chic or glamorous about being poor and elderly. Yet women are far more likely than men to find themselves in that exact situation. Women make less and live longer, so smaller resources have to stretch to cover longer years. In many cases, if they'd clued in sooner, many...

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Valerie Young

Health Care

10/24/13

For the last several weeks, MomsRising has been reaching out to members to share resources and help answer questions about the new, affordable health insurance options available thanks to the Affordable Care Act. We know folks still have questions, so we kept track of the most asked questions and...

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Jeannina Perez

Environmental Health

10/24/13

The color of October used to be orange, as leaves died and pumpkins arrived on the scene. But now the color of October is pink, in the form of pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness appearing on everything from yogurt, Sharpies, football helmets, cereal and more. It’s time to move beyond the pink...

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Margie Kelly

Environmental Health

10/24/13

Because moms and family members across the country united our voices and signed on to MomRising.org’s petitions and letters calling on our government to defend clean air and fight climate change…. We were LOUD, and we were HEARD. Here's how we know: Before the business of government was so rudely...

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Gloria Pan

Childcare & Early Education MomsVote Politics & Policy Families & The Federal Budget

10/23/13

Every American should have been in the streets when our elected officials labeled cancer care for children as "nonessential." On a damp Friday morning, 11 days into the government shutdown, a few dozen truckers took to the Capital Beltway to tell lawmakers they were angry. They were protesting big...

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Jo Comerford

Families & The Federal Budget

10/23/13

After 16 days of gridlock, partisan temper tantrums, and lost paychecks by government workers, Congress finally approved—and the President signed—a bill that reopens and funds the federal government . The good news is this national nightmare is over: government workers are back to work , national...

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Elyssa Schmier

Immigration MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

10/23/13

Photo below from left to right: me; Sylvia Aguilera, director of government relations for McDonald's Corporation; Jes Sofia Valle, CEO of the Bloggers of Health network; Ana Roca Castro, founder of LATISM, education tech developer and CEO of Plaza Familia ; and Laurita Tellado, the force behind the...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

10/23/13

Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí . Two of my maternal aunts suffered from breast cancer when they were in their 50s and 60s. And while their story had a happy ending because they have lived for decades passed their diagnosis and treatments, this has not brought me comfort...

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