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04/12/13
I’ve spent many years wondering why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been so slow to curb the rampant overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. Original Nipper, by Francis Barraud (1856–1924) (Transferred from en.wikipedia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons For a public health agency,...
Margaret Mellon's picture
04/12/13
Not a lot of meat is raised here in New York City. Nonetheless, New York City played host yesterday to the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) Food Dialogues, a well-funded public relations project backed by some of the biggest and most notorious players in the food industry . Billed as a...
Sasha Lyutse's picture
04/12/13
October 29th 2011. Most people remember Halloween weekend 2011 in the northeast for the freak snowstorm that caused massive power outages, we remember that weekend as one in fear. Fear of infection for both Virginia and myself. Virginia had been born a week prior and in typical 24-25 weeker fashion...
Alyssa Kent's picture
04/12/13
MomsRising.org is thrilled to team up with the Supermoms Against Superbugs campaign! As the mother of two young girls, it is extremely important to me that parents and physicians have as many tools as possible in our toolbox to help keep all children healthy and safe. That's why when we heard about...
Monifa Bandele's picture
04/12/13
This blog originally appeared in Food Patriots . Seven years ago I had big dreams of playing in the Major Leagues. My fastball topped 86mph. My curve broke from 12:00 to 6:00. And at 15, I was already entering my second season on varsity. Local scouts were drooling. They called almost every night,...
Sam Spitz's picture
04/12/13
Photo on right: Many of us who participated in the rally waved signs that read, "Immigration Reform Is Central to Women's Equality." The amazing artwork on the signs is by Favianna Rodriguez . Washington, D.C. -- MomsRising.org has long advocated for the needs and dignity of all women, children and...
Elisa Batista's picture
04/12/13
There is a significant change coming, and I expect the lives of our daughters and sons may not play out so much like ours as we expect. Researchers looking at how we live, love and commit have found that women are less inclined to “put a ring on it” and willing to embrace motherhood without...
Valerie Young's picture
04/11/13
Women comprise only 18 percent of Congress. Women comprise 0 percent of the "Gang of Eight" Senators who are drafting immigration reform policy right now. Yet, over 50 percent of all immigrants are women ; and if you add children, then that group accounts for two-thirds of all immigrants to our...
Kristin's picture
04/10/13
Tomorrow, April 11th, the It’s Our Healthcare Coalition will hold a press event in Los Angeles to tell Governor Jerry Brown that we need him to expand Medi-Cal as quickly and as fully as possible. The event, which will feature local officials, health practitioners and consumers, is scheduled for 10...
Cary Sanders's picture
04/10/13
Co-written by Katherine Ullman. It’s been a rough couple of weeks for women in STEM. Most shockingly, Adria Richards , former developer evangelist at SendGrid, was fired after she publicly reported two men (one of whom was also fired) for making lewd jokes in earshot at a PyCon Conference. Richards...
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