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06/14/12

The notion that instituting parental controls for Facebook’s underage users or creating a kid-friendly version will keep pre-teens off of the regular—or unrestricted—site is ridiculous. The 7.5 million children under the age of 13 who are lying to get on the site will continue lie with our without their parents’ permission. According to Microsoft research, only 35% of parents whose kids are on Facebook actually know about it.

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Susan Linn

06/14/12

Do you ever wonder what happens when we say that we’re going to hand deliver you stories, petitions, or signatures to elected leaders? We really do it and My 9-month-old daughter, who will be 45 by the time the wage gap closes if we don't act now, is quite upset the Paycheck Fairness Act failed...

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Ruth Martin

Health Care

06/13/12

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Plyler v. Doe Supreme Court ruling, a statute that embodies our belief as Americans that all children should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. The ruling established that every child, regardless of their immigration status, is entitled...

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Bruce Lesley

Environmental Health

06/13/12

Happy (almost) Father’s Day! Celebrate the dads in your life with nontoxic gifts and treats. With these easy tips, you can take toxic chemicals out of your Father’s Day BBQ, select or create your own luxurious nontoxic gifts, and wrap up your Father's Day presents in environmentally friendly,...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health

06/12/12

Does the thought of trying to get toxic chemicals out of your home make you want to run screaming in the opposite direction? BPA in cans, cancer-causing chemicals in baby shampoo, hormone disruptors in laundry detergent – do you start to get completely overwhelmed? What if we told you that detoxing...

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Cassidy Randall

Environmental Health

06/12/12

"BPA-free" means safe, not linked to breast cancer , not estrogenic, in the clear, worry-free…right? Hardly. In March of this year, Campbell’s announced that it is getting rid of BPA, but the company is not disclosing what it plans to use instead. We need to know what's in the food our families eat...

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Gretchen Lee Salter

06/12/12

by Karen Davenport, Director of Health Policy, National Women's Law Center The major health insurers held a hot-ticket event yesterday – first United Healthcare announced that it would retain key patient protections and health coverage guarantees, no matter how the Supreme Court rules on the...

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Thao Nguyen

06/10/12

What if somebody told you that you were an investor in the most valuable commodity in the whole world? What if, every day for two decades or more, you made a small but significant contribution into the most promising enterprise available; in fact, the single asset on which all other profits would...

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Valerie Young

Paid Sick Days

06/08/12

Many people have heard of Paid Time Off (PTO) banks, but the contours of such policies are often little understood, especially outside the human resources world. To shed light on PTO banks, CLASP and the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) have released a report using Bureau of Labor...

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Andrea Lindemann Gilliam

Environmental Health Health Care

06/07/12

Since discovering a known cancer-causing chemical hiding out in Tide Free & Gentle , Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) and Healthy Child Healthy World have been mobilizing moms across the country to call on the company to remove 1,4-dioxane. More than 76,000 people have contacted the company...

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Cassidy Randall