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05/25/12

Some bits of news to slip in before the long holiday weekend , when you’ll surrender to the seductive aroma of the grill and a tall glass of your favorite iced beverage with sunscreen at the ready. Ahhh. Social scientists have documented men moving into traditionally “pink collar” jobs like nursing...

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Valerie Young

Immigration

05/24/12

Juana was nine months pregnant and driving home from a prenatal checkup when she saw the flash of police lights behind her. Without explanation, she was pulled over and asked to show her driver’s license. Juana gave the officer her consular ID and car’s registration. Still without explanation, or...

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Mallika Dutt

05/24/12

“We’re not asking for more credit, just fair credit.” This is how MomsRising member and stay-at-home mother Holly McCall described her campaign to change new financial rules that prevent stay-at-home parents from securing consumer credit. Holly, a mom of two young boys living in Vienna, Virginia,...

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Ashley Boyd

Immigration

05/24/12

Cross-Posted at America's Voice and Daily Kos : It’s painful to watch. Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL), a victim of domestic violence, has let herself become the spokesperson for the grievously flawed and dangerous Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed by House Republicans. But asserting that “VAWA must...

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Tramonte Lynn

Environmental Health

05/23/12

You know how easy it is to take someone for granted, especially after a long, committed relationship. Then one day, the romance is totally gone, and so is that person, leaving you mourning over the itty bitty pieces of a broken heart. You never knew how good you had it until it was gone. Don’t let...

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Gloria Pan

Realistic & Fair Wages

05/23/12

Did you ever wonder why babies are always trying to grab phones? It’s because phones have super powers. Or at least they do when you use them to call your U.S. Senators and urge them to vote YES on the Paycheck Fairness Act and to co-sponsor it too. That's right. We've heard again and again from...

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Ruth Martin

05/23/12

In 2001, my 13 year old son, Corey, was sent to what the “New York Times” called the worst juvenile prison in the country. What crime had he committed that earned him this hellish journey? He stole a $300 stereo out of a pick-up truck after he smashed out the window with a crowbar. His sentence was...

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Grace Bauer

Environmental Health

05/22/12

Right now moms and kids are in D.C. urging Congress to protect our families by supporting comprehensive chemicals reform to keep our kids safe from toxics, and they need your help! * Can you back them up? Tell Congress to be on the lookout for moms today-- and urge them to support comprehensive...

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Sarah Francis

Environmental Health Health Care

05/22/12

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director & CEO www.healthychild.org After the CDC lowered the threshold at which a child is at risk for lead poisoning by half last week, the number of children under six who are now considered at risk jumped from 77,000 to 442,000, according to the...

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Rachel Sarnoff

Paid Family Leave

05/21/12

By Noreen Farrell, Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates Two stories. Two radically different endings. Maria and Angie work for different employers in different states. Both were thrilled when they became pregnant. They were confident that they could continue to perform their jobs during...

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