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10/26/11

Since the first Thanksgiving almost 400 years ago, Americans have spent each fall counting our blessings for the abundance produced by this continent's food and agriculture system. It is a gift that has kept on giving: We Americans today are, in general, able to consume more food, with more variety...

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Senator Tom Harkin

10/26/11

I'm a retired teacher, a mom and a grandmother of two from Iowa. Admittedly, nuclear weapons were never high on my radar. But as the national budget crisis continues and our leaders in Washington threaten funding for schools, jobs, health care, Social Security and even troops, I know I must act. I...

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Rima Johnson

Childcare & Early Education

10/26/11

Congress is getting a little scary this Halloween season. In the budget debate, key programs for families, like affordable child care and preschool are on the chopping block. We've had enough with tricks! We’ve decided to make sure the voices of families are heard in the halls of Congress by...

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Sarah Francis

10/26/11

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org “When we are mothers we have access to important insight, wisdom and compassion. For that reason ,we must insert ourselves into these broader conversations. And we must do so fearlessly.” I...

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Valerie Young

10/25/11

I'm so pleased to be able to share these extraordinary photos by Leslie Knott, a photojournalist stationed in Afghanistan and Field Producer of Peace Unveiled . Leslie Knott has worked as a filmmaker and photographer for the past 12 years. She has spent the past seven years focusing on stories from...

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Abigail Disney

Environmental Health Health Care

10/25/11

My worst toxic chemical catastrophes all have to do with cleaning emergencies. Erupting late night sinks, followed by a newly filthy kitchen floor. Grocery stores that aren’t open, budgets that can’t accomodate a last minute batch of organic cleaning supplies, home emergencies at odd hours when my...

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Claire Moshenberg

10/25/11

WASHINGTON, D.C.—I just got back from the Blogalicious Conference , an annual gathering of African American and Latina women bloggers. I couldn't be more excited. I learned that some Latina MomsRising contributing bloggers and blogging partners -- myself included! -- were nominated by our...

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Elisa Batista

Open Flexible Work

10/25/11

Every October, National Work and Family Month gives me flashbacks. When I became pregnant, I was a manager at a high-tech company. My job was at least fifty hours a week and, given a recent merger, would now include coast-to-coast travel. With my husband working crazy hours as a new associate at a...

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Kristin Maschka

Food! Health Care

10/24/11

Family dinners, backyard BBQs, even that rare long lunch with old friends: Food brings us together, and helps us make memories. Today is Food Day, and we’re celebrating the power and the possibility of food. Thousands of people across the country are coming together to alleviate hunger, improve...

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Claire Moshenberg

10/22/11

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Women are certainly taking it on the chin as funding cuts fall thick and fast. Topeka, Kansas has decided the city can no longer afford to prosecute perpetrators of domestic violence...

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Valerie Young