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03/04/14

There is a child in the barrio, playing with her brother, listening to her mother pleading for food. The unemployment checks have ended. The kitchen is bare. Her mother is calling local pantries, while her children wonder when they will be fed. In the high rises of Manhattan, full of opportunity...

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Migdalia Rivera

03/04/14

The best thing about March is the annual outpouring of information about women. This year's rich harvest includes some terrific profiles of women's work in photography, theater, and museum leadership. Make no mistake - new ground is being broken here, and we are still seeing many "firsts". My own...

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Valerie Young

Food!

03/04/14

The Detroit News published an op-ed by Michigan Congresswoman Candice Miller on February 24th, where the Congresswoman slammed the nutrition standards established under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 . In her op-ed Representative Miller calls the nutrition standards (which guarantee more...

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Elyssa Schmier

Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

03/04/14

Good work, moms!: No one seems to know exactly what to thank for the 43% drop in obesity among 2- to 5-year-olds. Michelle Obama? Food stamp changes that make fruits and veggies more affordable for low-income families? I know who to thank: You…moms. Many factors probably contribute to this huge...

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Liz Shuler

Health Care

03/04/14

Saturday was a busy day for Doctors for America and MomsRising was happy to assist! They kicked off their "Coverage is Good Medicine" tour across Florida to raise awareness for the new health benefits available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as we round the corner towards the end of the...

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Sili Recio

Health Care

03/03/14

THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER at Sanford’s Farm and that’s a good thing. For organic farmer, Jeremy and his young family, a work day is not just 9 to 5. If there’s enough light to work in, then there’s work to be done. Sanford’s Farm, situated 20 miles from Mount Rainier as the crow flies, is 29...

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Julie Gonzales-Corbin

Open Flexible Work

03/02/14

This piece, written by Rachel and her husband, Mark Davies, originally appeared at The Huffington Pos t on February 11, 2014. It also appeared as part of the Religious Action Center’s blog series “ Double Booked: A Conversation about Working Families in the 21st Century ” on Februrary 14, 2014...

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Rachel Laser

Health Care Food!

03/01/14

Every mother has a story about the beginnings of her child’s life. Many of them are joyful, some are heartbreaking, but all of them are important. And almost all of them will have at least one thing in common: the desire to give their child the absolute best start to life. Our instincts as moms to...

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Lucy Sullivan

Food!

02/28/14

Co-author: Renee Gross, J.D., Legislative Coordinator at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity When you send your child to school in the morning, you expect they will learn math, reading, and writing; even art and physical education. But you probably don’t expect them to learn about...

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Carol Hazen

02/28/14

Last week, I attended a MomsRising Healthcare House Party near Dallas with special guest, 2nd Lady, Dr. Jill Biden! I was invited to the event because of my personal dealings with healthcare. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2012 and while I am covered under my husband’s health plan I...

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