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08/09/22

Studies have shown that academic performance and health insurance go hand in hand. Children who have health coverage miss fewer classes and perform better in school than those who are uninsured. But health coverage doesn’t just benefit students. Fewer missed days of school also mean fewer missed...

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Tasmiha Khan

Health Care

08/09/22

On the #RADIO show this week, we celebrate the abortion-care victory in Kansas, cover how YOU can help move forward tax fairness and affordable prescription drugs, and find out about a new way the fight for paid family/medical leave is moving forward! *Special guests include: Emily Wales, Planned...

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Jacqueline Jackson

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

08/05/22

We have a win to celebrate! This week we saw a big win in Kansas to protect abortion rights because everyday people like you stood up, voted, and made their voices heard! Now – in no small part due to your efforts – we have an opportunity to help move another wave of progress forward with the...

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Selina Maldonado

Health Care

08/04/22

We are so ecstatic to celebrate the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)’s 25th anniversary! CHIP is a federal/state partnership program that helps insure kids in all fifty states. Making sure our children have health insurance ensures that we always give our kids a winning hand of lifelong...

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Tasmiha Khan

Take Action!

Tell your Senator to vote YES on the Inflation Reduction Act!

Health Care Politics & Policy

08/04/22

Finally, some great news! The U.S. Senate has come to an agreement on a bill that will rein in Big Pharma’s price gouging, help millions of people keep their health insurance, tax mega-corporations, and lower carbon emissions. Quick signature: Tell your U.S. Senators to support the Inflation...

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Felicia Burnett

Gun Safety

08/04/22

I am the program manager of the Gate City Coalition, which is the Greensboro, NC branch of Cure Violence . Cure Violence works to end gun violence through a community violence interruption model. I was brought into this work when I was shot in the head in 2011. I do not consider myself to be a...

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Ingram Bell

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice Social & Emotional Development

08/03/22

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade took effect, we’ve been doing everything we can to secure our reproductive rights for every single person, in every single state. Their decision reversed our right at the national level to choose when, and if, we want to have children...

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Diarra Diouf

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MomsRising

08/01/22

The MomsRising movement surged with power this July. Click this to see the MOMentum and change you made possible with your generosity.

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Kerri Karvetski

MomsRising MomsRising Near You

08/01/22

On July 7th, in Tucson Arizona, over 65 people came together to build power in their community. Women, fathers, children, and super volunteers all showed up to raise their voices and to demand action for women, families, and our national economy. at the community power party, volunteers signed...

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Alin Rodríguez

Health Care Maternal Justice

07/28/22

As summer days heat up, we remain fired up to campaign for policies that lift hard-working families, not undermine us: Access to comprehensive paid family/medical leave must be in addition to making abortion care available, not instead of it. Access to the healthcare we need must remain affordable...

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Selina Maldonado