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09/10/13

Today is my daughter Beatrix’s 2nd birthday and that has me feeling “all the feelings” because Bea’s birth and my dad’s death are so inextricably linked that it is impossible for me to think of one without the other. My husband, Matt, feeding Bea in the NICU. My husband and I told my parents I was...

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Ruth Martin

Environmental Health

09/10/13

Last month, the Senate Environmental and Public Works committee held a hearing about toxic chemicals . Business owners, health advocates, and citizens testified about the the lack of regulation of toxic chemicals in consumer products and how they are harming lives. This fall, Congress will decide...

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Katy Farber

Health Care

09/09/13

Yesterday was National Grandparents Day and in honor of the important older adults in our lives, we wanted to share information about how the Affordable Care Act will impact older adults. While Seniors over age 65 have access to Medicare, over 13 million adults between the ages of 45-64 are...

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Felicia Burnett

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work

09/09/13

A few months ago, I received a note from a longtime friend, Joan Blades (co-founder of MomsRising ) introducing us to Katrina Alcorn . Joan thought we might support each others’ work, and it turns out that yes, supporting each others’ work was indeed a no brainer. I learned about the book Katrina...

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Cali Ressler

Health Care

09/06/13

As we move rapidly towards health care open enrollment starting October 1, it’s becoming increasingly important to look at how essential benefits will be offered by health plans through the state exchanges. Advocates in California recently learned first-hand that health plan decisions can be fluid...

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Wendy Lazarus

09/05/13

My family had a wonderful vacation this month in Acadia National Park . We hiked along trails that abutted the ocean, biked the carriage roads, and took an awe-inspiring whale-watching trip. One afternoon, we stopped at the iconic Jordan Pond House , famous for popovers and lemonade. They serve the...

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Laura Trivers

Open Flexible Work

09/05/13

Ten years ago, a group of high-powered women quit their jobs to stay home with their kids full-time. They got tons of media attention, including a segment on 60 Minutes . Writer Judith Warner recently caught up with them in a cover story for The New York Times magazine. The story didn’t look at the...

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Kimberly Weisul

Health Care

09/04/13

If you’ve been following us on Facebook or Twitter , you might have noticed that we’ve spent the last couple of weeks sharing some of the great things health care reform is already doing for Americans. How come? Well, for one, according to the Pew Research Center, 44% of Americans don’t even know...

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Christine Sinatra

09/04/13

By Fatima Goss Graves , Kate Gallagher Robbins , and Liz Watson Cross-Posted from NWLC's blog Each September the U.S. Census Bureau puts out information on the annual earnings of male and female workers. We’ll soon know the numbers for 2012, but we already know that in 2011, the most recent year...

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Liz Watson

Environmental Health Food!

09/04/13

As a nation, we have become accustomed to paying relatively little for our food as a percentage of overall income. [i] While this cheap food may on the face of it seem like a good thing, it actually comes at an alarming, and astronomical, cost. This is due to the fact that whenever you buy non-...

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