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04/27/11

by Caroline Dobuzinskis In political debates and media reports, the dialog on Social Security has recently focused on budget numbers. The program is often mistakenly tied to the deficit despite the fact that by law it cannot borrow money to pay for benefits and thus cannot contribute to the deficit...

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Caroline Dobuzinskis

Environmental Health

04/27/11

About a year and a half ago, I testified before a California senate committee in support of a bill that would stop mandating -- not ban! -- the use of toxic flame retardants in certain baby products. Studies have linked these toxic chemicals, also known as "halogenated flame retardants" or HFRs,...

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Elisa Batista

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

04/25/11

When Mother’s Day was first celebrated, it was a call for women to unite against war. It was a day of activism founded upon the belief that change must come from work built across generations. As we celebrate Mother’s Day and honor our mothers, we are reminded that sustained social change depends...

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Yifat Susskind

Paid Family Leave

04/25/11

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Unlike the rest of the world, the U.S. does not guarantee mothers and fathers paid time off from work when a baby is born or a child is adopted. This comes as a total shock and surprise to...

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Valerie Young

Open Flexible Work

04/23/11

Hi all, I have another live blog chat scheduled on my blog, MotherTalkers.com , for this Thursday, April 28 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m ET. This time, we will be chatting with Stacy Mason, campaign manager of The 2012 Project , a national and non-partisan campaign by Rutgers University to get more women to...

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Elisa Batista

04/22/11

Even before I read about it in The New York Times , I heard about the decision of Kansas City federal district judge Eric F. Melgren, scolding lawyers who had refused the request of opposing counsel to reschedule a trial on the grounds that a key attorney's wife was scheduled to have a baby. The...

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Joan C. Williams

Environmental Health

04/22/11

Yesterday was the one-year mark of the BP oil disaster. It has been a busy week. A week of reflection mixed with a renewed sense of urgency for all of us to create more sustainable communities. Our country can’t afford, financially, socially, environmentally or even emotionally, to suffer another...

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Renee Blanchard

Environmental Health

04/21/11

As co-founder and co-publisher of MotherTalkers.com, I receive many books and products to review. I recently received an advance copy of Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children In An Age of Environmental Crisis , which is now available in hardcover on Amazon.com for $16.91. First, a couple thoughts...

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Elisa Batista

Environmental Health Health Care

04/21/11

20 people. 5 families. Fresh food intervention. How low can their BPA levels go? It sounds like the premise for a reality show. But there are no over-the-top TV antics here. Last week, the Breast Cancer Fund and Silent Spring Institute released a study which tested the levels of the toxic chemical...

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Claire Moshenberg

Health Care

04/21/11

We receive lots of great questions from our members across the nation asking about how health reform will impact children, moms, dads, and families. So we resolved to get the answers from our country's experts. Want the lowdown on healthcare reform and how it impacts you directly from the source?...

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