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05/08/10

MomsRising's Mother of the Decade video has now been sent to over a million folks and has received many hundreds of thousands of views. Our blog carnival currently features blog post after blog post with the video: http://www.momsrising.org/blog/2010-mother-of-the-decade-blog-carnival/ Mother's Day...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Paid Family Leave

05/07/10

As the Vice President and Political Director of the Women's Campaign Forum (WCF), I'm obviously a believer in electing more women to public office. However, as a first-time mother with a 7 month-old baby girl, my commitment to increasing women's political leadership has never been stronger. Sure, I...

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Erin Cutraro

Paid Sick Days

05/07/10

Earlier this year, the nation of Kuwait passed a law ensuring paid leave to all workers in their country, even in their firs t year of work. In passing this basic, common-sense legislation, Kuwait joined a community of 145 other nations – including 19 of the top 20 most economically competitive...

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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

05/07/10

I’ve cut back on shopping so I really thought a sweater set would be nice this Mother’s Day; but I saw some great tips posted on Facebook, and have changed my mind. I want more – much more – and so does my mom. Starting with the thorn in our American sides removed: I want the United States to...

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Homa Tavangar

Food!

05/06/10

Valerie There is not a more helpless feeling than to have your healthy, beautiful 20-year-old daughter call you from 200 miles away and tell you something is physically wrong with her. It is a feeling I know all too well. The symptoms my daughter described to me didn’t resemble anything that a...

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Lauren Bush

05/06/10

The 2010 Mother of the Decade is getting coverage across the blogosphere! We're collecting links about the winner in one place so you can easily browse all the stories about this amazing woman. Check them out: - MojoMom asks "Who Will MomsRising's Mother of the Decade Award Winner Be?" - Women's...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Health Care Food!

05/05/10

When grocery shopping for my children, I often ask myself, “Is this cereal healthy?” or “Are these carrots organic?” But until recently, I never thought to ask, “Did a 12-year old pick these strawberries?” Child labor is usually portrayed as a problem in poor, distant countries. But hidden in...

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Zama Coursen-Neff

05/05/10

Imagine walking into a school and finding that all of the vending machines normally filled with candy bars, chips, soda and sweets have been replaced with baskets of fresh fruits and vegetables. We have an opportunity this year to make a significant impact to improve kid's health by ensuring the legislation is passed and with the soda and junk food ban.

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Sarah Newman

Health Care

05/05/10

Fortunately, this year’s crop of grads (and their parents) will have one less thing to worry about as they transition to work or further education: health insurance.

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Say Ahhh!

Environmental Health Health Care

05/02/10

On Friday April 30, the Governor of West Virginia held a press conference to announce the secured funding of a new elementary school. Located 300 feet from a coal ash silo due to the practice of mountaintop removal, Marsh Fork Elementary has been the center of a controversial school siting fight...

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