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08/14/09
There's no stopping us now--we've got MOMentum! MomsRising members across our country are gathering at their U.S. Senators' offices to tell them the truth about families' need for health reform. So far MomsRising has over 90 in-district U.S. Senate office healthcare meetings coordinated by 88...
Kristin's picture
08/14/09
Smart employers are using flexible work options to manage through the recession—and help their employees manage. The organization I head, the Families and Work Institute , highlights 260 award-winning employers across the US using innovative approaches and practices including: • Giving employees...
08/14/09
The definition of weight can mean many things: an overpowering or oppressive feeling of heavy force; to load down or burden; or the quality or state of being ponderous. Sometimes I feel as though my entire body aches with the heaviness of a mother’s weight. I actually have dreams where I am floating...
08/13/09
Nancy came to me today and told me a story about her open flexible work schedule. By the way, Nancy is highly qualified in her area and acknowledged among her peers. Nancy works in systems support which includes desktop and server software and hardware, end user hardware and software support and...
08/12/09
We need every super mom, dad, grandparent and other MomsRising members to act now to make real healthcare reform for kids and families happen this year. To be a superhero, all you have to do is share information about healthcare reform as far and wide as you can. Here's your first Truth Squad...
Ashley Boyd's picture
08/12/09
Fist fights? Members of Congress hanged in effigy? Lies and threats? Wait a minute! This is not a real debate about healthcare reform -- it's the antics of school yard bullies! This is a case for SuperMom and other superheroes! You can change the debate in your community just by using the superhero...
Donna's picture
08/11/09
As we watched each of our five grandchildren and their friends enter this world and begin their life’s journey, it became more and more clear that something is amiss with this generation. How are your children and your friends’ children doing? Most likely, one of three of the children you know in...
08/10/09
Jocelyn Guyer is the Co-Director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute and blogs regularly at Say Ahhh! A Children’s Health Policy Blog . It is becoming increasingly clear that Congress may well dismantle the popular Children’s Health Insurance...
Say Ahhh's picture
08/08/09
I am off to the east coast to visit my parents in New Hampshire and attend the Netroots Nation conference in Pittsburgh. In the meantime, I want to alert you of some important dates so please pull out your calendars: I am helping MomsRising pass important legislation in California that would ban...
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08/07/09
As Sonia Sotomayor is voted in as our next Justice of the Supreme Court, she represents a critical addition to the Supreme Court's bench. She is a highly qualified judge who has risen through the ranks, offered measured and moderate opinions and is one of the most qualified candidates to be...

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