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October 24, 2012

By Saru Jayaraman and Joann Lo Big Food companies and their lobbying groups have lied to us many times. They convinced Congress to include tomato paste on pizzas as a vegetable . They say we need industrial, chemical-laden agriculture to feed the world (check out Anna Lappé’s new video Food...

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Jayaraman Saru

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Open Flexible Work MomsVote Health Care Food!

October 24, 2012

In 2011, I taught two summer courses, directed a federal budget research organization and paid taxes. Taxes are the dues I pay for living in a democracy. Like you, I contribute at the local, state, and federal levels. I want us to fall a little bit in love with the federal budget and there’s no...

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Jo Comerford

Breastfeeding Health Care

October 24, 2012

No one is more interested in breast cancer than I. My mother was first diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 10 years old and died of a recurrence seven years later. Now, more than twenty years after my mother's death, my sister and I are both nearing the age of my mother's first diagnosis and...

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Ashley Boyd

Health Care

October 17, 2012

Feeling jaded lately, like you've heard it all? Well, get ready for some fresh new facts. Here are four surprising facts about Medicaid: 1 in 3 children are covered by Medicaid. 31 million children are on Medicaid, which is about half of the 60 million Americans the program covers. That's nearly 1...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Health Care

October 16, 2012

Jack-o-lanterns! Spider webs! Spooky witches! My neighborhood has already started the Halloween festivities: Our block is bordering on a haunted house these days. There are so many great ways to get in the Halloween spirit through decorating. It's also a great opportunity to get creative and make...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Health Care

October 15, 2012

Baby Emma just found out Tide's toxic secret—and she’s shocked that her favorite detergents are contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical!

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Cassidy Randall

Environmental Health Health Care

October 12, 2012

Tis the costume-planning season! Keeping Halloween green and nontoxic doesn't have to be a chore. It can actually be a fun way to get creative and save money, while staying safe and earth-friendly. Try one of these tips to make your Halloween a little greener. Share your green Halloween tips and...

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Claire Moshenberg

Health Care Food!

October 12, 2012

Kids today are the online generation, whether they are using mobile phones, laptops, PCs or playing games and connecting on social media. They are also at the epicenter of a powerful digital advertising apparatus that stealthily tracks and targets them so they can be sent interactive ads for junk...

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Joy Spencer

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

October 11, 2012

There are some universal truths about being a parent, and one of them is that when we try to talk with our teenagers, it can feel like we’re speaking in different languages. This is especially true when we’re talking to them about sex. Recently, Planned Parenthood , Family Circle magazine, and the...

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Leslie Kantor

Health Care

October 10, 2012

This post originally appeared in the LadydeeLG blog. Breastfeeding, while natural, is not easy, even if your kid does latch on. (Just like giving birth it hurts like a b*tch.) You have to deal with cracked and bleeding nipples, sometimes even mastitis. This is a lot to deal with when you are trying...

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