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A Peaceful Revolution

Peaceful Revolution: Can Congress Stop the Growing Numbers of Homeless Kids?

Donna Norton | Posted 03.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Congress, Bankruptcy, Homelessness, Children, Economic Crisis, Kids, Homeless, African Americans, Consumer Federation of America, Recession, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Donna Norton

Our children are our nation's future. One out of fifty children are already homeless, missing critical years of education, healthy development, and community support.

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Peaceful Revolution: Fighting for Women Means Fighting for Free Choice

Steffany Stern | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Women's History Month, Employee Free Choice, Employee Free Choice Act, A Peaceful Revolution, Politics News
Steffany Stern

Women need to be able to exercise our collective power to achieve better pay and benefits at work. The Employee Free Choice Act would help us do just that.

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Peaceful Revolution: Blood Money or Wall Street Bonuses? Pres. Obama, Get Your Signing Pen Ready

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Politics News, Politics, Peaceful Revolution, momsrising.org, Economic-Stimulus, Families, A Peaceful Revolution, Economy, Blogging the Meltdown, Politics News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

While Wall Street rails against restrictions on executive salary bonuses, families are suffering. Some moms are selling their blood plasma to put food on the table.

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Peaceful Revolution: Investing in Our Human Infrastructure

Riane Eisler | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Green Jobs, Obama Stimulus, Women's Issues, Children, Economy, Creating Jobs, A Peaceful Revolution, Working Women, Infrastructure, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Health Care, Elderly, Women, Baby Boomers, Poverty, National Infrastructure, Economic Crisis, Elderly Americans, Stimulus, Investing, Early Education, Green Infrastructure, Obama Working Women, Women's Health, Childcare, Economic Stimulus, Children's Health, Healthcare, Politics News
Riane Eisler

The Real Wealth of our Nation is Its People Over half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. T...

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Peaceful Revolution: Getting to the Truth

Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson | Posted 01.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Employees, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance, A Peaceful Revolution, Jobs, Momsrising, Working Together, Peaceful Revolution, Teamwork, momsrising.org, Corporate America, Health, Comfort, Moms, Flexible Work Schedules, Living News
Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson

We've read a number of studies that talk about how it's not uncommon for managers at large organizations to "fly under the radar" with their own pro-employee, results-oriented work culture.

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Peaceful Revolution: I Love Seeing Babies at Work!

Joan Blades | Posted 01.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Babies at Work, Babies-at-Work Programs, Poverty, Work, Moms Rising, Parenting at Work, Parenting in the Workplace Institute, Parenting, A Peaceful Revolution, Parents, Childbirth, Birth of a Child, Living News
Joan Blades

When you consider that the birth of a child is a leading cause of a "poverty spell" in America, this solution is one simple answer and it turns out it is good for business.

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Peaceful Revolution: The Momonomics of Healthcare for Kids

Donna Norton | Posted 11.11.2008 | Living

Read More: momsrising.org, Kids, Health, A Peaceful Revolution, Kids Health Care, Health Care, Momsrising, Healthcare, Living News
Donna Norton

When children have gaps in coverage and do not get timely preventive care, they often end up requiring more expensive health care, such as hospitalizations and emergency room visits.

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Love You. Love Obama.

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: A Peaceful Revolution, Barack, Obama, Obama Love, Peace, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Love, Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Politics News
Andrea Chalupa

I jumped out of the car and put an Obama lawn sign on the RNC front lawn just as they were shuffling out and ran off screaming, O-Bama!

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The First & Last VP Debate: This Soccer Mom Isn't Buying

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Politics, Debate, Moms, Momsrising, Palin, A Peaceful Revolution, Soccer Moms, New Deal, Healthcare Coverage, Hockey Moms, Child Healthcare, Childcare, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Vice-Presidential Debate, Family Healthcare, Healthcare, Great Depression, Politics News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

The economy is about more than just Wall Street bailouts. It's about how we're going to pay for escalating childcare, how we can pull together healthcare coverage for our kids.

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Peaceful Revolution: Real Economic Change That's Logical, Not Pathological

Riane Eisler | Posted 09.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Environment, Wall Street Crisis, Economy, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Riane Eisler

Let's forget the old bromides about capitalism vs. socialism, and use this crisis to envision and implement economic systems that really work for people and the planet.

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Palin's Answer to Sexism: "I Don't Know." Enough said. Or is it?

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Breaking Politics News, Momsrising, Working Moms, Fair Pay, Sexism, Sarah Palin, A Peaceful Revolution, Politics News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Is it possible that Governor Palin is unaware that profound bias confronts millions of working mothers in our nation?

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Peaceful Revolution: Other Moms Need Palin's Family-Friendly Workplace Too

Lisa A. Guide | Posted 09.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Sarah Palin Childcare, Maternity Leave, Trig Palin, Sarah Palin Mom, Sarah Palin, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Lisa A. Guide

If you're the Governor, I guess you are allowed to bring your babies, little kids and pets to the office with you. My question is: what family friendly policies will Sarah Palin support for the rest of us who can't?

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She's a Mom, But Where Does She Stand?

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Women, 2008 Election, Palin, A Peaceful Revolution, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

The conversation shouldn't be about how many kids Gov. Palin has, which is essentially unchecked gender bias, it should be about the issues.

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Peaceful Revolution: Do You Wear Pearls to the RNC?

Katie Bethell | Posted 09.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Mothers, A Peaceful Revolution, Motherhood, Moms, Momsrising, Living News
Katie Bethell

This reluctance to engage socially and politically with the "other side" isn't because people don't want to talk about the issues: it's because they don't want to be embarrassed.

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Obama Puts Moms in the Mix

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Women, Poverty, Mothers, Barack Obama, A Peaceful Revolution, Politics News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Mothers are in the mix. FINALLY. A major party nominee has broken the virtual "cone of silence" on the very real, shared motherhood issues that women...

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Peaceful Revolution: Joint Parenting, Joint Retirement Accounts?

Elizabeth Cox | Posted 07.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Social Security, Retirement, A Peaceful Revolution, Parenting, Retirement Plans, Parenting Advice, Parents, Marriage, Living News
Elizabeth Cox

Under our current system it is not possible to have retirement savings in joint name. So for better or worse, richer or poorer, in retirement planning the maxim "he who earns it, owns it" holds true.

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Peaceful Revolution: Equal Pay for Equal Work- Time for the Senate to Vote

Joan Blades and Lilly Ledbetter | Posted 04.22.2008 | Living

Read More: 1964 Civil Rights Act, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Equal Pay, Civil Rights, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Joan Blades and Lilly Ledbetter

For almost 50 years Americans have had the justice system to turn to when they suffer pay discrimination. Last year the Supreme Court upended this law by making it essentially unenforceable.

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Peaceful Revolution: Support Injured Soldiers, Support FMLA

Katie Bethell | Posted 04.01.2008 | Living

Read More: 000 Dead, Supporting the War, Iraq War, 4, Fmla, Injured Soliders, 5th Anniversary Iraq War, Supporting Injured Soldiers, Family and Medical Leave Act, Momsrising, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Katie Bethell

Regardless of what each of us thinks about the war, providing support to the military families is the important and right thing to do.

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Peaceful Revolution: Post Setting & The Post-Feminist Fiction

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 03.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Peaceful Revolution, Post Feminism, Sexism, Silda Spizter, Post Feminist, Maternal Wall, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

To those who think we're in a time of Post-Feminism, I say this: Dream on. The posts may have moved, much thanks to the women upon whose shoulders we stand right now, but we're far from Post-Feminist.

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Peaceful Revolution: Rally for Paid Sick Days

Debra L. Ness | Posted 03.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Paid Sick Days, Labor, Work-Life Balance, Sick Days, Healthy Families Act, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Debra L. Ness

So often those with benefit packages are amazed to learn that millions of workers are without paid sick days. I hear gasps when I talk about it to certain audiences.

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A Peaceful Revolution: Bringing Humanity to the Workplace

Carla Moquin | Posted 02.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Babies at Work, Families in the Workplace, Labor, Work-Life Balance, Babies, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Carla Moquin

Babies in the workplace (which was actually the "norm" in human history prior to the Industrial Revolution) rekindles awareness of our humanity in the workplace.

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A Peaceful Revolution: Do Stay-At-Home Moms Need a Fair Pay Act?

Katie Bethell and Nanette Fondas | Posted 02.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Single Motherhood, Fair Pay Restoration Act, Women and Work, Stay at Home Mothers, Fair Pay, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Katie Bethell and Nanette Fondas

By not supporting fair pay for women who do work outside the home, we contribute to a society that devalues women and women's work.

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Peaceful Revolution: Super Bowl, Super Tuesday, Super Mom

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 02.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Super Tuesday, Glass Ceiling, Work Life Balance, Maternal Wall, Super Bowl, A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

I don't want to be counting change with my future granddaughter and explaining to her why women still make less than men for the same job.

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Peaceful Revolution: Choose Leaders You Can Trust: How to Tell the Good Guys from the Bad Guys

Linda Stroh | Posted 01.28.2008 | Living

Read More: A Peaceful Revolution, Living News
Linda Stroh

Betrayals aren't always of an egregious nature. Often betrayals are about being unkind, thoughtless or careless with our small words and deeds that accumulate to negatively affect trusted work and personal relationships and chip away at these trusted relationships in an equally devastating manner.

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A Peaceful Revolution: Moms Leading on Fair Pay

Nanette Fondas | Posted 01.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Motherhood and Work, Single Mothers, Fair Pay Restoration Act, Pay Discrimination, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay, Fair Pay, A Peaceful Revolution, Single Motherhood, Motherhood, Work-Life Balance, Living News
Nanette Fondas

When our granddaughters read their history books, this week may well be one that is marked as the beginning of the end of the pay discrimination many of their foremothers endured.

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