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Take That! Moms in Capes Bust Healthcare Myths Across the Nation

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Women, Obama Healthcare, Health Care Reform, Breaking Politics News, Moms, Health Care, Momsrising, Breaking News, Living News

SuperMoms dressed in red capes are distributing powerful truth flyers to passersby to educate them about what health care reform will really do and how it will help.

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Outing the Toxics in Our High Chairs

Joan Blades | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Baby Products, Momsrising, Bromine Industry, Environmental-Toxins, Flame-Retardants, Green News

It is unconscionable to expose babies to these chemicals -- especially since the 12-second flame resistance provided by these toxic chemicals has shown no measurable benefit in terms of fire protection.

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Peaceful Revolution: Why Breastfeeding Needs To Be Part of Health Care Reform

Melissa Bartick | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Maternity Leave, Health, Cardiovascular-Disease, Obesity Epidemic, Breast Cancer, Why to Breastfeed, Diabetes, Breastfeeding-Legislation, Benefits of Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding-in-the-Workplace, Momsrising, Paid Family Leave, Family, Living News

Our nation faces epidemics of obesity, breast cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease that could be partially mitigated by the funding of an infrastructure around breastfeeding.

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Mother's Day is Going Viral: Talking Babies and a National Mom Uprising

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Breaking Politics News, Video, Momsrising, Mother's Day, Feminism, Economic Crisis, Politics News

Michelle Obama isn't the only one flexing her right to bare arms. The millions of women proclaiming their friends as Mom of the Year this past week is nothing short of a national mom uprising.

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Peaceful Revolution: Honoring Your Mother of the Year

Joan Blades | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Equal Pay for Equal Work, Mother of the Year, Mothers Day, Momsrising, Honoring Mothers, Living News

MomsRising.org and dozens of partner organizations are sharing our Mother of the Year Award video far and wide so that every deserving mom can be honored, with a bit of education along the way.

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International Women's Day: Nary a Whisper, get Out the Kevlar

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Working Women, Women and Politics, US Economy, Women's Rights, momsrising.org, Momsrising, Economy, Economic Crisis, Living News

The oversight of women's contributions on International Women's Day, and every day, matters -- as do our assumptions about what women, and mothers, can and can't do.

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Feminism Online

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Women's Advocacy, Blogosphere, Aauw, Shireen Mitchell, Women's Issues, Bloggers, Culturekitchen, Bush Era, Pop Culture, Now, Womanist, Human Infrastructure, Feminism, Women and Body Image, Carolyn Maloney, Web 2.0, Technorati, Linkfluence, Stimulus Package, Women and Hollywood, Women's Health, New Media, Feminist Majority, Progressive Community, Technology, National Women's History Museum, Momsrising, Fem2.0, Blogher, Feministe, Racialicious, Media News

To me, the key to the Fem2.0 conference on February 2 was to mashup, interact, and expand the dialogue.

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Peaceful Revolution: Getting to the Truth

Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson | Posted 02.27.2009 | 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

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: When Did It Get So Hard To Be A Mom?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Causes of Autism, Genetically Engineered Foods, Asthma, Food Safety, Adhd, Autism, Parenting, Fda, Momsrising, Peanut Allergies, Food Dyes, Parenting and Food, Chemicals and Autism, Sick Children, Living News

Ten years ago, we didn't worry about sending a peanut butter and jelly sandwiches into school with our children, and we didn't medicate our eight year olds to get them through the school day.

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Peaceful Revolution: Childcare and Construction

Robert Drago | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Karen Shellenback, National Infrastructure, Economic Crisis, Childcare Jobs, Green Energy, Pink Policy, Construction Workers Wages, Momsrising, Obama Economic Recovery Plan, Barbara Bergmann, Nancy Folbre, Green Infrastructure, Platform for Progress, Randy Albelda, Julie Matthaei, Childcare, Direct Care Alliance, Childcare Workers Wages, Construction Workers, Shawn Fremstad, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Teachers, Ipetition, Green Energy Economy, Green Policy, Peri, Nwlc, Politics News

We need to spend federal money now to help jump-start employment and incomes, but once we are spending money, we should devote it to something worthwhile.

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Peaceful Revolution: The Momonomics of Healthcare for Kids

Donna Norton | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

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

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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Peaceful Revolution: Women's Issues Do Matter (and Palin is Wrong)

Robert Drago | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, John McCain, Children, Moms Rising, Momsrising, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Mothers, Politics News

Obama's plan to expand after-school programs to cover one million additional children is clearly superior to McCain's proposal for no change in expenditures.

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The New Media Message for Women

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Cnn, Time Warner, Richard Holbrooke, Christiane Amanpour, Candy Crowley, New Media, Election 2008, Momsrising, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, Politics News

"The Time Warner Summit: Politics 2008," held at the Time Warner headquarters in New York City and co-sponsored with CNN, was a corporate branded even...

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Peaceful Revolution: Work Life: Moving from the Personal to the Political

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living

Read More: momsrising.org, Moms, 2008 Election, Momsrising, Working Moms, Family, Living News

The public cares very much about work and family life, and yet not once has a candidate been asked about his or her stand on policies pertaining to work and family life beyond health care and economic security.

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

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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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Sarah Palin's D.C. Office Refuses MomsRising Letter

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Michael Moore, Vice Presidential Debate, Gwen Ifill, Momsrising, Joan Blades, Sarah Palin, WABC Affiliate, Politics News

The letter, which I wrote about previously, was to ascertain where Palin stands on issues directly impacting mothers and families.

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Women Respond To Palin -- Part 2, MomsRising

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Motherhood Manifesto, Vice President, John McCain, Ann Crittendon, Single Mothers, MomsVote'08, The Price of Motherhood, Motherhood, Momsrising, Sarah Palin, Joan Blades, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Poverty, Working Mothers, Politics News

MomsRising tackles problems that don't get adequate recognition.

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