Children
West Virginia mom asks Joe Manchin: Which side are you on?
December 16, 2021A multi-millionaire politician funded by corporate coal interests has the power to push families with children off the economic cliff at the end of this month.
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Affordable child care closer than ever, but only if Build Back Better passes
November 10, 2021“There’s a lot of rhetoric about families and all, but it’s B.S.,” Hawaii’s Sen. Mazie Hirono said. “So now, we’re finally at a precipice where we can provide this kind of support.”
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Black girls top list of teens hurt by the police
November 3, 2021Parents forced to warn their children about encounters with law enforcement that is supposed to be there to “protect and serve.”
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Senate plows through budget, rejecting most GOP ‘social issue’ schemes
August 11, 2021The blueprint passed could produce historic pro-worker change if lawmakers respond to the mass movements and their election mandates.
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Biden to teachers: ‘You deserve a raise, not just praise’
July 6, 2021The teachers say that the way to strengthen our now-weakened democracy is to construct a good, solid public education system available equally to all.
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