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 DC Dispatch - Occupy...Motherhood
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Motherhood can find its way into just about every political issue you can think of. It's now emerged in the Occupy Wall Street movement, as a barometer of the quality of mothering. If you abandon your children to take part in the protests, are you a bad mother? If you're a no show at the protest but keeping the homeplace humming, are you failing to preserve a viable democracy for your children? As mothers, it's not unusual to find ourselves in an unwinnable, double-bind, situation. Our friends at The Broad Side share things you can do at "How Every Mother Can Occupy Wall Street", including showing up with the kids in tow as a bold move for attention. You can read more of the kerfuffle here or watch a short video with the hue and cry on You Tube. Motherhood is political, all right! |
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What's Occupy Wall Street All About, Anyway? | | |
The Occupy Wall Street movement got a lift last week with the release of data showing that income inequality was very real and no short-term blip. For most of the 20th century, the American middle class was growing. Starting in the late 1970's, however, the growth trend shifted, with most gains occurring only at the very highest income levels. Since 1979, the top 1% of earners have seen their paychecks grow by an astonishing 275%. The bottom fifth of the population only had an 18% increase. and the middle 3/5 had an income gain of 40% during this same time. The tax system, and public programs like Social Security and Medicaid used to reapportion some of that money, but now do relatively less to prevent these great disparities. As a result of huge executive bonuses, the growing financial services industry, and the concentration of capital gains at higher income levels, the New York Times says, "... the after-tax income of the most affluent fifth exceeded the income of the other four-fifths of the population." That's what's got so many people in the street all over the world. |
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Your Direct Line to the White House |
Technology has opened doors like never before. Now the White House is online with an interactive feature that lets you put your issues front and center. Want to elevate the value of family carework, support paid sick days, or push for part-time worker protections? Start a petition and get your friends to virtually sign it right here at We The People. |
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Early Education Encourages Equality | | |
 Your (Wo)Man in Washington recently discussed the state of early education in America and its implications for mothers' economic security. Apparently columnist Nick Kristof also had what happens to kids from birth to age five on the brain. That is the window of greatest opportunity for human development, and the die is cast, for individuals and societies, before formal schooling even begins. Mr. Kristof writes "... the question isn't whether we can afford early childhood education, but whether we can afford not to provide it. We can pay for prisons or we can pay, less, for early childhood education to help build a fairer and more equitable nation." Narrowing income inequality, it turns out, has something to do with 1, 2, 3, and A, B, C. Here's a link to his column.
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