On AlterNet: child

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Over 100 Children a Year Die Working On Farms: Why Do Prominent Right-Wingers Fight Safety Regulations?

Mariya Strauss, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

A former child farmworker and other activists are working to bring farmworker kids out of the shadows and get them the same protections as kids in other industries.

Why Women (and Men) Get "Baby Fever"

Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon. April 22, 2012.

Could there be real science behind the old cliche of a woman's biological clock? I didn't believe it -- until now.

How Do I Tell My Daughter I Don't Believe in God?

Sue Sanders, Salon. April 15, 2012.

There are chunks of society saying if you don’t believe in God you’re a bad person. Will Lizzie intuit that she’s bad if she doesn’t believe — or that her mother is?

Hey Would-Be Daddies, How You Take Care of Yourself Plays into the Health of Your Future Children

Emily Anthes, Miller-McCune.com. December 14, 2010.

Drinking, smoking, taking prescription meds or failing to eat a balanced diet can influence the health of men's future children.

Peter Singer: Would You Save the Life of a Child?

Peter Singer, Brennan Center for Justice. May 27, 2010.

If justice means anything, surely it means that when people are unable to meet their basic needs, then others who have an abundance ought to help them. It’s not hard to do.

Obama Speaks the Truth to a Child, Right-Wingers Go Bananas

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog. August 8, 2008.

The Right-wing media is in a tizzy over Obama's truthful comment.

Obama Supports Death Penalty for Child Rape

Digby, Hullabaloo. June 26, 2008.

and state's rights...

Bush Dismantles Child Care

Ruth Rosen, TomPaine.com. October 5, 2006.

America's child care crunch is more dire than ever, thanks to Bush's gutting of government programs that assist working families.