Alexandra Estes
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Alexandra Estes is currently a summer program intern at MomsRising.org, working on several state campaigns in support of paid sick days. In 2008, Estes served in an internship for the HIV/AIDS support organization HOPE Worldwide, in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2007, Estes worked to promote universal healthcare in the state of Connecticut as an intern for the HealthCare4Every1 campaign of the Connecticut Caring Families Coalition. Since 2005, Estes has worked as a campus organizer for Planned Parenthood of Connecticut. She is currently a senior at the University of Connecticut, majoring in Sociology, and lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Peaceful Revolution: What Kind of Economic Stimulus Do Mothers and Families Need?

Posted August 19, 2008 | 08:16 PM (EST)


Earlier this year, Congress approved a $168 billion economic stimulus
package that aimed to provide a temporary boost to the economy through
handing out checks to the masses. Many presidents are tempted to try
to stimulate the economy in this way. While Bush did it...

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Peaceful Revolution: In Appreciation, to the Magnificently Overqualified Women of America

Posted June 25, 2008 | 04:29 PM (EST)

Several weeks ago, the Senate failed to pass the Fair Pay Act, a piece of legislation that would have the power to decrease the wage gap in the U.S. between men and women. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain failed to show up for the vote. After failing to...

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