Failing at Greatness
In January 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took a rare sabbatical to write what would become his last book: Where Do We Go [...]
Read More Vaccines, Preventable Diseases and Children’s Health: A Call to Action
I’ve never forgotten my family’s sadness over the senseless death of my childhood neighbor little Johnny Harrington, who lived three houses down from our church [...]
Read MoreBig Rainbows in the Political Clouds for Children: Some Really Really Good News
God has sent some huge rainbows in the clouds for vulnerable children amidst a profoundly negative political climate. Good news these days has been few [...]
Read MoreKeeping Promises
“You promised.” Children learn the value and power of those words very early on as they begin to develop a sense of morality and trust. [...]
Read MoreThe State of America’s Children Demands Your Action Right Now!
It is a national disgrace that children are the poorest Americans. The Children’s Defense Fund’s new report The State of America’s Children® 2017 details the [...]
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“Congress’ Urgent Unfinished Business for Children”
As if our fight to stop the profoundly unjust Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was not enough, we must all work hard to ensure there [...]
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Why America May Go to Hell!
I hope you will speak up loudly and do whatever else is necessary to stop Congress’ hugely unjust Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that rewards [...]
Read MoreChildren and the Opioid Crisis
President Trump’s announcement yesterday reminded us all that the opioid crisis is a public health emergency, but in fact it is also a national [...]
Read MoreCongress Is Holding CHIP and Children Hostage
Dr. Lanre Falusi knows firsthand the anxiety families face when the future of their child’s health insurance is in jeopardy. A pediatrician at Children’s National [...]
Read MoreThe Continuing Mean Assault on Our Children’s Health
It’s back. The assault on our children’s health coverage has been resurrected for a final last-minute attempt at passage and is even more dangerous and cruel [...]
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