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Where We Stand On Work, Family & Community Issues:

New Democrats believe government should promote two-parent families and parental responsibility, family-friendly workplace policies, tools for helping parents control their kids' exposure to media violence and sex, and resources for helping working families lift themselves out of poverty.










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Work, Family & Community
New Democrats believe government should promote families and parental responsibility, family-friendly workplace policies, tools for helping parents control their kids' exposure to media violence and sex, and resources for helping working families lift themselves out of poverty.

A Partnership with States to End Child Hunger in America by 2015
By Tom Freedman and Bill Shore
A relatively small outlay of federal funds could incentivize states to set aside the necessary resources to take on the mission of ending child hunger in their state in a short time.



Making Work Pay

A Partnership with States to End Child Hunger in America by 2015

A Work Bonus for Men
By Katie Campbell

New Dem of the Week: Charles Schumer and Rahm Emanuel

The Kitchen-Table Covenant
By Mark Ribbing

Making Work Pay
By Katie Campbell and Will Marshall

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Strengthening Families

New Dem of the Week: Mike Easley

New Dem of the Week: Bakari Sellers

Time To Regulate Tobacco

Kids Get Early Stocking Stuffer: Non-deceptive Advertising
By Michele Stockwell

Idea of the Week: Flexible Work Policies

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Building Community Wealth

The Lost Decade
By Conor McKay

Some Good News on Housing
By Paul Weinstein Jr.

Moving Houses: How Sparking a Housing Recovery is the Key to America's Economic Recovery
By Paul Weinstein Jr. and Marc Dunkelman

Homebuyer Tax Credit Makes Sense for Economic Stimulus
By Paul Weinstein, Jr.

New Dem of the Week: Thomas Menino

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