Afghan women and children face the worst conditions according to global survey.

Despite the introduction of thousands of new chemicals into the products we use every day, the Toxic Substances Control Act has undergone no revisions since 1976.

Let’s take the very, very long view of America’s decision to make health care available to eight million or more vulnerable and uninsured children. The crude political compromises that led to passage of imperfect health care reform might have obscured a grand achievement: an end to the sacrifice of American children on the altar of [...]

Researching children’s issues and the stimulus bill yesterday, one thing stuck out loud and clear: economic decisions are made in the abstract, but the results fall disproportionately. Especially on kids who are already trying to survive on the margins as it is. From kids in Northern Virginia and Cincinnati and Las Vegas to all over California, hard luck stories are cropping up.

The stimulus kabuki continues. Will children be the losers in this publicly played out farce? Via CQ: The single biggest spending cut to the original Senate plan comes out of a $79 billion state fiscal stabilization allocation that would help states avoid tax increases and cutbacks in education and other high priority services.

Can’t sleep? You’re not alone. An unbelievable nine of 10 U.S. workers are losing sleep over their financial worries, according to a new study released this week.

No wonder. It seems some 30 percent of working families with children earn less than the cost of the basic elements of a decent, no-frills living standard in the area where they live, according to new data by the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute (EPI).