The Future of Criminal Prosecution for Self-Induced Abortion & Pregnancy Endangerment
The intensifying avalanche of restrictive U.S. abortion laws since 2012 has made it more difficult for many people to terminate...
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Understanding DACA & the Role Social Workers Play in Advancing Immigration Justice
Written by Christeen Badie & Karina Velasco There are approximately 10.5 million undocumented individuals in the United States according to...
What We Learned from the IIA’s Webinar on Broadband Affordability
On Monday, September 13th, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) held a webinar entitled Deleting the Broadband Affordability Divide: A Virtual Chat...
BLM in Maternal Health: How to Fix the Mortality Rate for Expectant Mothers
Generally, when we think of healthcare, we think of an ever-progressing field that is often one of the first sectors...
To Address the Child Care Crisis, Talk to Low Wage Moms
Now that unemployment numbers have revealed that women are bearing the brunt of job losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...
The Causes, Risks, and Solutions for LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness
In 2020, the population of homeless people grew for the fourth year in a row, and a single night count...
The Labor Force For Needed Investment in Public Child Care Already Exists
The COVID-19 pandemic powerfully clarified what most families have known for decades: Reliable, quality child care is essential to the...
Why The White House Needs a Child and Family Policy Council
American families need help. Years of disinvestment and the pandemic have compounded stressors for families and those responsible for their education and...
Who Will Cover the Cost of Your COVID-19 Vaccine in Our New Normal?
What will vaccine coverage look like when the world begins to return to normalcy? Expect rising costs, additional fees, and...
As Cities Grow in Size, the Poor ‘Get Nothing at All’ Study Show
Cities are hubs of human activity, supercharging the exchange of ideas and interactions. Scaling theory has established that, as cities...
What Are We Voting For?
Groups like Rock the Vote and VotER have worked hard to rekindle America’s passion for democracy, but there’s a clear...
The Presidential Debate, the Supreme Court, and What it Means for the Affordable Care Act
On October 7th, 2020, President Donald Trump went head to head against former Vice President Joe Biden, marking the beginning...
Remember the First Presidential Debate – Where Our Presidential Candidates Stand
The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden took place on September 29, 2020....
Americans are Voting Early and Making Plans to Ensure Their Vote Counts
The first of three presidential debates touched on many hot topics, with President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden...
The Impact of Institutional Racism on Capitol Hill
The 116th Congress, the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, is the most racially...
Do District-Based Elections For School Board Help Minority Candidates Get Elected?
This memo is part of a series on public policy challenges facing San Diego. Click here to read all memos in the series....
NASW Endorses Joe Biden for President
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) enthusiastically endorses Joe Biden for president in 2020. During his nearly...
Why Countries With Women Leaders are Beating Coronavirus
When it comes to Covid-19, unlike manliness, different approaches can be measured objectively by numbers of cases and deaths. By...
Legislation Introduced to Honor Former Foster Youth Lost to Corona Virus
From left: Foster youth advocate Dosha DJay Joi with a U.S. Rep. for Los Angeles Karen Bass, Rebecca Louve Yao...
University Study Finds Republican Governors Delayed Key COVID-19 Social Distancing Measures
States led by Republican governors and with a significant share of Trump supporters were an average of nearly three days...
