$2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package Will Support Social Workers, Clients They Serve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) commends Congress and the White House for passing into law the...
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Engaging Vulnerable Populations Where Its Needed Most With VotER
As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, inequities within our healthcare system are on full display, and it further exposes...
6 Tips for Navigating Political Discussions at the Holiday Table
As families gear up to celebrate the winter holiday season together, a course of politics is likely their least favorite...
What the Media Left Out About the Last Democratic Debate
Senator Kamala Harris. Senator Kamala Harris was without peer during the fourth Democratic presidential primary debate. In fact, it’s difficult...
Why America’s Women Of Color Have Lost Ground Since The Great Recession
Picture a small office with three employees: Jake, a white man; Anita, a Latina woman whose husband lost his job...
Kamala Harris is the Fighter Our Country Needs
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) asks a question as U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee....
The Woman Beside Me – Living in the Era of Trump
At the gym, MSNBC plays on my treadmill monitor. Coverage of the shootings in El Paso and Dayton have been...
Emotions and Politics: Our Role to Undo Damage of Hateful Politics
Photo Credit: Common Sense Media When I first read the news about four Congresswomen being told by the President of...
Abortion Laws, Feminism, Politics, and Neoliberal Societies in Developed Nations
Re-conceptualizing restrictive abortion laws with a sex equality framework allow us to identify the limitations of women living in developed...
Scotland’s Vulnerable Witnesses Bill Unanimously Passes in Parliament – Victim Support Scotland reacts
Today (10 May 2019) legislation was passed in the Scottish Parliament to ensure more child witnesses are able to pre-record...
Certain Moral Values May Lead to More Prejudice, Discrimination
People who value following purity rules over caring for others are more likely to view gay and transgender people as...
Brexit: Paradise Lost – or Have We Forgotten?
For over a year now the UK has been wracked with a host of political scandals which rival the most...
Governor Northam Appoints Social Worker Dr. Angela Henderson to the Board of Conversation and Recreation
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (L) On October 19, 2018, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Angela S. Henderson, PhD of Glen...
#WhenWeAllVote Wants You to Vote and Check Your Registration Status
The upcoming midterm election may be one of the most consequential elections ever for women and minorities. Record numbers of...
Brett Kavanaugh’s Hall Pass for Police Misconduct
Brett Kavanaugh On July 9, 2018, Brett Kavanaugh was nominated for a lifetime appointment to the highest court of the land,...
ICE Subpoenas Local Election Boards for Troves of Information Undermining 2018 Election Administration
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sebastian Kielmanovich recently issued subpoenas to Boards of Elections in all 44 counties in North Carolina’s Federal...
Florida Politicians Court Puerto Ricans, But Will They Vote?
Nearly a year ago, Hurricane Maria plowed through the Island of Puerto Rico causing $139 billion in damage and killing...
To Stop Fake News, Social Media Firms Need Our Help
Misinformation is as old as communication itself. In television's glory days, self-styled psychic Uri Geller fooled viewers for years before being outed...
Delaware Legislature Sends Anti-“Conversion Therapy” Bill to Gov. Carney’s Desk
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, hailed the Delaware General Assembly’s passage of...
Little Difference Between Gun Owners, Non-Gun Owners on Key Gun Policies, Survey Finds
A new national public opinion survey from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds widespread agreement among gun...
