Charles E. Lewis Jr., Ph.D Archive
An article in The Hill newspaper reports that the Obama Administration is reaching out to Hollywood celebrities to encourage them to pitch the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Of course this makes sense because they have fans and …
Consumers finally caught a break this week when the Republican leadership in the Senate relented and permitted a vote on Richard Cordray’s nomination as the director of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB). Twelve Republicans joined the Democratic majority for a 66-34 vote …
If a young black male cannot take a walk in a residential neighborhood without losing his life to a man who the police told to stand his ground, then what do we tell young black males about their chances of making it …
Congressional Social Work Caucus Chair Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA13) joined with House colleagues Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA28) and Mike Quigley (D-IL5) recently to successfully shepherd an amendment through the House Appropriations Committee that added $3 million in funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) …
It is quite ironic that those who cry the loudest about freedom and liberty are the very same people who want to impose their beliefs on others. Last week the Supreme Court rightly declared a key section of the Defense of …
After my previous posting, it dawned on me that calling for social workers to become more political was rather simplistic. Many social workers are political and have been for decades. I believe we need more social workers running for elected …
LeBron James and the Miami Heat were not the only team to score a significant victory last week when the Heat bested the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA championship. Last week social workers also scored a decisive victory. …
Nancy Humphreys is one of those people who when you meet them, you wish you had met them many years before. When I first got the idea to create an institute to complement the Congressional Social Work Caucus, Betsy Clark suggested …
If Senator Debbie Stabenow has her way the next time Iron Man gets whacked by a panic attack he’ll be able to go to the nearest community mental health center and get immediate help. The Excellence in Mental Health Act (S. 264, …
I took the opportunity to see Iron Man 3 this week and unsurprisingly there wasn’t much there there, at least not for me. I like Robert Downey Jr. and I think he pairs well with Gwyneth Paltrow, so I expected the …
