Matthew Cohen, MSW Archive
The National Football League has a long track record of supporting the fight against breast cancer, but is generally silent when it comes to the nation’s problems with domestic violence. 1 in 4 woman and 1 in 6 men will …
It’s easy to lose faith in your government when it decides to close its doors over bipartisan ideological conflicts. Republicans blame the Democrats, and vice-versa, in one feel swoop leaving out the shades of grey that accompany all of life, …
Social workers can be hard on the NASW, they are they obvious target for complaints about the health of the profession. In many ways working for the NASW can be thankless, our advocates are so busy fighting for us that …
The government shutdown is looming. We thought it would prudent to scour the internet for ways that the shutdown would affect social workers and our clients. Here are some of the highlights ( Well lowlights really..)
Americans once took pride in their unions. The brave men and woman who stood up to big business and demanded novel things like fair pay, fair hours, and humane working conditions. It has come to the point where big business …
The U.S. finds itself in an eerily similar position as it did not so long ago when WMD’s were “confirmed” to be found in Iraq, and the next 13 years would leave America inside a conflict that would often divide …
According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2010 there were a reported 38,364 deaths from suicide in America. In May the N.Y. Times reported that suicide rates have risen by over 30% from 1999-2010. Suicide is an ever present danger in the …
In what is becoming all too familiar, another gun was fired in an American school. This time it was an AK47 in Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur, Gerogia. According to USA Today, the suspect is a white male in …
Fifty years ago a march changed the destiny of a country, in a little over a week from now the Nation might witness another pivotal moment for its future. The NASW is calling on Social Workers to organize and join next …
Bear from Bearman radio has agreed to do a special weekly segment for SJS and our readers. Bear takes our current political climate to the edge. He is informative, blunt and not scared to say what is on his mind. …
