Politics Archive
In the Fall of 2013, the McSilver Institute partnered with the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP) and Social Justice Solutions to co-sponsor a symposium in Washington, DC, on the impact of federal policies and programs on …
“Money is your work in paper form,” my high school history teacher told my class way back in 1987. Then he pulled out his wallet and showed us a piece of green paper. “This ten dollar bill represents about 30 …
Today, 33 national organizations and 163 state and local organizations send a letter to six U.S. Senators on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee urging them to keep working on the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act …
In the Spotlight For many of the critics of the “War on Poverty” in the United States, not nearly enough is being done to support and transform the nation’s failing school systems. For children living in poverty, education opportunities in …
In the Spotlight The Guinea Ministry of Health recently announced the identification of 203 suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Ebola, a viral fever, has no known cure and kills 9 out of 10 of those infected. The …
I am unashamedly addicted to The Walking Dead and do love a good zombie flick. The shuffling and, I presume smelly, bitten are not restricted to film and television. Every year, our cities are overrun by the faux dead on …
I first wrote about the tension between feminism and science some years ago, after a conference dinner at which the person next to me asked what sort of psychologist I was – probably expecting to hear about my ‘specialty’. My …
In the Spotlight The April 15th deadline for filing individual income tax returns, also known as Tax Day, brings to light the state of the nation’s tax system and how it impacts those living in poverty. This year, the continued …
I guess I get to say I told you so. After reading hundreds of thousands of words about economic inequality written by the world’s greatest minds, I sense consensus is moving towards what this social worker had figured out five …
Back in January I did read Justin Nutt’s post on Social worker doesn’t mean liberal. I felt he was balancing precariously on a rather wobbly fence. Today, I was heartened to read Deona Hooper’s response. Can a social worker hold conservative …
