Politics Archive
In the Spotlight Since October 1, 2013, over 10 million Americans have enrolled in either public or private health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Following the enrollment deadline that passed on March 31, the White House announced …
Scores of students and former students of the University of Connecticut’s School of Social Work gathered at the West Hartford Campus during the weekend to pay tribute to the venerable Nancy A. Humphreys who is retiring from her tenure as …
Social workers should keep our eyes on several races for seats in the House of Representatives in November. Although four of the seven social workers in the House—Reps. Susan Davis (CA-53), Luis Gutierrez (IL-4), Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Niki Tsongas—are …
Today, 709 national, state, and local organizations joined together to express their deep appreciation for the recent bipartisan housing finance reform bill’s inclusion of significant funding for the National Housing Trust Fund. The Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act …
There are seven social workers in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kristie Holmes wants to be the eighth. An adjunct associate professor at the University of Southern California’s School of Social Work, she is one of 21 candidates who will …
“Why do you want to work?” “I need to do something and I’m getting frustrated.” This is a question and answer that comes up relatively early in conversations that I have with people. While the question isn’t surprising, you might …
I had the honor of attending a Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) event as part of April’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about rape and sexual assault. Unlike many other months of awareness, like Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Black History …
I’ve been delaying writing this post because for a stretch I was too outraged about certain things I’d been hearing in the foster care scene. Outrage is healthy if you can articulate it well and channel it productively, but anger …
I was looking at internet videos the other day when I came across one of a well-known political pundit talking about libertarians. His first words described libertarians as a faction of the Republican Party. And he couldn’t be more wrong. …
No one said that this would be easy. As the Monday, March 31st deadline rapidly approaches, time for purchasing a healthcare insurance plan in the marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is dwindling. Enrollment appears to be picking …
