Politics Archive
“The personal is political” is a guide to personal behavior that Ms. Hanisch brought to people’s conscious awareness in her essay of the same name. Her intent was remind us that you can’t separate your inner beliefs from your public …
New York’s passing of the “Rape is Rape” bill in June displayed progress for survivors of rape and sexual assault throughout the state. Led by Lydia Cuomo, a NYC teacher who was raped by a city police officer, Lydia fought …
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 …
One of the benefits to being part of the LinkedIn community is the connection and collaboration that takes place between professionals. Because of my own involvement on LinkedIn with various social work, helping profession, and healthcare groups, I have had …
A Texan man appealed his 20 year sentencing for two murders claiming that his silence was taken as proof of guilt. The Texas court had decided that Genovevo Salinas’s decision to not answer questions that may have incriminated him, along …
When the news broke about the Supreme Court’s decision to declare Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional, reactions ranged from outraged on the left to slaps on the back by those on the right. Many of us who …
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 …
What would you do if you were the boss? It is easy to be negative towards a place, organization, government, or belief system without taking the moment to go “what would make a positive change.” Unless you directly work within …
Google is giving its users a reason to believe them in regards to the information they disclosed to the NSA. According to the Washington Post Google has filed a legal petition to allows them to notify the public when the …
On Nov. 6, Colorado and Washington voters passed ballots that permit the possession, consumption, distribution, and production of marijuana without penalty. This is the first time a state has fully legalized recreational marijuana. Despite this, federal law still classifies marijuana …
