Policy Archive
I started writing this post by raising the question whether Congress was failing the American people. But I realized at most it would be a rhetorical question. With an 83 percent disapproval rating in the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, …
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 …
Today, I received the below message from the Coalition on Human Needs and the Every Child Matters Education Fund regarding a call to action for Tuesday June 18th 2013 to support and protect SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Please read below …
Barry Kluger wasn’t always into politics, let alone political action. Growing up on Long Island, NY, Barry was part of the Corporate world working both as a Corporate PR representative and owning his own business. However in 2001, with the …
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 …
Two flawed farm bills are making their way through their respective chambers of Congress. The bill in the Senate (S. 954) is being shepherded through the process by Senator Debbie Stabenow, a professional social worker, member of the Congressional Social Work Caucus and …
It is disheartening to think it takes the death of a teenager for legislation to be created. At the same time, I was very happy to read in Huffington Post Canada that the province of Nova Scotia is implementing cyberbullying …
The Congressional Institute for Social Work and Policy(CRISP) is a new organization that aims to draw the social work profession more intimately into the legislative process in Washington. CRISP has recently launched a website that provides a detailed description of who they are …
Ever wonder who is analyzing your personal data? Why you may get targeted by companies you’ve never heard of? California is working to pass a bill that would allow consumers to request copies of the personal data that is stored …
A message from NASW in regard to The NYS Safe Act and social worker responsiblity: Open Ice – Social workers across the state have registered a number of concerns with the Chapter in relation to the recently passed gun control …
