Politics

by Southern Coalition for Social Justice Two weeks ago, Wendy Davis in her pink sneakers stood 11 hours in her...

A jolt was sent through the LGBT blogosphere when the groundbreaking lesbian blogger, Pam Spaulding, “blogmistress” of Pam's House Blend, announced...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW July 26th, 2013 will mark the 23rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with...

The documentary “GasLand” presents a compelling argument against the production of natural gas resources, commonly known as fracking, throughout various...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Republicans attempted a secret coup against abortion rights when they added a last-minute amendment, House Bill...

Under the cover of darkness, Senate Republicans passed legislation against women’s rights Tuesday evening after only 90 minutes public notice...

by Logan Keziah Michigan LGBT couples receive more good news. U.S. District Court Judge David S. Lawson, ruled that a law...

by Amanda Huber MSW, LCSWA Within days of each other, The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was repealed, the Filibuster in Texas...

by Michael Morgan There have been some recent law enforcement moves meant to retrieve information coming from the Internet in...

by Logan Keziah After North Carolina’s Unemployment law took effect this weekend, North Carolina is the first state to disqualify...

by Logan Keziah Tammy Duckworth's election in 2012 was a victory for all disabled veterans. Not only did they get...

By Amanda Huber MSW, LCSWA Gender Politics, In Politics? NO WAY! Earlier this week, Senator Wendy Davis of Texas stood...

by Logan Keziah It has been quite an eventful week in politics, at the national level and in several states....

By Amanda Huber, MSW, LCSWA Yesterday, the LGBTQ Community celebrated the end of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). However,...

By Polly-Gean Cox MSW, LCSWA Across the nation, supporters of LGBTQ legislation joined Edie Windsor of New York  in celebrating...

Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Director of Community Development Today the United States Supreme Court handed down decisions on two...

by Logan Keziah On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, the United States Supreme Court struck down what some consider to be...

  Community organizing is even more critical after the United States Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key provision...

As social workers, we have a duty to make sure our clients are treated with dignity and respect, in addition...

by Amanda Huber, MSW In the recently drafted immigration reform bill, it is 800 pages in length which incorporates several...