Under the cover of darkness, Senate Republicans passed legislation against women’s rights Tuesday evening after only 90 minutes public notice and caught women’s health advocates completely...
by Logan Keziah Michigan LGBT couples receive more good news. U.S. District Court Judge David S. Lawson, ruled that a law banning school districts and local governments...
by Amanda Huber MSW, LCSWA Within days of each other, The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was repealed, the Filibuster in Texas stopped an anti-abortion bill, and the...
by Michael Morgan There have been some recent law enforcement moves meant to retrieve information coming from the Internet in order to prosecute people. A US...
by Logan Keziah After North Carolina’s Unemployment law took effect this weekend, North Carolina is the first state to disqualify itself from a federal long term...
by Logan Keziah Tammy Duckworth’s election in 2012 was a victory for all disabled veterans. Not only did they get a representative in congress who would...
By Amanda Huber MSW, LCSWA Gender Politics, In Politics? NO WAY! Earlier this week, Senator Wendy Davis of Texas stood up for women’s reproductive rights in...
by Logan Keziah It has been quite an eventful week in politics, at the national level and in several states. Not only did the Supreme Court...
By Amanda Huber, MSW, LCSWA Yesterday, the LGBTQ Community celebrated the end of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). However, the pathway to marriage equality has...
By Polly-Gean Cox MSW, LCSWA Across the nation, supporters of LGBTQ legislation joined Edie Windsor of New York in celebrating the Supreme Courts ruling to repeal DOMA...
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Director of Community Development Today the United States Supreme Court handed down decisions on two same-sex marriage cases. In United States...
by Logan Keziah On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, the United States Supreme Court struck down what some consider to be one of the most important parts...
Community organizing is even more critical after the United States Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key provision from the Voting Rights Act of...
As social workers, we have a duty to make sure our clients are treated with dignity and respect, in addition to providing advocacy and fighting for...
by Amanda Huber, MSW In the recently drafted immigration reform bill, it is 800 pages in length which incorporates several amendments, and it its still in...
On June 3, 2013, more than 150 people were arrested at the North Carolina’s State Legislature on what has been deemed “Moral Mondays”. Citizens from around...
By Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Democratic legend Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) died today at the age of 89. According to a statement on his official website the...
Community organizers are considered to be the entry-level political position and for years a law degree has been viewed as the ideal education for working in...
By Amanda Huber MSW On the 25th of May across the nation organizers rallied for pesticide free food. Locally in Greensboro North Carolina, concerned citizens marched...
The U.S. military finds itself in the crosshairs of angry congressional members and a dismayed public amid media reports that a female soldier in combat zones...
A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known...
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health...
Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met...
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....