Politics
The Politics section focuses on issues related to current political events, policy, and legislation on the local, state, national, and global levels.
How Many Dead Will It Take
by Deona Hooper, MSW Another mass shooting occurred today in Newtown, Connecticut taking the lives of 20 children and 8...
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Do Non-Profits Get In The Way Of Social Change?
By: Rachel L. West, MSW LMSW By Botteville (Own work) , via Wikimedia CommonsI came across this post on Tumblr. ...
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“Christmas Gift” to the Ugandans
Not long ago, less than a year, was when the anti-homosexuality bill was opposed in Uganda and withdrawn by the...
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Update: Just When You Think Cory Booker Couldn’t Be More Awesome
By: Rachel L. West, MSW LMSW Yesterday I posted a story On the Political Social Worker about Newark, New Jersey...
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MTV Fighting Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
MTV Exit Live in Myanmar is a collaborative production with leading humanitarian foundations around the world who are fighting to...
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What Was Really Going On Inside the Romney Campaign on Tuesday?
By: Rachel L. West, MSW LMSW David Jarman has written a post for Daily Koos responding to Jan Crawford’s CBS...
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Romney’s Shock
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW The Political Social Worker Jan Crawford at CBS News has an article on Romney's shell-shock...
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Election Night Recap: Onward And Forward
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW The Political Social Worker It was a big election night as well as a late...
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President Obama’s Final Campaign Rally
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Last night in Iowa President Barack Obama made his final speech as a candidate. Regardless...
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Forward: Get Out And Vote
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Happy Election Day! This is an extremely important election and as Social Workers we should...
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Remembering Senator Paul Wellstone
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW It is hard to believe, but it has been 10 years since United States...
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***Update View Archived Chat***#SWUnited Live Twitter Chat-Voter ID Laws and Implications 11/5/12 8PM EST
***Update*** View archived discussion on Voter ID laws and implications at SWHelpercom-chat-on-2012-11-12. Join us for a Live Twitter Chat on Voter...
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Social Workers Protesting in the Street: Tarheel Edition
by Deona Hooper, MSW Social Workers marching in the streets are not exclusively happening overseas. Social Workers in the US...
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Social Workers Protesting in the Street? Where in the World….UK Edition
Photos by Community Care UK The National Association of Social Workers' website called "Social Workers Speak" recently did an article...
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What It’s Like Living in a Battleground State
by Deona Hooper, MSW In person Early Voting officially started on October 18th here in the Tarheel State also known...
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Social Workers Protesting in the Street? Where in the World…..and Why?
by Deona Hooper, MSW Today, when one envisions the role of a Social Worker, let's face it being a social...
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Do you have a case of Romnesia?
In case you haven't heard, there is a new epidemic sweeping across the United States called Romnesia. The disease will...
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Venting about Politics by Stephanie Cianfriglia
by Stephanie Cianfriglia and a recent BSW graduate from Keuka College Things that have been in the news lately have...
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Gay Rights… What Should be the Social Work Response?
by Deona Hooper, MSW I want to share an article that was brought to my attention yesterday by a very...
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How the Affordable Health Care Act is Saving My Life-Part I
by Deona Hooper, MSW I knew that pursuing this degree would be costly, but what I didn't know is that...
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