Politics

Washington, DC- On March 17, social work students and social workers will attend the first Social Work Advocacy Day on...

In recent news, Somalia became the 195th country to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child...

New York-The Radical Age Movement held its first public event last evening at the New York Ethical Culture Society.  One...

Between 1981 and 1985, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Geoffrey Dickens campaigned to uncover a pedophile ring at the heart...

WASHINGTON, DC—Spearheaded by former Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns and joined by former Congressman Ronald V. Dellums and current Congresswoman Barbara...

Politicians in the United Kingdom have just announced plans to improve mental health services for children and young people. Leader Ed...

The Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) was signed into law by the President on December 19, 2014. Tax-free...

President Ronald Reagan signing law establishing a national holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as his widow Coretta Scott...

The year 2014 was filled with significant momentum towards a more equal nation for individuals identifying as LGBT. After dozens...

Earlier this year the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling unveiled plans for an £85 million secure young offender unit in Leicestershire...

The British prison service is struggling to deal with an ageing and growing population. As it stands, the number of...

After losing the House in 2010 and now the Senate four years later, Democrats seem bereft of ideas about how...

What if we knew how to prevent children and youth from engaging in risky and self-destructive behaviors? What if we...

A troubling new report released recently by the National Center on Family Homelessness at the American Institutes for Research documents...

As a social worker on the Hill, I have had a front row seat during battles over the welfare state....

All eyes are on Republicans gaining control of the Senate and affirming their commitment to repealing the Affordable Care Act...

The Republicans’ decisive sweep of the 2014 midterm elections should be a wake up call for Democrats, and there are...

Should Republicans take control of the United States Senate there will be many political pundits faulting Democrats for their inability...

In places as isolated as Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations, these satellite offices are essential to making voting a possibility...

As I wrote in a article several weeks ago, there are about 25,000 people held in solitary confinement in supermax prison...