Social Justice

NASW, in Coalition, Stands with Southern Poverty Law Center

NASW, in Coalition, Stands with Southern Poverty Law Center

By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor The Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 21 announced  the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). This is an unfortunate but not surprising turn of events. Not surprising because of the...

Social Workers Respond to New Climate Change Agenda

Social Workers Respond to New Climate Change Agenda

Recent headlines signal that the federal government is willfully ignoring the potential dangers of climate change. In April, Reuters published an article titled, “State Department Nixes Climate Office.” A New York Times headline read, “Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report.” And Bloomberg featured an exposé, “Lights Out: How Trump’s War on Climate Science Is Weakening the U.S.”