You'd be hard pressed to find much major media discussion of the climate crisis in Mississippi. (Let's stop talking about climate "change," by the way; it's already a crisis that can only intensify with time). So imagine my surprise at seeing the Clarion-Ledger today run a front-page story on the failure of both senatorial candidates, … Continue reading Might Mississippi be finally waking up to the climate crisis?
Category: Commentary
Thank you, women
If the U.S. manages to arrest its current slide toward authoritarian despotism, it will be because women - including the record number of candidates, the record number of volunteer operatives, and the record number of voters - stood up and stood out in the 2018 midterm elections. A still-uncertain number of fresh female faces, most … Continue reading Thank you, women
Does Trump’s bellicose style prompt violent assaults on his critics?
What?! Why would anyone make that ridiculous conjunction? Sure, President Trump praises “body slammers,” but he’s never told anyone to make a pipe bomb! Jeez. You might as well try to connect the unrestrained proliferation of guns to the repeated massacres of innocent people, the growing ferocity of hurricanes to global warming, or fast-flowing rivers … Continue reading Does Trump’s bellicose style prompt violent assaults on his critics?
What’s really at stake with the Brett Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court?
What's at stake? A lot, obviously, and the punditry press is literally choked with words trying to capture one or another piece of the total picture. Center stage in recent days has been, with good reason, the way women victims of sexual assault are heard (or not) by men of power. Just off in the … Continue reading What’s really at stake with the Brett Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court?
Decaying infrastructure puts everyone at risk
Two disaster stories have dominated headlines over the past couple of days – 1. Hurricane Florence barreling in to the Carolinas, killing at least eight, flooding communities, and leaving at least a million people without power; and 2. Thousands of Boston area residents fleeing for their lives as a series of gas explosions set scores … Continue reading Decaying infrastructure puts everyone at risk
Do Trump and Fellow Fossil Fuel Fanatics Have a Death Wish?
Everyone enjoying a healthy relationship with reality knows at least three things about climate change - (1) it's real, (2) it's happening far more rapidly than anyone had anticipated, with devastating consequences, and (3) our only hope of staving off ever-worsening impacts (including, quite possibly, our own species' extinction) is to radically reduce the emission … Continue reading Do Trump and Fellow Fossil Fuel Fanatics Have a Death Wish?
Social Work Newsletter: Fall Semester Welcome
As we welcome you and wish you good luck for the new school year, we give you inspiring words from Dr. Tim Rehner and our former instructor Delories Williams (The Diva!).
35+ Social Work Jobs in Mississippi – Aug. 24
This week's postings include a host of positions statewide with the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.
Something to cheer about
“Let’s face it: there’s no real question that the Trump era has given us the most nakedly corrupt leadership this nation has seen in our lifetimes. But they are not the cause of the rot—they’re just the biggest, stinkiest example of it." - Senator Elizabeth Warren Warren made the remark when introducing her "Anti-Corruption and … Continue reading Something to cheer about
47 Social Work Jobs in Mississippi – Aug. 15
We continue to see an abundance and variety of social work jobs in Mississippi, highlighted this week by numerous opportunities in the mental/behavioral health field, as well as several jobs with state agencies. Check them out! Children & Families Title: Case Manager Company: United Methodist Children's Home Location: Jackson Details/Apply Title: Case Manager-In-Circle Program Company: Canopy Children's Solutions Location: Hattiesburg Details/Apply … Continue reading 47 Social Work Jobs in Mississippi – Aug. 15
