Juneteenth became America’s newest federally recognized holiday last week when President Biden signed the bill with unanimous support in the Senate into law. Sophia, Bri, and Kira talk about the history of Juneteenth as well as why many folx are wary of the symbolic gesture devoid of actionable change on systemic racism and oppression. We … Continue reading Juneteenth: How Symbols Help Celebrate and Distract →

Sophia is off this week while Bri and Kira cover the released ProPublica report. Bri and Kira cover some tax history and discuss why taxing the rich is a good idea. Listen to our previous Social Work as Hail episode where we discussed the stimulus checks and how the pandemic has exacerbated the wealth gap. … Continue reading Tax the Rich →

This week Bri and Kira remember George Floyd and recall the movement for action and justice. They discuss two main categories most talked about regarding change in policing: reform and defund. We take a deep dive into The Justice in Policing Act and BREATHE Act proposed in Congress. Let us know what is on your … Continue reading Is it Reform or Defund? →

Sophia is off this week while Bri and Kira cover the latest on American politics. Bri and Kira cover the legislation proposed in Congress to investigate the insurrection at Capital Hill, Liz Cheney, and the shift in American political parties. We also cover how ranked-choice voting is the best alternative to the current voting system … Continue reading Division Within the Republican Party →

This week SWIP has a difficult conversation about the occupation of Palestine by Israel and the complex history that has led up to the violence and trauma of the last several weeks. Donate – Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund; Rebuilding Alliance Read – Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis, Black … Continue reading Free Palestine: Rejecting Colonialism, Having Difficult Conversations →

Another week, another issue with COVID. This week the SWIP ladies cover the intellectual property patents holding up COVID vaccine production and distribution worldwide. In the Social Work Spin, we think through how folx can apologize in both macro and micro settings, as well as what innovation outside of capitalism could mean for international cooperation … Continue reading COVID Vaccine Patents and Imagining Innovation Without Capitalism →

The SWIP ladies cover the first 100 days of the Biden administration, including some highlights and lowlights of what’s been done or proposed so far. Is diversity of leadership enough to bring the systemic change we need? And will any of it matter if the filibuster remains in place? We talk about this and more … Continue reading Biden’s First 100 Days (And SWIP’s First 365!) →

In a special rewind episode, our SWIP hosts look back at the LA Unrest (also called the LA Riots) following the acquittal of the officers who were videotaped beating Rodney King. CONTENT WARNING for this episode: description of racist violence, police brutality, gun violence. Though it has been almost thirty years since this historic trial … Continue reading SWIP Rewind: Rodney King & the LA Unrest (1992) →

Bri is off this week, leaving Sophia and Kira to cover this story with a special Social Work Spin guest: Justin Hodge! Sophia and Kira cover the pause on distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine due to an observed rare but serious form of blood clots in six women who received the vaccine. … Continue reading The Johnson & Johnson Pause and Bias in Science & Social Work →

This week the SWIP ladies look back at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted employment for women, especially Latinx and other BIPOC women. We reflect on our own struggles to find a job post-graduation from our MSW programs. We also share a listener story and reflect on how our own more privileged unemployment experiences can … Continue reading COVID-19 and Women in the Workforce →