Protests and Demonstrations Do Bring Change
We can't make progress without them.
Defective Teaching Methods Produce American Political Ignorance
What's wrong with our civics education and how to fix it.
Standing and Pledging: Style versus Substance
How one man's courage created a movement
The Ten Biggest Lies in America
You've Heard All of Them
Mourn for the Dead. And Fight Like Hell for the Living.
Workers Memorial Day 2016
Welcome Your Rosa Parks Moment
And Change the World
Marriage Equality: Myths and Facts
What the Supreme Court Ruling Means to You
Celebrate National Women's Equality Day
Fight for the Equal Rights Amendment
Nonprofit Organizations Should be Tax Exempt
We Can't Afford to Tax Them.
There is No Such Thing as a Good Cop
How to Prevent Police Crime
Labor Unions: Myths and Facts
We Need Them Now, More Than Ever.
Patricia A. O'Malley
Social Policy & Programs Consulting ~ Community Matters
P.O. Box 97803 ~ Pittsburgh, PA 15227 ~ 412-310-4886 ~ info@patomalley-consulting.com
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Established 1993
Social Issues
Social issues define the ways in which we choose to live our lives.
These essays review some important current social issues.
Patricia A. O'Malley
Social Policy & Programs Consulting
Training and Services for agencies working toward social and economic justice
Food Stamp Program: Myths, Facts, and History
The Food Stamp Program Benefits the US Economy and Creates Jobs
How a Federal Government Shutdown Affects You
Here We Go Again.
Martin Sheen Honored in Pittsburgh for His Activism
Sheen Calls Pittsburgh Activist Molly Rush His Inspiration.
Petitions Don't Guarantee Success
What makes a proper petition? And are they useful?
Welfare in America: Myths and Facts
Everything you think you know about welfare is wrong.
Unemployment Compensation: Myths and Facts
The GOP is still trying to set Americans against each other.
Who Should Provide Social Services?
Occupy Pittsburgh. This is Your Movement
If You Want Peace, Work for Justice
American Education: We Need Higher Standards
We Must Require More from Our Kids and From Public Education
We are All Welfare Recipients
Yes, you too.
Let's Criminalize Poverty
Everything You Think You Know About Welfare is Wrong.
Providers Observe Homeless Persons Memorial Day
Homelessness Increases Again
Public Benefits Programs Can Help You
National Volunteer Week Begins Today
Today is World Food Day
The First Women's Rights Convention Lives on in Spirit