Joel Wendland-Liu

Joel Wendland-Liu teaches courses on diversity, intercultural competence, migration, and civil rights at Grand Valley State University in West Michigan. He is the author of "Mythologies: A Political Economy of U.S. Literature, Settler Colonialism, and Racial Capitalism in the Long Nineteenth Century" (International Publishers) and "The Collectivity of Life" (Lexington Books).

LATEST ARTICLES BY Joel Wendland-Liu

U.S.

Stop the Republicans from pulling the trigger on Social Security
September 6, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
GOP congressional candidates are itching to pull the trigger on Social Security should they gain power, a fact that makes our participation in these elections as important as ever.
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U.S.

Iraq/Afghanistan vets give support to Islamic center
August 26, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
Veterans call Islamic center near Ground Zero "about as pro-America as one can get."
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U.S.

GOP candidate Dino Rossi wins “crooked” listing
August 25, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
The Republican Senate candidate in Washington state, Dino Rossi, has been listed as one of 12 "crooked candidates" in 2010 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Opinion

Michigan governor race: Snyder the outsourcer vs. Bernero the fighter
August 23, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- In the race for the Michigan governor's job, the choice is simple.
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U.S.

Obama administration unveils high-speed Internet projects
August 19, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
Vice President Joe Biden August 18, announced recovery act funded investments in 94 projects to provide high-speed Internet access to communities in 37 states.
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U.S.

Blue-Green Alliance demands congressional action on clean energy jobs
August 16, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
A coalition of unions and environmental groups launched a campaign this week to overcome Republican roadblocks to clean energy jobs and climate legislation.
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U.S.

Obama administration announces new aid for struggling homeowners
August 16, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
After a generally dismal report on home foreclosures in last month, the Obama administration took steps to beef up its support to unemployed workers who face foreclosure.
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U.S.

For-profit colleges encourage fraud, government report finds
August 11, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
Overpriced, default, fraud. Sounds like a typical day on Wall Street, right? According to a Government Accountability Office report released last week, these signal a growing trend in the sales and marketing practices of private, for-profit...
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