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.

Republican hypocrisy on Recovery Act runs rampant
February 23, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
Not on single Republican voted to pass President Obama's economic recovery act in February 2009, but now they are all trying to get a piece of it.
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U.S.

‘Focus on jobs, jobs and more jobs’
February 19, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
Congress and the president must take swift and bold steps to stop the jobs crisis in this country, a coalition of labor and civil rights organizations told reporters on a conference call Feb. 19th.
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U.S.

Death knell for don’t ask, don’t tell
February 18, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
More and more Americans have come to believe that gay, lesbian and bisexual people should be able to serve openly in the military without punishment.
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Opinion

Ultra-right has not been decisively defeated
February 16, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
We number thousands in a country of hundreds of millions. Our specific role has to be to build a movement of tens of millions by providing clear thinking on strategy and tactics .
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U.S.

Songs of civil rights movement ring out at White House
February 12, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
Songs linked to the great social change movements of our times echoed through the White House Feb. 9, with Smokey Robinson, Bob Dylan and other music legends at the microphone.
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U.S.

ACLU challenges disfranchisement
February 9, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
The American Civil Liberties Uunion has filed a federal lawsuit in South Dakota on behalf of Native American voters who were denied the right to vote in 2008.
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U.S.

Obama calls for economic boost for working families
January 25, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
The Obama administration continued to address economic issues with the announcement of several new proposals, Jan. 25, designed to help ease financial anxieties.
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U.S.

Black lawmakers and EPA launch environmental justice tour
January 22, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu
The Environmental Protection Agency/Congressional Black Caucus tour kicks off in Mississippi, aiming to "highlight environmental justice challenges faced by Americans in all communities."
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