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.

White House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs
June 20, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu
Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.
Read more
U.S.

White House steps up campaign to “cut government waste”
June 13, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu
President Obama signed an Executive Order initiating the Campaign to Cut Waste, ordering each department and agency to report regularly to Vice President Biden who will head a new task force on government accountability.
Read more
U.S.

White House establishes rural council
June 10, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu
President Obama established the White House Rural Council to develop and implement an economic strategy in the country's rural communities.
Read more
U.S.

GOP’s privatization of Social Security would hurt veterans
June 6, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu
Almost 800,000 veterans receive Social Security disability benefits, with an additional 2 million or more spouses and children eligible as well.
Read more
U.S.

White House says it’s eliminating useless rules, but not deregulating
May 26, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu
For the first time in history, the federal government has undertaken a "look back" to eliminate anachronistic, redundant or unwarranted regulations.
Read more
U.S.

Obama administration seeks strong mercury regulation
May 24, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu
The Bush administration's goal was to block EPA efforts to regulate mercury, a poison emitted by power plants.
Read more
U.S.

Michigan’s 2012 battleground wars have begun
May 24, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu
The goal for the next few months should be to rebuild the coalition of communities and movements that brought Barack Obama to the White House in 2008.
Read more
U.S.

PATRIOT Act reauthorization move demands reforms
May 24, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu
The Senate voted Monday, May 23, to go forward with debate on reauthorization of several provisions of the Patriot Act. Media reports indicated that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.,...
Read more