A Five-Alarm Emergency for Democracy
The GOP’s voter suppression laws are working. They need to be stopped before more states adopt them.
American Schools Are Criminalizing Black Girls
Black girls are the fastest-growing segment of the juvenile justice system — a trend worsened by the presence of cops in classrooms.
Georgia’s Educational Neglect
Some schools are still separate and unequal when it comes to students with disabilities.
Flagging Hate Speech
It shouldn’t have taken 150 years and the deaths of nine innocent churchgoers for Southern states to renounce the Confederate flag.
The Cold War Never Ended
Vladimir Putin is not reviving the Cold War. Rather, the U.S. failed to end it when it had the chance.
IPS Salutes a Golf Win
The end of Augusta’s men-only membership marked a victory for IPS associate fellow Martha Burk.
Health Care Access Shouldn’t Require Good Luck
For me, the Affordable Care Act means that when I graduate from college, I won’t have to take a job that I hate to get the health care that I need.
A Radioactive Conflict of Interest
Having the Energy Department manage radiation health research makes as much sense as giving tobacco companies the authority to see if smoking is bad for you.
No Nuclear Nirvana on the Horizon
Nearly a year after the Fukushima disaster and more than three decades after the Three Mile Island accident, nuclear power remains expensive, dangerous, and too radioactive for Wall Street.
Go Deport Yourself
Romney’s “self-deportation” policy is no joke.
Legislating Under the Influence
Conservatives who want jobless Americans seeking unemployment benefits to submit to mandatory drug testing have a hidden motive.
Georgia: NATO Membership in Exchange for Use as a Base for War With Iran?
The United States may also be working to ensure Georgian President Saakashvili’s re-election.
A Long Shadow of Doubt: The Execution of Troy Davis
As Justice Marshall once said, “the scandalous state of our present system of capital punishment will cast a pall of shame over our society for years to come.”
Georgia on My Mind
Thoughts, expectations, and plans for the We Belong Together delegation travels to Georgia to bring attention to the ways in which unjust immigration laws affect women, children and families.
The Ugly Business of Lethal Injection
Attorneys trying to prevent the cruelty of a botched execution are challenging states’ efforts to conduct experiments on their clients with new execution drugs.