All I Want for Mother’s Day is Equality for My Child
May 3, 2019 | My child has fought her whole life for her right to exist. This administration wants to take that away.
About Karen Dolan
Karen Dolan directs the Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Articles by Karen Dolan
Getting Real About School Safety
March 7, 2018 | Armed adults don’t make kids safer. They put them at greater risk.
Away with the Clowns
November 4, 2015 | The GOP race may be a circus, but the candidates are dead serious about padding the pockets of the rich.
A Summer Storm is Brewing
July 1, 2015 | The need for our safety net is palpable, but the GOP's hurricane budget is shredding it.
Guilty of Being Poor
April 1, 2015 | When a community issues arrest warrants for more offenses than it has residents, something's deeply wrong.
Wal-Mart Does Something Right
March 4, 2015 | I'll still protest the giant retailer, but maybe a little more quietly.
Don’t Worry, Get Stoned
November 5, 2014 | A pot-smoking majority may be just the ticket the 2014 electorate was bargaining for.
Hobby Lobby, Quit Your Needling
March 27, 2014 | Nearly all U.S. women of the Christian persuasion employ contraception on many occasions.
Boehner’s Joke’s on Us
March 26, 2014 | Allowing more time for Americans to get health insurance really isn't funny
Bossy Is Bossy, Leadership Is Something Else
March 17, 2014 | Why Sheryl Sandberg gets it wrong...again.
Obama’s Budget Asks What’s Valuable
March 4, 2014 | What's more important, a good wage in Harlem or a new yacht in Malibu?
Seniors of America Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Chains.
February 21, 2014 | Obama lifts proposed cuts to Social Security, but Medicare stays in his sights.
Obama Orders, But Not Enough
February 13, 2014 | A small raise in the minimum wage for federal contract workers is a start.
Congress Finds the Key to Bipartisanship
February 4, 2014 | The new Farm Bill cuts food aid to poor families.
