For Families or Politics? Drug Testing for Welfare Access
In the policy arena, legislators should address the wellbeing of children and families. This is where supporters of these bills fail to employ good policy.
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Tag: social policy
Reproductive Justice Must Include Intersex Justice
Local and national news outlets have covered endless stories on reproductive healthcare and policy...
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Let’s celebrate Mother’s Day by addressing Texas’ maternal mortality crisis
Photo: Dave Herholz On Mother’s Day this year, my brother and I will likely celebrate the way we...
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Black history should be a year-round lesson: Reflections on Julian Bond’s LBJ Speech
Julian Bond. Photo: Courtesy Virginia Film Festival, 2012 Since 1996, the Barbara Jordan Forum has...
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Marijuana Drug Scheduling: Something We Need to Ask Ourselves
A Partnership Piece from The Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University How many readers have...
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Dr. Varoufakis on Birds of a Feather
It is clear that racism, sexism and classism are discriminatory practices that impose harm on...
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Putting Student Safety First
An open letter to the chiefs of UTPD and APD regarding apparent racially motivated attacks near...
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The Stand for Women’s Health in Texas
The Feminist Policy Alliance and the Texas Observer invite you to a panel discussion on Sept. 4 on...
Read MoreA Work Marked By Equality
A firm believer of the spirit of democracy found within the contours of the U.S. Constitution, Barbara Jordan aroused the conscience of a nation. The Lyndon B. Johnson School Professor of Ethics and Political Values most...
Read MoreThe Legacy of Barbara Jordan and the Promise of Civil Rights: Obtaining Equality of Outcomes
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. In that same year, Barbara Jordan lost her second election for the Texas House of Representatives. Two years later, court-enforced redistricting mandated in...
Read MoreFrom Schoolhouse to Courthouse
Disrupting class used to land kids in the principal’s office or detention. In Texas, however, more and more children are facing criminal prosecution, criminal records and hefty fines for acting out in school....
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