Category: Government & politics
Bitterlemons
Bitterlemons is an online roundtable, a publication on the Middle East put out by Palestinian sociologist Ghassan Khatib and Yossi Alpher, a consultant on Israeli-related strategic issues.
Michael O. Emerson
Michael O. Emerson is a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written several books on race and religion, including People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States and Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America.
Suzan Shown Harjo
Suzan Shown Harjo, who is Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee, is president of the Morning Star Institute, a national Indian rights organization. She helps Native Americans regain the land that was taken from them, and preserved many sacred places.
Media and Elections Handbook
Produced by IMPACS in Arabic, English and French. This handbook is the result of ongoing thinking about the seminal role that professional training for media organizations and reporters can play in emerging democracies.
David A. Bositis
David A. Bositis is a senior research associate at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a think tank in Washington, D.C., that focuses on public policy issues of concern to African-Americans. He runs the center’s National Opinion Poll, which samples African-Americans as well as the general population. He is a source for statistics […]
“Bush Proposes Vouchers for All Displaced Students”
A story on President Bush’s proposal of $1.9 billion in aid to students affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Journal/islam
Journal/islam is a program through Michigan State University’s School of Journalism. The goal of the IMAJE project is to develop with and for journalism faculty a nuanced perspective on Islam, Muslims, and Muslim societies that will generate more accurate reporting. It is not intended as an exhaustive resource on Islam and Muslims. Rather, this website […]
“Hurricane Help for Schools”
Read the government’s past updates on its “Hurricane Help for Schools” program (the site is no longer updated past August 2006). Private schools and religious schools are eligible for aid.