With the announcement of a vaccine in the works, HIV could become a thing of the past. However, if HIV policies continue to ignore the current racial gaps in treatment and prevention, their outcomes will be nothing short of failure.
The Public Purpose
The Graduate Journal of American University's School of Public Affairs
Social Policy
The Unknown Family Separation Policy: Parental Rights and Child Custody During Incarceration
Preserving family bonds should be of the utmost importance to domestic lawmakers, organizers, parents, and the international community. Above all else, the termination of child custody during parental incarceration must not be permanent and irreversible.
America’s Future Depends on a Permanent, Expanded Child Tax Credit
The Expanded Child Tax Credit deserves to live well beyond the COVID crisis and serve as the foundation for our future efforts to combat childhood poverty.
The Racialization of Innocence on Death Row
Innocence in capital crimes is a pervasive problem further perpetuated by racism, implicit bias, and the presumption of guilt. Policymakers, states, and voters must confront these disparities and prioritize the death penalty’s abolition.
Current Reproductive Health Methods Already Decrease Abortion Rates
Abortion bans endanger reproductive health and don’t reduce abortions. So, what can decrease abortion rates? Easy access to birth control substantially reduces unwanted pregnancies without harming reproductive health.
Evaluating Case Studies: Girls Education Stabilizes Population Growth in Developing Countries
Evidence from Nigeria’s education program and Ethiopia’s education reform reveals that more educated women have fewer children and marry later, lowering total fertility rates and decreasing long-term population growth.
The Myth of the “Labor Shortage”
As COVID-19 continues to overwhelm and disrupt employment, American workers must unionize their workplaces and demand better labor conditions, higher wages, paid leave, rent control, access to healthcare and more to ensure a better quality of life for all. We do not have a labor shortage; we have a shortage of jobs that treat workers like people with dignity.
Investing in Girls’ Education: A Transformative Development Strategy
Girls’ access to education needs to become a strategic development priority in low- and middle-income countries. Investments in girls’ education spur economic growth and ensure women have the autonomy to make their own financial and reproductive decisions, have fewer and healthier children, participate in the labor market and live more prosperous lives.
Beyond Gay Marriage: Why the LGBTQ Community Needs Urgent Action
Their names were Lexi, Monika, Dustin, Nina, Tony, Summer – all were transgender women and men or nonbinary individuals, and all were killed in 2020. Last year, at least 45 trans and nonbinary people were murdered – a gut-wrenching increase from 2019.