Suppose We Had a Real Democracy in the United States? A Time for Imagination
Gara LaMarche
Feb. 3, 2004
In a speech at the University of California at Irvine, OSI Vice President and Director of U.S. Programs Gara LaMarche discussed why he thinks the country's democratic system is severely flawed and offered suggestions to improve it. more

OSI Awards More Than $1.5 Million Nationwide to Winners of 2004 Soros Justice Fellowships
The 22 Soros Justice Fellows include distinguished scholars, journalists, the longest tenured death row inmate to be freed, advocates, lawyers, and community leaders—all working to restore fairness and discretion to the U.S. criminal justice system.  more

EUMAP and ERRC Release Report on Roma and Sinti Women in Germany
January 21, 2004
A "shadow" report from OSI's European Monitoring and Advocacy Program and the European Roma Rights Center concludes that Roma and Sinti women in Germany lag behind other German women in key areas including education, employment, and health care.  more

Bush Has Neglected the Balkans For Too Long
Laura Silber
Jan. 13, 2004
OSI Senior Policy Advisor Laura Silber argues in an op-ed that the U.S. should pay closer attention to the southeast Balkans or risk economic and political deterioration in the region.  more

Ideas for an Open Society: Justice Reinvestment
November 2003
Susan Tucker and Eric Cadora argue that the national dependence on mass incarceration in the United States reflects an approach to imprisonment that actually sacrifices public safety. more

OSI Statement on U.S. Campaign Finance Reform and Independent Organizations
Official OSI statement regarding its role and the role of George Soros in ongoing debates over campaign finance reform legislation in the United States. more