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
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
Open Minds: Opportunities for Gender Equity in Education A publication from OSI’s Education Support Program and Network Women's Program that presents a regional overview of gender equity in education as part of an effort to promote educational reform in Central and South Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. more
OSI’s Activities in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and STIs January 2004 A document from the Public Health Programs that highlights, from a regional perspective, past and current OSI activities in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted infections. more
Resource Links A sampling of links to other organizations, both nonprofit and for-profit, that provide information and resources related to OSI's work. more
George Soros Founder and chairman of the Open Society Institute and Soros foundations network. more
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