Issue Papers

2011

Summer: Saying Yes to Immigration

What does just comprehensive immigration reform look like?

 

 

2010

Spring: Peace, Jobs, and Justice Go Together

How unfair has out tax system gotten? Can we trust the banks to regulate themselves?

 

 

2009

Fall: Nationwide Healthcare Reform

Is healthcare a human right? Does National Healthcare Reform further the pursuit of the common good?

 

 

2008

Spring: Election Platform 2008

What matters this election season? Economic Justice? Peace? Racism?

 

 

2006

Summer: US Immigration-A Brief History

 

Spring: Immigration

Get some of the truths and myths about immigration and immigration reform?

 

 

2005

Fall: Water-Just the Facts

Who has access to water? How much water is wasted? What is being done with one of our most precious natural resources?

 

Spring: Social Security

What does the future hold for Social Security?

 

 

2004

Summer: Central American Free Trade Agreement...What is it?

What is CAFTA and what does it mean for the US and the world?

 

Winter: Election Platform 2004

What to look for this election cycle: Economic Justice, Peace Racism and more.

 

 

2003

Fall: Iraq...Now What?

4 months in... What is happening with the War in Iraq?

 

Summer: Cincinnati Boycott 

Racism, police violence, and discrimination lead to boycotting the City of Cincinnati.

 

Summer: Hiroshima Rememberance

August 6, 2003 marked the 58th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.  Cincinnati and IJPC remember the horros of war and the legacy Hiroshima left on the world.

 

Spring: Iraq-Next Steps for Peace

How do we achieve PEACE in Iraq?

 

 

2001

Winter: Genetically Engineered (GE) Food/Crops

What are genetically engineered crops and foods and how do they affect the life and health of humans and the environment?

 

 

2000

Spring: World Trade Organization

What is the World Trade Organization (WTO) and how has it impacted the global economy and global trade?

 

Winter: Death Penalty

Is the death penality fair? What groups are impacted by the death penalty? Does the death penalty really deter crime?