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Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator Karen Dolan is a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Karen directs the Criminalization of Poverty project at the IPS. Karen holds an M.A. With Highest Distinction in Philosophy and Social Policy from the American University in Washington DC. Karen joined IPS in 1996. Her public scholarship and activism at IPS has linked community-led organizations with policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels. The focus of her work is on anti-poverty issues, criminal justice reform, local democracy and empowerment, with a focus on race and gender. Karen currently directs the Criminalization of Poverty project. IPS is a community of public scholars and organizers linking peace, justice, and the environment in the U.S. and globally. We work with social movements to promote true democracy and challenge concentrated wealth, corporate influence, and military power. David A. Love, JD Managing Editor: Nancy Littlefield, MBA Publisher: Peter Gamble