In response to reports of long-waiting lists, cover-ups and a toxic culture at the Veterans Administration, President Obama nominated Robert McDonald to head the VA. […]
SCOTUS Ruling: Pregnant Bodies as Public Property
Susan’s note: You can read my analysis of the “Hobby Lobby” ruling here Yesterday’s SCOTUS ruling striking down 35 foot buffer zone around women’s health […]
White Women, Opiates and Prison
Author’s note: Race is hard to write about; so is class; so is gender. I struggle with articulating — especially in a short essay — […]
What Pennsatucky’s Teeth Tell Us About Class in America
Author’s note: Friends and colleagues who know that I’ve spent most of the past decade working closely with criminalized women have asked me what I […]
Medicalization of the Death and Other Penalties
Executions of three men in Oklahoma and Ohio have been postponed recently in the wake of controversy regarding the botched administration of lethal injections. Lethal […]
The New Price of Freedom: $40 (Bail Blog #2)
You can read more on the problems of the bail system here: Guilty Until Proven Innocent Last Saturday evening I woman I’ve come to know […]
The VA Scandal: How About a Reality Check?
The VA Scandal: How About a Reality Check? Recent reports from VA medical centers about their long waiting lists and subsequent efforts to hide those […]