The two images reprinted below have appeared widely in media outlets over the past weeks. Eerily similar? Both show armed police or soldiers carrying shields […]
Aswirl in a sad spiral, women in detox face human rights violation
Reprinted from the Boston Globe, August 19, 2014 The Aug. 14 editorial “Women get unequal treatment in court-ordered detox” underscored an egregious violation of human […]
Suicide is Painful, Update
Last week I wrote about my friend Joy, a woman who has dealt with sexual violence, homelessness, substance abuse, humiliation and criminalization since she was […]
Can’t Catch a Break
Our new book Can’t Catch a Break: Gender, Jail, Drugs and the Limits of Personal Responsibility is now available through University of California Press, Amazon […]
Suicide is Painful
The week that Robin Williams’ suicide hit every media outlet in the country, my friend Joy drove into the woods, shot herself up with enough […]
Caste Away: Mass Incarceration and the Hardening of Economic Inequality
“Caste Away” originally appeared as part of the University of California Press’s blog series coinciding with this month’s American Sociological Association’s annual conference: “Hard Times: […]
Ebola, Secret Serums and Me
An earlier version of this post entitled “Ebola, Monsanto and Me” contained several factual errors. I thank the dedicated readers for pointing them out. Please […]
Dangerous White Dreams, #BreakingBad
Note from Susan: Nancy Heitzeg wrote a brilliant critique of Breaking Bad at Critical Mass Progress, and she graciously gave me permission to repost it […]