This article was first published on Truthout According to reports from Washington, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) may […]
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Health Insurance Roulette: The House Always Wins
“As Profits Roll In, Aetna To Expand On Obamacare Exchange In 2015” “The Obama administration issued rules to allow for a taxpayer-funded insurer bailout.” According to […]
Ebola and US
I wrote a piece on the Ebola outbreak for Salon.com. For more, follow this link. Here is an excerpt: The United States, according to the […]
The Courtroom was a Circus: Bail Blog #3 – $190 and Counting
$190 and Counting: Bail Blog #3 Click here for the story of Ginger’s arrest and my experience bailing her out: The New Price of Freedom: […]
Civil Commitment: If You Build It They Will Come
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 123, Section 35 permits the court to involuntarily commit to an inpatient substance abuse treatment someone whose alcohol or drug use […]
Morality Hijacked by Religion
“One of the greatest tragedies in mankind’s entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.” ― Arthur C. Clarke A Sociologist’s Thoughts on […]
An Open Letter to Robert McDonald
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 […]