Click here and here and here for previous updates. Click here and here for later updates. The last few months have brought some changes to […]
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Health is Where the Home Is
Maybe it’s because of the bitterly cold temperatures at night this week, or maybe it’s my own visceral response to overdosing on television shows with […]
Videotaping Strip-Searches: Good Intentions and the Road to Hell
Within the next months, Massachusetts’ legislators are expected to consider an amendment mandating that “Strip searches of inmates, including the videotaping thereof, shall not be […]
Eulogy for Elizabeth, Update
For background on Elizabeth’s murder please read Eulogy for Elizabeth. Nearly a year after she was murdered by a man against whom she had taken […]
Pinkwashing – It really can get worse
I thought we’d reached the apex of disgusting with the pink handcuffs for “arresting breast cancer” and the pink drill bit used by a The […]
Social Capital, Cultural Capital and Faith Communities
“What Churches Don’t Get About Ministering to Marginalized Women” – By Jennifer L. Hollis Originally published in Sojourners 10-12-2015 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION- Before taking any specific […]
Pinktober: A Consumer Dystopia
(Thank you to Lois Ahrens for bringing the pink handcuffs to my attention.) Each October, as national breast cancer month rolls around, I find myself […]
The Women of Can’t Catch a Break: Late Summer 2015 Update
Click here and here for previous updates. Click here for the 2016 New Years update. For women who struggle with homelessness, summer can be a […]
Prostitution, Decriminalization and the Problem of Consent
Last month Amnesty International came out in support for “the full decriminalization of all aspects of consensual sex work.” The reasons make sense: Decriminalization will […]
Access to Education: Further Thoughts
In a previous post I warned about what I call “fake” education; that is, education that drills students in self-blame and a sense of failure […]
Knowledge is Power (Except for When It’s Not)
Expanding access to higher education has been in the news recently. First, the Obama administration announced a plan making state and federal prisoners eligible for […]
Paid Sick Leave: It’s Still a Big Deal
During the first week of August 2015, newspapers reported that the White House is drafting an executive order requiring federal contractors to provide their employees […]