October 9, 2014 marked the end of an era for Boston’s homeless, ill and marginalized residents when the sole bridge to Long Island was closed […]
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Why Brain Science Won’t Cure Poverty
This article was first published by The Conversation. Recently I’ve seen news reports with headlines like this one: “Can Brain Science Help Lift People Out […]
Paid Sick Leave: It’s More Than Just a Day Off
feature image via Cody Glenn, The Daily Journal Francesca, a woman I have come to know during the past seven years, has tried hard to […]
Sex, Gender and Informed Consent
A shorter (and much pithier) version of this essay was published today in the Washington Post. California’s SB967 – better known as the “yes means […]
Pink Ribbon Extravaganza
A newer version of this post (with more great photos) can be read here. And click here to get to the Bitch podcast “Popaganda Episode: […]
Updates on the Women of Can’t Catch a Break
The publication of Can’t Catch a Break is not the end of the stories of the women whose life experiences are described in the book. […]
Yes Means Yes: Kudos to California
Kudos to California California’s Governor Jerry Brown, on September 28, 2014, signed into law a bill making California the first state in the nation to […]
Why Can’t US Help Solve Ebola Outbreak without ‘Waging War’ and ‘Sending Troops’?
Published on CommonDreams, Sept. 17, 2014 A fact sheet released on Tuesday by the White House outlines an expanded government commitment in response to the […]
Ray Rice and Cultures of Violence
In this piece published today in the Washington Post I argue that since jail teaches people how to be better criminals, it likely also teaches […]
Fighting Rape Culture: Real Tips
You can read this and other posts by a wide range of women’s health clinicians, advocates and activists on the Our Bodies Ourselves webpage. The […]
Snapshots from Ferguson and Liberia: Something’s Happening HERE
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 […]