Today, I came across something that hit on yet another part of life touched by racial inequality in our country: health care.
Read more"You have no right to judge us or our actions"
If we don't have the right to "judge," or question, or be skeptical of the people our tax dollars arm to protect and serve us, who are they really protecting and serving?
Read moreUpdated: On Foley, and freelancers as humans
James Foley is only the latest reporter to be murdered for doing his job in an area where so few others are willing to go.
Read moreA new way to handle comment trolls
I had a piece on Columbia Journalism Review's website last week about a new algorithm that aims to clean up comment sections.
Read moreFerguson
Instead of waxing on about my thoughts on the whole situation, I'm going to post a bunch of links to information.
Read moreThe Ebola post
It's not surprising that so many questions remain unanswered.
Read moreRoundup: Outdoors Rx and An Uncontacted Tribe Gets The Flu
A couple of really interesting stories caught my eye this week.
Read moreAntioxidant bombshell & a Brooklyn scoop
I'm back! And I've got some thoughts on recent health news, as well as a little self-promotion.
Read moreFixing the media's "false balance"
There seems to be this pervasive idea that every story not only has two sides, but that those sides are equal.
Read moreOn judging "internet outrage"
This week in "internet activism is not real activism" or "why is everyone so angry all the time?"
Read moreIt's time to talk about Hobby Lobby
It's been an interesting task to reconcile my thoughts about this both as a woman and as a reporter who often writes about the law.
Read moreYou should probably still get a regular pap smear.
Today was another big day for "that medical procedure you've been having? It's useless!" stories.
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