Celebrating Pride, Mindfully
June 4, 2019 | Inequalities in our broader society also occur in the queer community.
About Jill Richardson
OtherWords columnist Jill Richardson writes about food, agriculture, the environment, health, tolerance, and well-being. Currently pursuing a PhD in Sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, she’s the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It.
Articles by Jill Richardson
Dealing With Climate Fear
May 28, 2019 | If you feel powerless, remember that the biggest change you can make is to support leaders who think our planet is actually worth saving.
The Disparity Behind Anti-Abortion Laws
May 22, 2019 | Laws restricting reproductive freedom come out of a culture that doesn’t see women’s sexuality as equal to men’s.
Reminder: Climate Change Was No Accident
May 15, 2019 | As far back as 1982, fossil fuel executives knew they were trading a few decades of profits for the entire future of the planet.
You Don’t Get to Discriminate Just Because You’re Religious
May 8, 2019 | Racial discrimination is illegal even if it’s religiously based. Why should LGBTQ discrimination be any different?
If You’ve Suffered, Get Help
May 1, 2019 | Few of us make it to adulthood unscathed, but treatment can make a world of difference for acute trauma sufferers.
How Everyday Language Centers Some People and Excludes Others
April 24, 2019 | Our society presumes straight white men to be the default human. The rest of us are notable foremost for not being men, white, or straight, and so on.
Why Is Going Green So Hard? Because Our System Isn’t
April 17, 2019 | If environmental solutions aren’t systemic, living green will always mean going against the grain — and usually failing.
Do Women Get to Be Experts?
April 10, 2019 | Any woman professional is familiar with a nagging doubt: Am I being taken seriously?
The Death Penalty Is Getting Crueler
April 3, 2019 | A horrific new ruling would let states execute people in more painful ways, even when alternatives are available.
A Russiagate Reality Check
March 26, 2019 | For most of us, when we rate how we’re doing in our jobs, we don’t say, “Nobody can prove I committed a crime!”
Getting It Right on What Stuff Costs
March 20, 2019 | Too often we get sticker shock at the cost of public policies, even when they’d actually save us money.
Politicians Are Finally Catching Up on Marijuana
March 13, 2019 | Two-thirds of Americans — and nearly all Democratic presidential candidates — now agree that pot prohibition is more harmful than pot itself.
Starving Kids Won’t Help Them Study
February 27, 2019 | Instead of looking at the real reasons students struggle, one Arkansas lawmaker wants to deny them school lunch funding.
Take It From Me: Addiction Doesn’t Start at the Border
February 20, 2019 | For decades the U.S. has tried to stop drug traffic and made the problem worse. We should treat the root causes of addiction instead.