How to Help Someone With a Disability: Listen to Them
January 29, 2020 | Be present. Empathize. Don't scold them for their problems or try to explain why they'll have to suck it up.
Articles by Jill Richardson
‘Little Women’ and the American Attitude Toward Poverty
January 22, 2020 | We've advanced beyond Little Women’s 19th century gender roles. Let’s get past its outdated moralizing about poverty, too.
Why Do We Have School Lunch Debt at All?
January 15, 2020 | We live in a nation where food is plentiful but millions of children experience hunger and food insecurity.
The Education Department Is Ripping Off Defrauded Students
December 18, 2019 | Students who got defrauded by for-profit colleges were going to get loan forgiveness — until Betsy DeVos showed up.
Standardized Tests Are Biased and Unhelpful
December 11, 2019 | Research shows they hurt poor students and students of color, while failing to predict success in college.
Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug?
December 4, 2019 | For me, it’s a gateway to pain relief. For others, its prohibition is a gateway to mass incarceration.
Explaining Trump’s Racism
November 20, 2019 | Racism means a lot more than using slurs or feeling hatred. Yet even in these narrow terms, Trump fits the bill.
The EPA’s War on Science Continues
November 13, 2019 | The EPA wants to ban research that doesn’t violate the privacy of its subjects. That means less science — and fewer rules for polluters.