Ali Wilkinson is a lawyer and writer living in Portland, Oregon. Her writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, Elephant Journal and Scary Mommy, among others. She blogs at Run, Knit, Love.
Second Nexus Perspective A woman’s right to an abortion could become much more difficult to exercise in Texas in the months to come. Seventy-five percent of the forty clinics spread throughout the state a mere two years ago will be shuttered if the Supreme Court denies the petition for certiorari filed earlier this month in … Continued
[DIGEST: Wall Street Journal, Greenpeace, Inside Climate News, The Toronto Star, The Guardian] Last month, oil prices dropped to under $40 a barrel, a six-year low. For the average consumer, lower oil prices mean lower gas costs. But not everyone is celebrating. Canada, home to the third largest source of untapped crude oil, and the … Continued
[DIGEST: New York Times, Human Rights Watch, The Independent, Public Radio International] There is a crisis going on right now in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Thousands of Yazidi girls and women are being isolated from their families and held in pens. They are being photographed and given numbers to advertise them to … Continued
The Internet has brought us many things: The ability to keep in touch with friends near and far. Instant answers to every trivia question. Even a million Match.com babies. But the underbelly of the net is vast, and often unregulated. One area of this dark side is cyber exploitation, more colloquially called “revenge porn.” Revenge … Continued
Tales of corporate greed are ubiquitous, but how often do we hear tales of corporate good? Increasingly, however, corporations are diving headfirst into important political and ethical issues. A prime example occurred earlier this spring when Indiana’s governor signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which permitted private businesses to refuse service to … Continued
The Boy Scouts of America ratifies the resolution lifting the ban on hiring gay scoutmasters.
More than one million women report being stalked every year. Given the number of cases that likely go unreported, the number is no doubt even higher. While online stalking — or cyberstalking — still remains a somewhat understudied crime, the number of reports related to online harassment are increasing. The effects of stalking on the victim … Continued
Until recently, Scott Walker was most reknowned–or notorious, depending on whom you ask–for being the governor who fought Wisconsin’s public employee unions, passed controversial “right to work” laws, and successfully defeated a recall. That may soon change. As the unofficial 2016 presidential pick of billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, Scott Walker will soon fill the … Continued
[DIGEST: The Fallen of World War II] World War II ended nearly 75 years ago. As it fades into distant memory, it’s easy to lose sight of what a devastating impact those six years had on the world’s population. Filmmaker Neil Halloran has created a video entitled “The Fallen of World War II,” which underscores the staggering number of casualties of … Continued
In 2008, journalist Lenore Skenazy set the world on fire with an act that, thirty years ago, was unremarkable: she let her 9-year-old ride the subway alone. The public’s reaction ranged from applauding her choice, to calling her “insane” and her actions “just plain stupid.” Some called Skenazy a child abuser, while several media outlets … Continued
