Oct 13, 2014 | Autobiographical, Education, Internet Culture, mic, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (October 13, 2014)
The website Rate My Professor, which allows users to rank and write reviews of their teachers, is more than just a valuable tool for college students who want to be smart consumers about their classroom experiences. It also embodies the greatest promise of the Internet revolution—its ability to not only disseminate information, but encourage people to better understand why quality education is so important in the first place.... Read Original Article
Oct 12, 2014 | Autobiographical, Liskula Cohen, Mental Illness
Published: Good Men Project (October 12, 2014)
co-author: Liskula Cohen
Two people, one condition. See how anxiety affected the lives of Liskula Cohen and Matt Rozsa.
There is a chaotic quality to suffering from anxiety. As this article was being developed, it became clear that it’s impossible to effectively capture the experience of clinical anxiety in the same linear fashion used for other medical conditions.
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Sep 10, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Autobiographical, Mental Illness, Scandals
Published: The Morning Call (September 10, 2014)
The New York Times, which is capable of producing great insights, puzzlingly expressed surprise at Robin Williams’ legendary work ethic in its obituary. “Given his well-publicized troubles with depression, addiction, alcoholism and a significant heart surgery in 2009,” it commented, “Mr. Williams should have had a résumé filled with mysterious gaps.... Read Original Article
Jun 16, 2014 | Autobiographical, Elections, Elections - Other, mic, Pennsylvania
Published: The Morning Call (June 16, 2014)
After more than two years as a political columnist for PolicyMic and other publications, I made the decision last month to undertake a career hiatus and work as the Northampton County field organizer for Tom Wolf’s gubernatorial campaign.
Although I knew this would probably be a temporary position, I embraced it not only to help the Democrats nominate the strongest possible candidate for governor but also to learn more about what it’s like to work at politics at the ground level — locally, where our elected leaders have the most immediate and direct impact on our lives.... Read Original Article
Apr 14, 2014 | Autobiographical, Extremism, Jewish Experiences, mic, Political Ideologies
Published: mic (April 14, 2014)
The shooting yesterday at a Jewish community center in Kansas City was more than tragic. It was un-American.
This crime strikes a deep personal chord with me, not only because I have also been the victim of an anti-Semitic hate crime, but because its motivations fly in the face of our nation’s most important and fundamental ideals.... Read Original Article
Apr 2, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic, Science and Technology
Published: mic (April 2, 2014)
I have something uniquely in common with several million other Americans: I’m autistic.
At a time when Jenny McCarthy is spearheading a dangerous movement that blames my condition on vaccines — a myth dispelled by WebMD here — I am naturally sensitive to any mention of autism in the news, of which there have been a lot lately, especially when it’s discussed as if something’s “wrong” with me.... Read Original Article
