Jun 12, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), Liskula Cohen, Science and Technology
Published: GirlieGirlArmy.com (June 12, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen Vaccines are a touchy subject. While the trend is turning towards being passionately against them, others still teeter between comfort in the decision to ultimately have their children vaccinated,...
Apr 2, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), 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...
Jan 4, 2014 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture, Marijuana Legalization and the War on Drugs
Published: mic (January 4, 2014) You may have already seen this headline all over social media: "Marijuana Overdoses Kill 37 in Colorado On First Day of Legalization" Already Twitter and Facebook feeds are abuzz with this news item, as right-wingers purr with delight...
Mar 21, 2013 | Abortion, Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: mic (March 21, 2013) I was reluctant to use the same Thomas Jefferson quote twice in less than two weeks, but because the governor of Mississippi missed his golden opportunity to mention it, I simply had to post it again: "The error seems not sufficiently...
Jun 17, 2012 | Gender and Sexism, Health & Wellness (Physical), Love and Dating
Published: PolicyMic (June 17, 2012) I like to eat, and I don't like to move. That is why, roughly one year ago, I was sixty pounds heavier than I am today. For this, I have no one and nothing to blame but myself. In a nation plagued by a worsening obesity epidemic,...
May 3, 2012 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical), Mental Illness
Published: PolicyMic (May 3, 2012) Like most of the writers I know, I don't sleep well. This is probably because when you're a writer, your mind never entirely shuts off. When it isn't busy whirring away on your next literary project(s), it is almost certainly...