Health blogging for Forbes
I’ve been blogging on the intersection of women’s health, politics and pop culture for Forbes.com.
The Way We’ll Live Next: Near Airports?
[From KCRW] Of the many complaints often made about airports – the lines, the body scans, the baggage fees – one you don’t hear every day is that airports aren’t close enough to our houses. After all, LAX is across the city from downtown, necessitating a well-planned shuttle ride, an expensive cab or a kind...
Industry-Backed Congressional Reps Target EPA
[From KCET] With the federal government looking for places to cut spending, Republicans in Congress seem increasingly intent on targeting climate legislation. The GOP-controlled House just last week passed a budget that would, among other things, greatly limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases. And recently, Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and John...
Will Revolving Door Staffers Influence Planned Parenthood Funding?
[From KCET] With its federal funding already threatened and congressional budget negotiations still under way, Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides health care and abortions at reduced prices, faces an uncertain future. The organization came under fire last month with a House budget proposal that would have withdrawn its federal funding. Although the Senate defeated...
Can Social Networks Save Lives?
“Imagine you were stricken with boils all over your body, you were in the hospital, you were alone, you were in terrible pain, and life had lost all of its fun.” Depression takes people to that place emotionally.
Review of Maira Kalman for KCRW
Maira Kalman doesn’t need much to create art, because she finds art in everything she sees.
My Article on Obama’s Rhetoric on NBC
My article analyzing the words President Obama used during his speech at USC was picked up by NBC Los Angeles.
A smattering of South Africa
In Cape Town I was working for News24.co.za, the largest news site in South Africa. While I was there, I wrote a few health pieces for the Health24 section (which is an MSN partner), mostly on World-Cup related themes:
Locked Up in Iran
An editorial published in the Washington Post while I was working for Physicians for Human Rights in Washington: Roxana Saberi’s detention and trial ["U.S. Journalist Held in Iran Faces Charges of Spying," news story, April 9] are a tragic example of human rights violations that have become the norm in Iran. In a similar case, the...
Crenshaw package in Mediabistro’s Fishbowl LA
Mediabistro’s Fishbowl LA picked up our series on Crenshaw today. The set of 10 stories examines the challenges and successes faced by residents of a historically blighted urban area in Los Angeles, including Crenshaw High School. An excerpt from my piece on nutrition follows…