Jill Richardson

Jill Richardson is pursuing a PhD in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Stay Home, Stay Angry

If Someone Says You’ve Hurt Them, Believe Them

Why Mike Pence is the Worst Person to Lead the COVID-19 Response

Stop Calling Harmful Bigotry “Religious Freedom”

A Broken Promise to Teachers and Nonprofit Workers

A Cruel Attack on the Disabled

How to Help Someone With a Disability: Listen to Them

‘Little Women’ and the American Attitude Toward Poverty

Why Do We Have School Lunch Debt at All?

The Education Department is Ripping Off Defrauded Students

Standardized Tests are Biased and Unhelpful

Marijuana and the Myth of the “Gateway Drug”

Explaining Trump’s Racism

The EPA’s War on Science Continues

We Need Publicly-Owned Utilities

Sexual Misconduct and the Plague of “Himpathy”

Why are LGBTQ Rights Even a Debate?

What Life on the Margins Feels Like

Why Does Trump Keep Doing This?

Punching Through Bad Headlines

It’s Not About Your Straws and Your Light Bulbs

Get Ready for Unnatural Disasters This Hurricane Season

What to Ask Before Calling Out

As the School Year Starts, I’m Grateful for the ADA

Race is a Social Construct, But It Still Matters

You Don’t Save Money By Forcing People to Go Hungry

Coming Out in Rural America

Weapons of the Weak

The Good News About Trump’s Very Bad Environmental Speech

Trump Can’t Blame His Own Cruelty on Obama’s Flawed Record

How Do You Celebrate a Flawed Nation?

Corporate Pride is Cheap

Straight People Don’t Need a Parade

Celebrating Pride, Mindfully

Dealing With Climate Fear

The Disparity Behind Anti-Abortion Laws

Climate Change was No Accident

You Don’t Get to Discriminate Just Because You’re Religious

If You’ve Suffered, Get Help

How Everyday Language Centers Some People and Excludes Others

Why is Going Green So Hard? Because the System Isn’t

Do Women Get to be Experts?

The Death Penalty is Getting Crueler

Russiagate Reality Check

Getting It Right on What Stuff Costs

Politicians Are Finally Catching Up on Marijuana

Starving Kids Won’t Make Them Read Better

Take It From Me, Addiction Doesn’t Start at the Border

Suddenly, It’s Completely Normal for Women to Run for President

Seeking Treatment for Mental Health Should be Applauded