All posts by Jennifer Polish
Jennifer Polish is an English PhD student at the CUNY Graduate Center in NYC, where she studies non/human animals and the racialization of dis/ability in young adult literature. When she's not yelling at the computer because Netflix is loading too slowly, she is editing her novel, doing activist-y things, running, or giving the computer a break and yelling at books instead. Contact Jennifer at staff@LawStreetMedia.com.
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Jennifer Polish | April 8, 2015Natural or Organic: Not Just the Labels on Our Food
What does it actually mean to label our food organic or natural?
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Jennifer Polish | April 7, 2015Love Does Have Labels: We Need to Acknowledge Them
The idea that "Love Has No Labels" misses the point.
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Jennifer Polish | April 2, 2015LGBTQ Immigration: Not Just About Marriage
LGBTQ immigration issues don't just revolve around marriage. Learn about the other issues particularly facing LGBTQ immigrants.
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Jennifer Polish | April 1, 2015Mass Incarceration Leads to Depression, So Why Don’t We Stop?
Racism and the justice system dramatically increase depression and suicide. So why don't we stop locking everyone up?
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Jennifer Polish | March 26, 2015Cultural Appropriation: What’s Appropriate?
What is cultural appropriation, and where do we draw the line between it and appreciation?
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Jennifer Polish | March 23, 2015Drone Pilot PTSD is Awful, But Also Beside the Point
Recent coverage of drone pilots suffering from PTSD ignores the physical effects of drone attacks on site.



