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Jill Richardson

Jill Richardson is the founder of the blog La Vida Locavore and a member of the Organic Consumers Association policy advisory board. She is the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It.

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Dec 10, 2017
Latest from Jill Richardson
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Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Trump Administration Reintroduces Catastrophic Reagan-Era Disability Cuts

Trump’s proposal is expected to cost about as much to administer as it will save by denying benefits to disabled people.
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Jill Richardson,
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February 6, 2020
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A fallen PG&E utility pole lays on a property burned during the Kincade Fire along Highway 128 in Healdsburg, California, on October 28, 2019.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

We Need Publicly Owned Utilities

California’s wildfires and blackouts show the dangers of entrusting our power to for-profit corporations.
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Jill Richardson,
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November 3, 2019
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Op-Ed
Human Rights

The Stunning New Cruelty of Immigration Enforcement

We should all agree not to torment small children.
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Jill Richardson,
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March 11, 2018
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Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Bad Bureaucracies Are Fraying the Social Safety Net

The social safety net is necessary and beneficial.
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Jill Richardson,
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February 17, 2018
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Op-Ed
Human Rights

A New Year’s Resolution: Time to Speak Up

“I’m going to speak up more when men do things that make me uneasy.”
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Jill Richardson,
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December 31, 2017
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Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Washington’s War on Poor Grad Students

Imagine having to pay thousands of dollars of taxes on virtually no income.
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Jill Richardson,
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November 26, 2017
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Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

When Republicans “Win,” the Rest of Us Lose

It’s hard to see how anything the president would call a “win” would be good for his voters, or for any of us.
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Jill Richardson,
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July 8, 2017
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Op-Ed
Human Rights

Why We Still Need Feminism

Until recently, women didn’t even own their own bodies.
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Jill Richardson,
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December 15, 2016
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Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Sorry, I Can’t Give Trump a Chance

Our democracy is too important to play nice with a man who campaigned on undermining it.
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Jill Richardson,
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November 18, 2016
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Economy & Labor

Even Organic Farms Sacrifice Sustainability to Cut Costs

Because our economic system squeezes small farmers, even the most eco-conscious among them have to compromise their values to stay in business.
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Jill Richardson,
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September 17, 2016
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