Fracking linked to rape, meth addiction, and STDs

Fracking linked to rape, meth addiction, and STDs
The easy reaction is “Fracking suxx!” A more nuanced response might be, “Let's get more clean energy jobs, training for those jobs, consent-based sex ed, oil spill condoms widely available contraception, drug treatment programs, and eight-hour shifts.”. Read more on Grist

The glasses I see the world through: One addict's story
Much like a patient battling cancer who seeks the help of a doctor, I had to accept that I could not solve my meth addiction on my own. I needed the help of a power greater than myself to restore sanity to my life. My go-it-alone solution to life had … Read more on The News Journal

In A Permanent Member of the Family, Russell Banks displays his trademark …
None of us knew that she was helping us postpone our anger and need for blame — blame for the separation and divorce, for the destruction of the family unit, for our lost innocence." Not all of these stories dwell in such dark … In the haunting … Read more on Nashville Scene