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Hope Reese

Freelancer

    Latest articles by Hope Reese

    Gender
    “Embracing a child when they come out as transgender can be a matter of life and death”“Embracing a child when they come out as transgender can be a matter of life and death”
    Gender

    Trans activist Sarah McBride discusses misconceptions about trans youth.

    By Hope Reese
    Culture
    How the Afrofuturism behind Black Panther and Get Out combines social justice and sci-fiHow the Afrofuturism behind Black Panther and Get Out combines social justice and sci-fi
    Culture

    Afrofuturist ideas are at the core of both films.

    By Hope Reese
    Politics
    He was a Border Patrol agent. What he saw gave him nightmares.He was a Border Patrol agent. What he saw gave him nightmares.
    Politics

    How the job “can cause you to bottle up compassion or internalize violence.”

    By Hope Reese
    Technology
    Break up with your smartphoneBreak up with your smartphone
    Technology

    Practical advice on ending your toxic relationship with your phone.

    By Hope Reese
    Culture
    #MeToo is powerful but will fail unless we do more: feminist Stephanie Coontz on backlash#MeToo is powerful but will fail unless we do more: feminist Stephanie Coontz on backlash
    Culture

    “Where we go next depends on how we take — or don’t take — advantage of this moment.”

    By Hope Reese
    Culture
    Hari Kondabolu used to laugh at The Simpsons’ Apu. Then he got angry.Hari Kondabolu used to laugh at The Simpsons’ Apu. Then he got angry.
    Culture

    “When I talk about racism, it’s not political. It’s survival.”

    By Hope Reese
    Criminal Justice
    The link between domestic violence and mass shootings, explained by a gun policy expertThe link between domestic violence and mass shootings, explained by a gun policy expert
    Criminal Justice

    Devin Patrick Kelley had a history of domestic violence. So did Omar Mateen and many, many others. What’s going on?

    By Hope Reese
    Culture
    Novelist Cheryl Strayed on #MeToo, the horror of election night, and identity politicsNovelist Cheryl Strayed on #MeToo, the horror of election night, and identity politics
    Culture

    “I don’t know a woman who can’t say ‘me too.’”

    By Hope Reese
    Technology
    Ellen Pao worries that tech’s diversity problem is stuck in “raising awareness”Ellen Pao worries that tech’s diversity problem is stuck in “raising awareness”
    Technology

    Here are her solutions, like using metrics to encourage accountability, to fix the diversity gap.

    By Hope Reese
    Technology
    The latest Google controversy shows how corporate funding stifles criticismThe latest Google controversy shows how corporate funding stifles criticism
    Technology

    “It’s emblematic of a new kind of monopoly.”

    By Hope Reese