The Sick Issue

A $2 Lifeline: Astrology Apps Give a New Meaning to Universal Healthcare

collage image of astrology-related elements with bruja, Valeria Ruelas, in the center wearing sunglasses and holding a fan of tarot cards in front of her face
by Gina Escandon
March 30, 2020 at 9:00am
The planets and stars function as a lifeline for many of those who can’t access traditional healthcare.
collage image of screenshots from different TikTok users in the service industry

Memes to an End: Making the Case for the Living Wage on TikTok

by Nicole Froio
March 25, 2020 at 9:00am
Customer-service workers are sick of being abused and devalued, and while their skits are funny, they’re also communicating a shift that needs to happen in a society that prides itself as progressive. Read more »
Stephanie Wrobel, a thin, white woman with short blond hair, poses in front of a barn door

Stephanie Wrobel on Writing a Monstrous Mother

by Raquel Diaz
March 16, 2020 at 12:17pm
We have less sympathy for perpetrators when their illness hurts someone else.  Read more »
photo of Gloria Lucas in a patterned shirt wearing glasses and looking off to the side

BitchTapes: Decolonizing Healing

by Gloria Lucas
February 7, 2020 at 10:48am
In pop culture, eating disorders are often depicted as illnesses that visit solely white women, but that doesn’t reflect reality. Read more »