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The Walrus The Age of Surrender: When is a senior no longer capable of making their own decisions? Inside the April 2020 issue Available online here. |
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The Narwhal A mine in the middle: travelling through the Nahanni, the ‘Grand Canyon of Canada’ Available online here. |
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The Walrus
Overdosing Alone: Why big-city solutions to the opioid crisis don't work in rural communities Inside the November 2018 issue Long version available online here. |
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The Narwhal 'Only reason we exist': why an energy transition is hard to fathom in parts of Alberta Available online here. |
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Meet a Blackfoot elder who worked for 20 years to showcase Writing-on-Stone to the World Available online here. |
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The Walrus Overhauled: Robot Trucks and the Automation of Work Cover story for the December 2017 issue On newsstands November 13th! Available online here. |
selected clips and credited reporting
The Narwhal: A full archive of Sharon's reporting for The Narwhal is available on online
The Tyee: Women's Fight To Feed The World
A review of "Women Who Dig: Farming, Feminism, and the Fight to Feed the World," by Trina Moyles
A review of "Women Who Dig: Farming, Feminism, and the Fight to Feed the World," by Trina Moyles
Politico (in collaboration with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute): How Washington Winks at Violent Discipline of Special Needs Kids
Feature: Contributed reporting to a feature by Ben Hattem on the use of restraint and seclusion in US schools
Feature: Contributed reporting to a feature by Ben Hattem on the use of restraint and seclusion in US schools
The Intercept: Canada Prepares for a New Wave of Refugees as Haitians Flee Trump's America
Feature: Contributed research to a feature by Naomi Klein on the end of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Haitians
Feature: Contributed research to a feature by Naomi Klein on the end of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Haitians
The Intercept: Season of Smoke
Feature: Contributed research to a feature by Naomi Klein on wildfires, hurricanes, and climate change.
Feature: Contributed research to a feature by Naomi Klein on wildfires, hurricanes, and climate change.
Reveal (in collaboration with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute): Home is Where the Hate Is
Feature: Contributed research to a comprehensive database of domestic terrorism incidents in the United States.
Feature: Contributed research to a comprehensive database of domestic terrorism incidents in the United States.
The Tyee: ‘Just Cool It’: Seeking Hope in an Age of Climate Crisis
Interview with Ian Hanington, co-author with David Suzuki on a new book about climate change.
Interview with Ian Hanington, co-author with David Suzuki on a new book about climate change.
The Tyee: BC Green Leader Introduces Bill to Stop Sexist Dress Codes in the Workplace
News: ‘This is absolutely a no-brainer,’ says MLA Andrew Weaver.
News: ‘This is absolutely a no-brainer,’ says MLA Andrew Weaver.
The Chicago Reader (in collaboration with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute): No-show cops and dysfunctional courts keep Cook County Jail inmates waiting years for a trial
Feature: Contributed reporting to a feature by Spencer Woodman on pretrial detention in Cook County jail (in Chicago)
Feature: Contributed reporting to a feature by Spencer Woodman on pretrial detention in Cook County jail (in Chicago)
The Mary Review (in collaboration with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute): Surviving the Long Haul
Feature: Contributed reporting to a feature by Mary Pilon on sexual harassment in the trucking industry (also featured on Long Reads and the New Republic)
Feature: Contributed reporting to a feature by Mary Pilon on sexual harassment in the trucking industry (also featured on Long Reads and the New Republic)
Harper's: The Once and Future World–Nature as it was, as it is, and as it could be
Interview with author J.B. MacKinnon on human efforts to engineer nature, and whether we can restore what we’ve lost.
Interview with author J.B. MacKinnon on human efforts to engineer nature, and whether we can restore what we’ve lost.
Harper's: Black Against Empire
Interview with authors Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr. on the rise of the Black Panther Party, revolution, and guns
Interview with authors Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr. on the rise of the Black Panther Party, revolution, and guns
Harper's: Removable Feast
Readings: Round-up of remarks in the Montana State Legislature concerning a bill allowing drivers to salvage the carcasses of antelope, deer, elk, and moose killed in automobile accidents.
Readings: Round-up of remarks in the Montana State Legislature concerning a bill allowing drivers to salvage the carcasses of antelope, deer, elk, and moose killed in automobile accidents.
Life of the Law: Rina and Sharon go to court
Rina and Sharon Go to Court is a series about two civilians honoring the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. We have zero legal expertise, although we both applied to law school at one point. So yeah, zero legal expertise.
Rina and Sharon Go to Court is a series about two civilians honoring the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial. We have zero legal expertise, although we both applied to law school at one point. So yeah, zero legal expertise.
Harper's: Tunnel Vision
Readings: Roundup of Observed Customer Seating and Standing Behaviors and Seat Preferences Onboard Subway Cars in New York City, by Aaron Berkovich, Brian Levine, Alex Lu, and Alla V. Reddy,
Readings: Roundup of Observed Customer Seating and Standing Behaviors and Seat Preferences Onboard Subway Cars in New York City, by Aaron Berkovich, Brian Levine, Alex Lu, and Alla V. Reddy,
The Globe and Mail: I gave up law school to cycle to Mexico
Essay: 'I could have been a lawyer by now. At this exact moment, I could have been a fully educated, raised-to-the-bar, bona fide lawyer. I was accepted to law school in 2008.'
Essay: 'I could have been a lawyer by now. At this exact moment, I could have been a fully educated, raised-to-the-bar, bona fide lawyer. I was accepted to law school in 2008.'
The Globe and Mail: Stepping up to the plate
Essay: 'A former farm kid, irked by artificial food, I struggled to go animal-free - until I learned to vote with my mouth.'
Essay: 'A former farm kid, irked by artificial food, I struggled to go animal-free - until I learned to vote with my mouth.'
Harper's Weekly Reviews
July 30, 2019: Boris Johnson was sworn in as prime minister; Donald Trump complained about Obama ruining the White House’s air-conditioning
June 19, 2019: Almost 2 million people marched in Hong Kong; Greenland’s ice sheet lost an estimated 2 billion tons of ice in one day; Texas announced tax breaks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury yacht owners
August 28, 2018: Michael Cohen starts a GoFundMe; the 403rd consecutive month with above-average global temperatures passes; Europe’s biggest illegal turtle farm is shut down
June 12th, 2018: "Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump meet at a former POW site, Jeff Sessions denies asylum to victims of domestic abuse and gang violence, and the National Sheriff Association announces a new initiative to protect pets."
April 17th, 2018: "Trump fires missiles at Syria, a former FBI director likens Trump to a Mafia boss, and New Yorkers mistake a racoon for a tiger."
March 20th, 2018: "Donald Trump says teachers should carry guns, a school resource officer mistakenly fires his gun at a middle school in Virginia, and the United States receives its worst-ever ranking on the World Happiness Report."
April 26th, 2017: "Marine Le Pen qualifies for the second round of the French presidential election, Bill O’Reilly is fired from Fox News, and Russia announces it is not 'creating a Terminator.'"
March 16th, 2017: "South Korea’s president is removed from office, Kellyanne Conway suggests that Barack Obama could have spied on Donald Trump using 'microwaves that turned into cameras,' and a lake in Australia turns pink."
November 29th, 2016: “Fidel Castro dies at 90, snow falls in Tokyo for the first time in 50 years, and scientists suggest that the speed of light has declined.”
November 1st, 2016: “The FBI continues its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails, a Russian weapons manufacturer unveils a missile capable of destroying Texas, and a chimpanzee in North Korea smokes a pack of cigarettes.”
September 27th, 2016: “North Carolina scientists find that men are more likely to believe in God after sex and researchers in Norway train horses to communicate with people.”
June 28th, 2016: “The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, Donald Trump fires his campaign manager, and a man named Larry Gambles wins the lottery for the second time.”
June 7th, 2016: “Flooding in Germany kills 10 people, a giant panda is born in Belgium, and a man in El Paso challenges his daughter to a duel.”
April 5th, 2016: “Syria recaptures Palmyra, the first home-shopping network for weapons goes live, and a sinkhole in China swallows 25 tons of fish.”
March 15th, 2016: “North Korea claims it could destroy Manhattan with a hydrogen bomb, a Utah lawmaker compares pornography to polio, and a man sells his newborn daughter online.”
January 19th, 2016: “The United States lifts economic sanctions against Iran, and Mein Kampf sells out in Germany”
December 29th, 2015: “Somalia bans Christmas, Canada runs out of candy canes, and a monkey steals a bus.”
October 27th, 2015: “Justin Trudeau becomes prime minister-designate of Canada, a three-year-old boy drives a car, and Malaysia bans the Love and Sex with Robots conference.”
September 22nd, 2015: “Hungarians seal their border, a 14-year-old Somali-American is arrested for bringing a clock to school, and scientists launch the Campaign Against Sex Robots.”
July 7th, 2015: “Boko Haram kills 200 villagers in Nigeria, the mayor of Sacramento files for a restraining order against his city, and a teenager in Arkansas finds a four-inch centipede in his ear.”
May 26th, 2015: “The Islamic State seizes Palmyra, McDonald’s employees protest in Chicago, and the brains of nine animals are found on a street in New York.”
April 21st, 2015: “A suicide bomber kills 35 people at a bank in Jalalabad, Hillary Clinton doesn’t tip at Chipotle, and a chiropractor admits to bartering treatments for sex.”
March 17th, 2015: “The Taliban blows up two Christian churches in Pakistan, Vladimir Putin disappears for ten days, and Pope Francis says he misses eating pizza.”
January 27th, 2015: “Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri, Nigeria, winter storm Juno blankets the northeastern United States, and a Chihuahua in Idaho gets gender reassignment surgery.”
December 30th, 2014: “The United States ends the war in Afghanistan, Putin cancels Christmas for Russian ministers, and a woman in Japan is indicted on charges of obscenity for building a kayak that looks like her vagina.”
December 2nd, 2014: “A grand jury in St. Louis decides not to indict Darren Wilson, German scientists grow spinal cords in petri dishes, and London police stab a Staffordshire terrier to death.”
November 29th, 2016: “Fidel Castro dies at 90, snow falls in Tokyo for the first time in 50 years, and scientists suggest that the speed of light has declined.”
November 1st, 2016: “The FBI continues its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails, a Russian weapons manufacturer unveils a missile capable of destroying Texas, and a chimpanzee in North Korea smokes a pack of cigarettes.”
September 27th, 2016: “North Carolina scientists find that men are more likely to believe in God after sex and researchers in Norway train horses to communicate with people.”
June 28th, 2016: “The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, Donald Trump fires his campaign manager, and a man named Larry Gambles wins the lottery for the second time.”
June 7th, 2016: “Flooding in Germany kills 10 people, a giant panda is born in Belgium, and a man in El Paso challenges his daughter to a duel.”
April 5th, 2016: “Syria recaptures Palmyra, the first home-shopping network for weapons goes live, and a sinkhole in China swallows 25 tons of fish.”
March 15th, 2016: “North Korea claims it could destroy Manhattan with a hydrogen bomb, a Utah lawmaker compares pornography to polio, and a man sells his newborn daughter online.”
January 19th, 2016: “The United States lifts economic sanctions against Iran, and Mein Kampf sells out in Germany”
December 29th, 2015: “Somalia bans Christmas, Canada runs out of candy canes, and a monkey steals a bus.”
October 27th, 2015: “Justin Trudeau becomes prime minister-designate of Canada, a three-year-old boy drives a car, and Malaysia bans the Love and Sex with Robots conference.”
September 22nd, 2015: “Hungarians seal their border, a 14-year-old Somali-American is arrested for bringing a clock to school, and scientists launch the Campaign Against Sex Robots.”
July 7th, 2015: “Boko Haram kills 200 villagers in Nigeria, the mayor of Sacramento files for a restraining order against his city, and a teenager in Arkansas finds a four-inch centipede in his ear.”
May 26th, 2015: “The Islamic State seizes Palmyra, McDonald’s employees protest in Chicago, and the brains of nine animals are found on a street in New York.”
April 21st, 2015: “A suicide bomber kills 35 people at a bank in Jalalabad, Hillary Clinton doesn’t tip at Chipotle, and a chiropractor admits to bartering treatments for sex.”
March 17th, 2015: “The Taliban blows up two Christian churches in Pakistan, Vladimir Putin disappears for ten days, and Pope Francis says he misses eating pizza.”
January 27th, 2015: “Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri, Nigeria, winter storm Juno blankets the northeastern United States, and a Chihuahua in Idaho gets gender reassignment surgery.”
December 30th, 2014: “The United States ends the war in Afghanistan, Putin cancels Christmas for Russian ministers, and a woman in Japan is indicted on charges of obscenity for building a kayak that looks like her vagina.”
December 2nd, 2014: “A grand jury in St. Louis decides not to indict Darren Wilson, German scientists grow spinal cords in petri dishes, and London police stab a Staffordshire terrier to death.”
