Sabra Boyd

Sabra Boyd writes about exploitation, the economics and science of homelessness, human trafficking and policy, tech, food, and healthcare

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| Born a Coen Brothers Movie |
The tragicomic omen of being born on the set of Raising Arizona, a story of stolen identity, and finding where you belong

| January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day |
But awareness of what exactly?

| Eater |
Seattle’s Stalled ‘Poverty Defense Law’ Could Reform Policies for Hunger-Related Crimes

| IndieWire |
Fahgettaboudit: How ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ Forget About the Mob’s Daughters

| Washington Post |
As a homeless teen, I foraged for wild food to survive. The lessons still shape my cooking.

| Newsweek |
Olympic Athletes’ Testimonies Show Why Rape Victims Don’t Trust Police

| Age of Awareness |
I’m a child trafficking survivor: QAnon has politically commodified my trauma

| Eater |
Seattle’s Food Trucks Are Fighting an Uphill Battle

| Seattle Times |
There’s never a good time to be homeless in Seattle. Now it’s even harder

| Eater |
On Vashon Island, Community Is Found at a Family-Run Syrian Food Cart

| Narratively |
What Working with Cadavers Taught Me About Life

| IndieWire |
What #FreeBritney Can Teach Us About Child Labor Laws

| HuffPost |
Zoom Dysmorphia

| Psychology Today |
Mafia Genes

| Triangle House |
Whale of a Time: Reading Moby Dick While Homeless as a Kid on the Northern California Coast

| Eater |
Foraging in the Pacific Northwest Is a Search for Hope Amid the Pandemic

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