Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Marie Myung-Ok Lee is a novelist and essayist and a winner of the Richard Margolis Award for social justice reporting. She teaches writing at Brown and Columbia Universities.

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Articles

A Good Matron Is Hard to Find (Education, Unions)

New York City’s school bus drivers and aides do a tough job where experience matters.

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Blogs

The Hidden Costs of the American Way of Healthcare

Is our employer-based healthcare system hurting our economy and culture by keeping too many creatives and entrepreneurs tied to their jobs?

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Breaking the Cycle of Anger

Prabhjot Singh’s clemency toward his at-large attackers should be admired, not taken as a sign of weakness.

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture

It’s time to do something about our national gun crisis.

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

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