Marlena Williams

Marlena Williams is a writer and law student currently living in New Orleans, Louisiana. She writes about criminal justice, animal rights, and pop culture. You can find her work in The Yale Review, Electric Literature, Literary Hub, Catapult, and elsewhere. Before starting law school, Marlena worked at a non-profit dedicated to ending mass incarceration in the United States.

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image of two sticks of margarine on wood plate held by two hands, history of margarine
What the History of Margarine Can Teach Us About Current Plant-Based Battles
pig confined on farm, EATS Act threatens state laws
8 Key Laws Under Threat From the EATS Act
image of pig, What Is EATS Act
What the EATS Act Is, and Why It Matters for Animals
2023 Farm Bill, picture of a cow with ear tag
What the 2023 Farm Bill Could Change for Animals and Farmers
History of Dairy Ads
A Brief History of Milk Ads Reveals Big Dairy Has Always Struggled
7 Wildlife Species At Risk from the Willow Project
7 Wildlife Species at Risk From the Willow Project
meat companies turn to prison labor
Factory Farms Are Sourcing Their Cheap Labor From Prisons