Alex John London

May 21, 2024 | issues.org | Alex John London |Jay Lloyd

To ensure that innovation enhances freedom and promotes equality, research and development should be governed by an ethical framework grounded in a conception of justice fit for a pluralistic, open society.

Oct 18, 2023 | reformaustin.org | Alexandra Penfold |Juana Martinez-Neal |Gabrielle Reyes |Alex John London

In response to the increasing wave of state laws restricting literature related to race, gender, and LGBTQ+ themes in educational settings, Scholastic, a renowned publisher of children’s books, unveiled an optional collection with “woke” books. According to EducationWeek, scholastic introduced “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice,” housing 64 titles that touch upon LGBTQ+ characters, civil rights activists, and people of color.

Jun 19, 2023 | alexlondon.substack.com | Alex John London

My timing was off when my first Young Adult novel came out. It was June of 2013 when Penguin Books for Young Readers released Proxy, a young adult, queer-affirming cyberpunk thriller that critiqued neoliberal capitalism with rage and idealism. Three teens with very different ideas about life and very different backgrounds must unite to escape or destroy a vicious dystopian nightmare where the wealthy pay for poor people to take punishments in their place.