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Stacia Wilson

Founder, Editor-in-Chief

Stacia Wilson is a writer and entrepreneur. She grew up traveling between the US and Japan as the child of Christian missionaries, and has been to over 20 countries as a digital nomad. To empower others to travel, she wrote the ebook How to Travel Without Time or Money.

Stacia’s background as a partner dance instructor and world traveler has given her a unique perspective on human connection, language, and culture. She has a wide-ranging skillset that allowed her to freelance remotely before becoming an entrepreneur. She has managed teams while working as editor-in-chief of multiple commercial blogs, such as Wandering Westie, a lifestyle brand, and SwayD, a dance shoe brand.

She has a BS in Anthropology from the University of La Verne (magna cum laude) and is a member of the Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society. As part of receiving her degree, she conducted multiple hands-on ethnographic studies. These included on-the-ground networking, interviews, and documentation of cultural events. Her senior thesis was an ethnography which involved conducting and analyzing research in Europe, Asia, and across the United States.

  Stacia has completed personal development and leadership programs with Landmark Worldwide, Powerteam International, and Mindvalley. Her last entrepreneurial endeavor before Covid was an online dance training program (in Japanese) for women in Japan. Most recently, she was a volunteer for Unity2020, a movement designed to encourage solutions-oriented perspectives and uncover options beyond the two-party political system that dominates American media and politics.

  Stacia founded 2ndLook News from a desire to reimagine news—from a system of misaligned incentives producing skewed information which results in division and chaos, to one that facilitates sound decision-making and common understanding.
25 Posts
Artificial Intelligence Roundtable

Artificial Intelligence Roundtable

We recorded this roundtable for people who haven't been following this field of technological development closely, to address why artificial intelligence has come to such prominence, seemingly out of the blue. https://youtu.be/-DxkG01JmwE Shortly after the recording, an open letter calling for a pause to the training of all Artificial Intelligence systems more powerful than GPT-4 was published, signed by Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Andrew Yang, Tristan Harris, and many other notable public figures. The letter states, AI labs and independent experts should use this pause to jointly develop and implement a set of shared safety protocols for advanced AI design…
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Police Killings and Race in the US

Police Killings and Race in the US

Thanks in part to the Black Lives Matter movement, black civilians killed by police have received much media attention in recent years, with victims such as Breonna Taylor and Eric Garner becoming household names. In 2020, riots broke out across the world over the killing of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis when police officer Derek Chauvin performed a neck restraint on him. This incident was widely decried, and some saw it as yet another example of police brutality against black people in the United States, with the image of Floyd becoming a symbol of “the repression, control, and disregard”…
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What’s Happened to the US Economy?

What’s Happened to the US Economy?

With inflation reaching the highest rate in 40 years and a recession looming, what happened to the US economy to create this situation, and what can we expect of the future? There are many theories about the causes of inflation. A very basic formula put forth by famed economist Milton Friedman posits that “Inflation is caused by too much money chasing after too few goods.” This article will use Friedman’s formula as a basic framework for looking at the current causes of inflation and then attempt to integrate economic perspectives from various schools of thought, including Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).…
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The Greedflation Hypothesis—are corporations price gouging struggling Americans?

The Greedflation Hypothesis—are corporations price gouging struggling Americans?

This year inflation in the US reached the highest rate in 40 years. Are corporations using the cover of inflation to increase prices and make windfall profits on the backs of struggling Americans? Why does whether this hypothesis is true or not matter so much in the current political landscape? https://twitter.com/ZhiZhuWeb/status/1582490041326059522?s=20&t=hT-qqvBlcmdyu9XOcMZ2cQ What is Inflation and Greedflation? Inflation is a measure of how much the price of goods and services has increased over a period of time. Consequently, it means each dollar is able to buy less, and thus is worth less. A simple maxim by economist Milton Friedman states that…
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August 28, 2022 Clarity Town Hall

August 28, 2022 Clarity Town Hall

When: August 28, 2022 from 3-4pm PT / 6-7pm ET What: Live town hall discussion with members of the 2ndLook News Team How: We will be streaming live! You will be able to watch the stream and leave comments in the chat to interact with us. This is a private event for our 2ndLook Clarity Members. The video link will be up on our website for 3 weeks after the Town Hall in case you can’t make it live, and we may use clips from it on our social media. We will discuss articles that are in the works including…
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July 31, 2022 Clarity Town Hall

July 31, 2022 Clarity Town Hall

When: July 31, 2022 from 3-4pm PT / 6-7pm ET What: Live town hall discussion with members of the 2ndLook News Team Where: We will be streaming live on YouTube! If you catch it live you're welcome to ask questions or offer suggestions in the chat. Here's a link to the video on YouTube. We hope to publish our article on the Canadian Trucker Convoy and PM Trudeu's use of the Emergencies Act very soon, so we'll be discussing that article, as well as other pieces that are in the works. We'd love to hear from you in the chat!…
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Is The Right to Abortion Set to Be Overturned? – Unpacking the Leaked Supreme Court Opinion

Is The Right to Abortion Set to Be Overturned? – Unpacking the Leaked Supreme Court Opinion

On Monday, May 2, 2022, Politico released a (now authenticated) leaked first draft of a Supreme Court opinion regarding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case is an appeal of a lower court ruling which had struck down a Mississippi law that banned most abortions after fifteen weeks of pregnancy. This Mississippi law conflicts with the Roe v. Wade ruling from 1973 which legalized abortion in the US, and the Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey ruling of 1992, which revisited the Roe ruling and eventually upheld it with some modifications. Thus, this Mississippi case has once again…
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Ukraine / Russia Invasion and War – Expert Round Table

Ukraine / Russia Invasion and War – Expert Round Table

This 2ndLook News expert round table was filmed on March 1, 2022, covering the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. You can watch it on YouTube here.We sat down with a panel of experts to discuss the history of the region, what's currently occurring, and speculation about what may be coming next. This is for those who want to understand what's going on in Ukraine with the Russian invasion and ongoing war, outside of the narratives and propaganda.  This is an authentic discussion where each expert is speaking from their own experiences, knowledge, and opinions (and may disagree with each other). It is up to…
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Ethical Dilemmas in the Military – Veteran Round Table

Ethical Dilemmas in the Military – Veteran Round Table

https://youtu.be/z89NF0YB_8U In this 2ndLook News round table, hosted by 2ndLook's Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Stacia Wilson, US veterans candidly discuss ethical dilemmas they experienced during their years of military service. We cover everything from tough decisions they faced when doing the right thing and following the rules conflicted, to the classification of military personnel's bodies as government property, their thoughts on whistleblowing, PTSD and the lengths soldiers will go to not to lose their right to bear arms, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), the influence of critical theory on combat readiness, the ethics of taking a life, and more. With a combined…
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The Future of Energy – Expert Round Table

The Future of Energy – Expert Round Table

We sat down with professionals from the wind, oil & gas, and nuclear energy fields to talk about common misconceptions, innovations, and predictions in their areas of expertise. With binding agreements in place to cut US carbon emissions in half by 2030, are energy alternatives up to the task? Questions Covered: Legislation - This year, a number of new nations- the U.S. among them - signed on to binding initiatives to dramatically reduce carbon emissions by 2030. What do you think the impact of this legislative shift will be?The Public - what are your thoughts on public sentiment around energy…
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