Some economists have defended price gouging, saying it helps increase supply and prevent against hoarding. An ethicist suggests…
Some Texans are receiving eye-popping electric bills after power providers passed on volatile costs to some of their customers…
As the world has focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, other microbial foes are waging war on humans. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria…
By letting machines recommend movies and decide whom to hire, humans are losing their unpredictable nature – and possibly…
There aren't just health care disparities between white and Black people. There are funding disparities too that make…
Whether the next pandemic bailout bill is called relief or stimulus depends on what ails the US economy – and maybe it…
Words matter, writes an immigration scholar. It is far easier to deny the humanity of an 'alien' than to do so for…
In the 19th century, Purim became an occasion to hold fancy dress parties, the proceeds from which were given to charities.…
Mapping is one way African Americans fight for equality and help each other navigate a racially hostile landscape.
With fewer funds to fall back on, minority-owned enterprises have struggled in the recession. To make things worse, many…
New research suggests there's often a mismatch between how you respond and what the other person wants to hear.
Greek statues, the Napoleonic wars and the advent of photography all played a role.
As a PBS documentary explores the history of the Black Church, a scholar looks at how African American congregations in…
A genderqueer sociologist offers tips to disrupt gender-based discrimination in childhood.
Websites that crash. Appointments that fill up within seconds. Scheduling your COVID-19 vaccine shouldn't be this hard.…
Monthly payments to families with children could lift millions of US children out of poverty.
Research shows that when one country – particularly a powerful one – puts more women in power, other nations tend to…
Rev. Warnock became the first African American to defeat an incumbent senator and the first African American to win a US…
The 40-day Lenten season, when many Christians observe fasting, began in mid-February. A scholar explains how the practice…
The pandemic has made many of us acutely aware of the daily risks we need to take. The ancient Greeks often did not leave…