Millions of Americans are financially excluded from the banking system, which makes them even more vulnerable during the…
The absence of trust in a nation's leader and government jeopardizes an effective response to a health crisis. It also…
A new immigration rule may force some international students to leave the country.
In July 1995, Serb forces murdered at least 7,000 Bosnian Muslims – an act so heinous it forced the US and UN to intervene…
A bioethicist argues that the problem of health disparities existed long before COVID-19 struck with a vengeance in marginalized…
The purveyors of these myths, including politicians who have been soft peddling the impact of the coronavirus, aren't…
Big businesses often engage in social activism because they want to sway public policy outcomes. They’re not exclusively…
After trying to remove street vendors from its cities for years, China is supporting them to help jump-start its economy.…
Why are scientists trying to grow organs at the International Space Station? People live on Earth not in zero-gravity. A…
Brains recognize a smell based on which cells fire, in what order – the same way you recognize a song based on its pattern…
Indigenous communities were already suffering badly under Bolsonaro. Now, COVID-19 threatens their very survival.
The federal government's fight against cocaine distribution wrongly assumes that it's all destined for the US.
Overall, waiting times may be improving – but long waits are still common in Black communities.
Tens of millions of Americans who have been telecommuting during the pandemic are beginning to head back to the office –…
Expansion of voucher programs may leave parents with a choice between sending children to religious schools or public schools…
As if the symptoms of COVID-19 were not disturbing enough, physicians have noted a rare neurological condition that emerges…
Putting a dollar value on human lives to compare the costs and benefits of stay-at-home orders can have unintended consequences.…
Mismanaged and in disrepair, many low-income housing complexes are nonetheless seen as important avatars of modern architecture.…