Social Justice

Just as tobacco companies knew they were poisoning people, today’s social media titans knowingly poison our politics, peddling lies and stoking angry divides for profit

About 20 people die every day in the U.S. after being hit by a car. To make walking safer, we need a big cultural shift in how we view pedestrian safety

“Stand Up for Science” shows how science supporters are coming together

Sex is not one single, simple, uniform biological reality, so biology cannot be invoked as a basis for “immutable” legal classifications

When men suffer social isolation, women may pay the price, too

Donald Trump has joined big firms in demanding workers end remote work. But the evidence suggests that hurts both workers and the work

Three forensic examiners at the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory last year mistakenly concluded that cartridge cases from a crime scene matched a specific firearm. The error exposes systemic flaws that risk wrongful convictions

People hoping that progress on climate action will accelerate like sudden changes in our physical world must prepare for a long, hard struggle

Supreme Court arguments over trans health care makes plain how badly we need personalized health care in all of medicine

Although warring MAGA factions seem locked in a foreign worker battle with no middle ground, two straightforward changes would provide global talent while minimizing domestic job losses

The full potential of public opinion polling lies in its ability to illuminate deeper societal trends beyond electoral forecasts

Early cultural exposure can influence kids’ ideas about gender and STEM in significant ways