Advocacy and Policy

A new law forbidding material that’s “obscene” and ‘harmful to minors’ from school libraries could hurt LGBTQ youth and unfairly limit librarians’ work, critics say.

Why nonprofits, particularly those supporting marginalized communities, must become active players in the landscape of advocacy.

Governments and activist groups are bringing environmental issues to international courts. They argue that the impact of climate change and environmental issues affect human rights.

Women make up 90% of frontline health care workers globally — and those in unpaid roles are grossly underpaid yet continue to hold health systems together in the wake of…

Medical bills were the primary source of debt among people in the study. Research shows that medical debt burdens millions of Americans: Depending on how you define “medical debt,” studies…

In less than a week, seven people were shot after doing the ordinary — ringing a doorbell or turning around in a driveway.

Do school vouchers raise test scores or lower them? Do they damage public schools or push them to improve? Here’s your cheat sheet to the big questions about school vouchers.

For the nation’s infrastructure and built environment, 2021 felt like a year of extremes. Extreme weather events such as Hurricane Ida, western wildfires, and recently, the Kentucky tornados made the…

The pandemic has given us all a taste of forced isolation. We’ve seen how it can leave individuals feeling lonely, scared and depressed. Imagine if that was your permanent experience.…

This column explains new research on how food stamps in childhood can disrupt the intergenerational persistence of poverty, particularly for Black children.

In Sackett v. EPA, a suit filed by two homeowners who filled in wetlands on their property, the Supreme Court has drastically narrowed the definition of which wetlands qualify for federal protection.

June 24, 2022 is a date that will be remembered by women for decades to come. When the world awoke to the news that Roe v. Wade had been overturned,…