Advocacy and Policy

Two social scientists explain how caste-identities are pervasive in not just Hinduism but other South Asian faith groups as well.

Access to paid leave in three states was associated with a significant decrease in the likelihood of women leaving their jobs following a spouse’s health shock.

A panel of experts last week made a simple, common-sense recommendation for dealing with the U.S.’s plastic pollution problem: Stop making so much plastic. “Not producing waste in the first…

High-quality bus service is the fastest route to rapid, comprehensive public transit in the United States. This country was once a leader in bus transit, and with adequate funding, it could be again.

In the summer of 2021, a toxic, smoky haze stemming from Western wildfires wafted across large parts of the United States, while hurricanes wrought extensive flooding in the southern and…

A new study is the first epidemiological evidence of the link between the climate crisis and prison mortality in the United States.

Part of RAND’s Gun Policy in America project, this tool provides users with information about the distribution of firearms deaths across states and demographic subgroups, and how those deaths might be affected by the implementation of a set of common state firearm laws.

An environmental health lawyer explains why some states have weaker rules than others, and how you can make your concerns heard.

Tribes say the decision to reduce water flow “has more to do with potatoes than it does fish.”…

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) emergency allotments (EAs) — temporary benefit increases that Congress enacted to address rising food insecurity and provide economic stimulus during the COVID-19 pandemic —…

Defending incarcerated parents’ rights and attending to the needs of the children are vital goals that more states should pursue.

Gathering abortion statistics has always been difficult. Experts say the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision can make the process harder, with broader implications for public health information.