This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Letting the ethical theory of utilitarianism guide our responses to greenhouse gas emissions would lead to better outcomes for human development, equity, and the climate, say researchers. The study, published…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All children deserve to be protected from harm. The health of our children is only possible when each and every one is protected. And yet, far too many children and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Federal Reserve’s so-called dual mandate to maintain overall price stability and maximum sustainable growth in U.S. employment is always on the minds of the U.S. central bank’s Federal Open…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the decade-long economic recovery following the Great Recession, Black family households lost much more wealth than white families, regardless of class or profession, according to a new study. Notably,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Driving is the most dangerous thing most Americans do every day. Virtually every American knows someone who’s been injured in a car crash, and each year cars kill about as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over one million U.S. military service members are members of the National Guard or reserves. These troops are being tested like never before, yet they do not receive the same…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People don’t agree on much when it comes to food. But most think how we produce it isn’t working for everyone on the planet, nor for crucial natural systems vital…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Given the public’s increasing demands for real change to the criminal justice system, we’ve updated and expanded our annual guide for state legislators to reforms that we think are ripe for victory.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Biden administration anticipates that 65,000 Afghan evacuees will have entered the United States by the end of September, with an additional 30,000 expected over the next 12 months. Many have suffered…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Debates over mass incarceration emphasize policing, bail, and sentencing reform, but give little attention to indigent defense. This omission seems surprising, given that interactions with government-provided counsel critically shape the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Metropolitan regions in the United States suffer from high levels of economic and racial segregation, partly as a result of racially discriminatory and exclusionary decisions made by local governments to prevent affordable housing construction…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historian Nicholas Creary began researching lynchings in Maryland about five years ago with his undergraduate students at Bowie State University. They ultimately found at least 40 cases in which Black…