Democracy

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 —…

The Silicon Valley dream of innovation has begun to sour.Algorithms amplifying disinformation, exacerbating the exploitation of workers and entrenching racial bias are among the concerns that have prompted governments to start work on regulation ……

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.

The coal industry may be dying in the U.S., but its health impacts are not, report finds.

Trust is the societal glue on which our democracy depends.

Passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 has helped farm workers get better medical care—and avoid trips to the emergency room.

“Nothing less than a death penalty by social deprivation” is how Stephanie Cacioppo, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, describes solitary confinement. And that is indeed what…

A lesson from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Radically rethinking how we organize and govern for social impact.

“We don’t acknowledge everyone’s trauma equally, and trauma as a field has been showing whose trauma matters over time.But trauma itself is an overwhelming event…”…

Chemical spill experts and researchers told Grist that the derailment in Ohio was just business as usual for railroad industry.