This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. June was a month of strong employment gains. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Employment Situation Summary, the economy added 850,000 jobs between mid-May and mid-June, well…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The long-running pandemic has disrupted every facet of education. But the early childhood sector has been particularly devastated. Over the past 16 months, young children have experienced learning setbacks and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sexual minorities in the U.S. military—lesbian, gay, bisexual, and others who don’t identify as heterosexual—represent about 12 percent of the active-duty population. But according to our new research, they account for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Warnings of another severe wildfire season abound, as do efforts to reduce the risk of ignition. Yet few people take precautions against wildfire smoke, experts say. On the heels of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The final piece of evidence documenting the pandemic-driven “missing generation” of college students was released today: a sharp rise in the number of students failing to return to college. “We can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Representation in pop culture and media matters. We all take cues from the world around us when we make decisions about what should be considered right, attractive, acceptable, and normal.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the UK looks ahead to a further easing of COVID-19 restrictions this summer, the public arts sector may soon be able to welcome large numbers of visitors for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Linda Goler Blount joined the Black Women’s Health Imperative, the first nonprofit organization created by Black women to help protect and advance the health and wellness of Black women and girls,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many Black people in America, the past year of virtual working and schooling has meant a reprieve from some of the daily traumas that racism visits upon Black life…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Criminal justice in the United States is in desperate need of reform. The nation has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Twenty percent of all of the world’s prisoners are found…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is the first to document what coral genes are doing in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A culture of blame on maternity wards in England is holding back improvements in safety and leading to preventable infant deaths, a report from a group of MPs has found. The…