This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The abortion debate is at the center of U.S. political dialogue. As of June 2018, 49 percent of Americans consider themselves pro-choice, while 45 percent consider themselves pro-life. Voices from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Congress considers further coronavirus relief, most of the attention—and debate—has been focused on the stimulus payments sent to many American families. President Biden has proposed adding $1,400 to the $600 payments…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The links between health and poverty are clear: Poverty limits people’s ability to access medical care, safe living environments, and sufficient nutrition, the absence of which can have disastrous consequences. Conversely, good health enables employment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, access to dependable, affordable public transportation is more important than ever. Many essential workers rely on public transportation to commute to jobs providing critical services, like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States is failing deeply in containing the pandemic, but it also failing to provide the mental health services that this moment demands. Associate editor Sophia Crabbe-Field spoke with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers have developed a personalized system to better detect young people at risk of suicide. The suicide rate among American adolescents has risen drastically over the last decade, but many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In May of 2020, The Rockefeller Foundation created the Testing Solutions Group to facilitate the exchange of best practices for public health authorities and officials working to scale up pandemic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the blood of pregnant women cross the placenta efficiently and are found at similar concentrations in the blood of their newborns, according to a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A deluge of data released late last year confirmed what has long been suspected: The coronavirus pandemic caused widespread learning loss while also amplifying gaps across racial and socioeconomic lines. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who are unable to make their rent or mortgage payments sleep less than their peers who don’t have such problems, and those who are forced to move because of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The mutations in the coronavirus indicate that the virus is working hard to survive, with transmissible COVID-19 variants being detected around the world. These mutations have increased the urgency of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After Laura hit, smoke billowed across the sky from a chemical fire from a plant a few miles away from Lake Charles, where the poverty rate is almost double the…