Hormonal Birth Control Linked to Depression
A massive Danish study is makingwaves for establishing a link between hormonal birth control use and depression. More…
The Presentation of Selfies in Everyday High School
The use of social media among teenagers is not about narcissism, but about finding their place in the…
Are Cell Phones to Blame for Our Plummeting Levels of Trust?
New research presents evidence supporting that idea. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images) Increasingly, Americans don’t trust…
There Are Partisan Divides Not Just on Climate, but Also on Those Who Study Climate
Republicans are much more likely to doubt scientists’ understanding of climate change and to question scientists’ motives. By…
Does Eating Factory-Farmed Meat Put One on Par With Anti-Vaxxers?
Both are individual choices made in defiance of sound science and common sense, and both put the rest…
The Paris Agreement Is About to Make History
The climate accord could enter into force any day now. Then what happens? By Kate Wheeling U.S. Secretary…
Do Vice Presidential Debates Matter?
Not usually—but this one might. By Jared Keller Mike Pence (left) and Tim Kaine. (Photo: Mandel Ngan, Saul…
States Work Together on a Major Deal to Take Out a Soldier-Suing Company
The Virginia-based company was the focus of a 2014 investigation of its lending and collection practices. By Paul…
An Obamacare Exit in Minnesota Will Raise Premiums by at Least 50 Percent
The Affordable Care Act needs to be fixed. We looked at what solutions are on the table today.…
The Problem With Most Media Coverage of Domestic Violence
It’s more likely to excuse white vs. black perpetrators. By Joanna Rae Pepin Ray Rice on August 16,…