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Experts Have Wanted to Update the Poverty Line for Years—but Not the Way Trump Is Planning to Do It

Amid attacks on several food security programs from the Trump administration, this proposed change could ignite yet another debate about where we draw the line.

Emily Moon

Muhlaysia Booker, a black transgender woman, was found dead on Sunday, May 19th, 2019.

News in Brief

The Fatal Shooting of Muhlaysia Booker Is Part of a Larger Trend of Violence Against Black Trans Women

Five black transgender women have been killed in the United States so far this year.

Leah Dunlevy

Activists hold signs in front of the the United States Supreme Court during the 2018 March for Life on January 19th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Social Justice

Where Will Abortion Be Illegal If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?

Here's what will happen to abortion access in your state if the Supreme Court decision ensuring legal abortion throughout America is overturned.

Francie Diep

A group of coworkers has a meeting in a tech office.

More Than a Third of Tech Industry Employees Have Experienced or Witnessed Sexism, a New Survey Finds

Other research suggests that women are more likely to experience both sexism and sexual harassment in male-majority workplaces.

Leah Dunlevy

Should We Blame Pharmaceutical Companies for America’s Opioid Epidemic? Here’s What the Science Says.

Legal evidence is needed to pin addiction and death on opioid manufacturers, but the science suggests that a large and ready supply of legal prescription painkillers led to many addictions.

Francie Diep

Feminine hygiene products such as tampons and pads in a Walmart aisle

Denver Just Passed a No-Tampon-Tax Bill. Where Else Have Such Taxes Been Lifted?

One study suggests such bans are especially helpful to low-income women.

Francie Diep

How Well Do States Keep Lead Out of School Drinking Water?

Last year, a government watchdog report found that about 13 million American children went to schools where officials discovered lead in their drinking water. Now, advocacy groups have graded states' school water policies.

Francie Diep

Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major drug bust, at the office of the New York Attorney General, September 23rd, 2016, in New York City.

A New CDC Study Shows a Dramatic Increase in Fentanyl Deaths

Between 2011 and 2016, drug overdose deaths in the United States involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl dramatically increased, according to a report released Thursday.

Kelley Czajka