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Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Professor of Peace Studies Working to Improve the Lives of Women and Children

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Avital Andrews

Social Justice

How the Rhetoric of ‘Personal Responsibility’ Warps Personal Relationships

In a new book, Allison J. Pugh explores how an ideology of independence can have negative effects outside the economic realm.

Noah Berlatsky

Social Justice

Why Do So Many Young People in Latin America Hook Up in Parks?

South of the border, the combined forces of crowded housing, conservative fathers, and high school politics have produced extreme PDA.

Scott Keyes

Economics

How the American Family Was Affected by the Great Recession

A look at how marriage, co-habitation, domestic violence, and birth rates were influenced by the economic struggles of the 2000s.

Philip N. Cohen

News in Brief

Alien Baby: Is Your Zygote American Enough?

The complicated relationship between citizenship and genetics.

Tori Marlan

News in Brief

South Dakota v. Native American Parents: Why Are Children Being Separated From Their Families in Pennington County?

On reservations that have been described as “chaos” and “a swirling hell,” child welfare officials could have good intentions, but their efforts are still in clear violation of the Indian Children Welfare Act of 1978.

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Economics

‘The Atlantic’ Is Wrong About Married Parents Producing Richer Kids

Sure, kids with married parents appear to have better outcomes by some measures. But a narrow reading of the data ignores strong evidence about the viability of alternative family structures.

Michael Fitzgerald

Education

What If the Best Remedy for a Broken Family Is No Family at All?

The San Pasqual Academy argues we should let foster teenagers create their own tribe.

Natasha Vargas-Cooper

Social Justice

Should Wedding Gowns Come in Camo and Khaki?

Ongoing studies find that even with divorces creeping up, military marriages (when the man is the one serving) are as durable as their civilian counterpart, if not more so.

Michael Todd