'Kids and Canes': How Gen Z Is Partnering With Older Generations
A coalition between generations could just be the missing piece of infrastructure that our social movements need.
Did the Prosperity Gospel Help Elect Trump?
New research finds some voters conflate worldly success with morality.
Why Some Members of the Far Left Advocate Against Gun Control
A roundtable of leftist gun supporters voice their thoughts on police violence, mass shootings, and the role of guns in civil rights.
Viewfinder: A Halloween Citizenship Ceremony in Virginia
Dressed as a ninja, Shaheer Sarwar from Pakistan takes the oath of United States citizenship during a Halloween-themed citizenship ceremony on October 31st, 2017, in Fairfax, Virginia.
Gorsuch 2020?
Is Justice Neil Gorsuch short-sighted—or is he playing the long game?
The Diseases We Ignore
Neglected tropical diseases continue to inflict pain and suffering on large portions of the world's population despite the availability of inexpensive cures in the West.
Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Trump's Transgender Military Ban
Trump can't enforce a policy banning transgender troops while a lawsuit against the policy change makes its way through court.
Peace Corps 2.0: The Legacy Institution Must Evolve Into the Digital Age
As cybersecurity concerns reach a fever pitch around the globe, the U.S. should expand the Peace Corps mandate to create a new Cyber Peace Corps.
Why Television Needs More LGBT Characters
Disney and FX could soon expand viewers' world views—if they portray their queer characters with nuance.
Bump Stocks and the Lessons We Refused to Learn at Sandy Hook
As the FBI releases 1,500 pages of documents on Sandy Hook, the GOP refuses even to talk about basic gun regulation.
Trump Delays Release of Most JFK Files
Facing pressure from the CIA and FBI, Trump balks at full declassification.
Meet the Female Forensic Researcher Behind Netflix's 'Mindhunter'
The real-life Wendy Carr helped the FBI formulate criminal profiling in the 1970s—and her work with victims isn't over.
Former Child Actor Starts Campaign to Expose Hollywood Pedophilia
Corey Feldman says he wants to "literally change the entertainment system as we know it."
The Embarrassing State of U.S. Maternal Health-Care Data
It has gotten to the point that no official count of pregnancy-related deaths in this country or official maternal mortality rate even exists.
Viewfinder: Protesting the Draft in Israel
Israeli security forces break up a protest of ultra-Orthodox Jews with water cannons in Jerusalem on October 23rd, 2017.
Over 200 Female Animators Call for an End to Sexual Harassment
Their note arrived the same day Nickelodeon fired an animation-series creator accused of sexual harassment.
The Small Publishers Boosting Female Talent in Comics
Marvel and DC could learn a thing or two from their indie competitors.
How Are Today's Emerging Screenwriters Approaching the Subject of Rape?
In the aftermath of news about Harvey Weinstein and Cinefamily, a script database analyzes its stories for sexual violence.
Can Underground Psychedelic Therapy Ever Go Mainstream?
The work of a large network of underground therapists has laid the basis for current FDA-regulated research into hallucinogenic therapy. Now they want to take that work mainstream.
Democrats Should Stop Chasing the 'Sensible Centrists'
They don't exist. Voter suppression, on the other hand, is very real.
Doctor and Advocate: One Surgeon's Global Fight for the Rights of Rape Survivors
Dr. Denis Mukwege has become a pioneer in both gynecological surgery and bringing global awareness to the issue of how rape is used as a weapon of war.
There Aren't as Many Gay People as You Think
New research finds overestimation of the homosexual population is linked with lower support for gay rights.
In the Wake of Trump's 'Muslim Ban' Efforts, Californians Invoke Intersectionality to Preserve Civil Liberties
A new state law bars the federal government from using state data to create a registry of Muslims and other American communities.
The Language Ta-Nehisi Coates Taught Me
Coates' new book shows how he developed a set of linguistic tools that have opened up new ways for black Americans to describe the world.