Social Justice

A politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globe

The nerd culture powerhouse is rebranding its elves, dwarfs and orcs, previously referred to as races, and moving towards use of the term species

At least 230 new climate cases were filed in 2023, but researchers noted the growth of such cases was slower than in prior years

In its decision in Idaho v. U.S., the Supreme Court has decided to uphold the ability of emergency medicine providers like me to use abortion to stabilize or save a life

Brawls over the honesty of online and cable news today owe their origins to World War I and a debate that divides us still

Social media is flooding users with bad information about birth control. Providers need to fight back by rebuilding trust in reproductive health care

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union explains how climate change became a pillar of the union’s contract demands

A completely fabricated condition, crafted from racist medical biases, still corrupts the criminal justice system today

A philosophy department chair arrested at a campus protest offers university presidents a lesson in democracy

We should—and must—take careful measure of what we name cosmic objects and the terms we use throughout science

Baked-in news practices cover only the worst moments of protests and neglect telling people what protesters are asking for, extensive research shows

Personality measures suggest Donald Trump exerts a cult of personality over his followers, people who are psychologically susceptible to his appeal. This could help explain how he has succeeded in U.S. politics while other populists have not