Social Justice

Repression draws attention to campus protests, like those over the conflict in Gaza, and makes them grow

How “heart-centered” archaeology is helping to find the Indigenous children who never came home from residential schools

Three types of misinformation are being used against transgender people: oversimplifying scientific knowledge, fabricating and misinterpreting research and promoting false equivalences

In cultures hostile to African hairstyles, so-called dreadlocks have long been a countercultural symbol for those who stand in opposition to oppressive ideals

The COVID pandemic and the police murder of George Floyd polarized views on policing. Rather than abolishing policing or maintaining its status quo, we need to make it better and more focused

Children need patient adults and lots of practice to understand fairness, justice and equality

Researchers use powerful geometrical methods to try fixing unfair districts. That alone isn’t enough; we need to fight the values behind gerrymandering

Science is becoming more diverse, but to make it more welcoming we need to examine our history and not repeat it

People struggling with addiction cite untreated withdrawal, pain, discrimination and stringent policies as reasons for leaving hospitals against medical advice. We need to take their complaints seriously

U.S. elected officials must protect public health and the foundations of our democracy by limiting the intrusion of guns into politics

The Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action will make it harder for medical schools to build diverse classes. Community colleges could be part of the solution

The word “open” is often thrown around in describing AI transparency, but the companies and groups calling for it must themselves be open about their practices