Republicans claim President Biden's modest student-loan forgiveness plan "isn't fair." Perhaps that is because its primary beneficiaries are Black students.
Animals have been forced to adapt to people since we started messing up their land. To save them, it's time to reimagine the status quo.
Until the Dobbs decision this past summer, abortion has always been treated by the Democrats as a niche issue. Now they’re holding out hope that outrage will drive voter turnout and...
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News & Issues
GOP candidates know their anti-abortion positions are unpopular, so they're burying their extremist rhetoric and hoping voters will fall for it.
Beware the Suddenly “Moderate” Republican
As the GOP actively tries to dismantle our democracy with violence and fascistic laws, the media would have us believe it’s just politics as usual. And it's only deepening the...
Before the shutdown, our jobs consumed us without giving much back. The pandemic allowed many of us to reassess our relationship to work—but can we actually afford to make the...
It's hubristic for blue-state liberals to implore people living in red states with horrific bans against abortion and trans health care to uproot their lives and move. So what can we do...
Culture
The author of The Moms Are Not Alright, which looks at how the pandemic transformed parenting, gives us a peek inside her home life.
Why Caregiving Doesn’t Always Require Consumerism
DAME talks with author A.M. Homes about her new prophetic novel and the white male existential crisis.
For maximalists, the over-the-top outfits and decor are more than a trend, it's a lifestyle of self-expression.
In the era of Fan Rule, crowds that once screamed for their idols have morphed into masterfully organized groups, an evolution that reflects the tribalism of our times.
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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Science
Weight loss was never the purpose of Ketogenic, FODMAP, or gluten-free diets.
Medical Diets Have Gone Mainstream for All the Wrong Reasons
Climate reporter Pierre-Louis, who says “gloom is my beat,” strives to empower others to take meaningful climate action individually and collectively through her podcast, How to...
Legacy media has reintroduced shame-based conversations from the AIDS era centering on behavioral change to contain an epidemic without mentioning vaccines. Have we learned nothing?
The audio app quickly became a playground for trolls and harassment, driving many users away. When free speech becomes violent, Clubhouse revealed itself to be like many other...
Podcasts
The long history of pool segregation: from the pre-Civil Rights Era to modern day defacto segregation
Episode One: Perilous Waters
There are plenty viral news stories where people of color have been confronted in public spaces, but there’s a long history of the policing of public spaces.
Late-night pioneer Robin Thede joins Ashley to answer listeners' questions about navigating working relationships, and turning pettiness into power.
Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck reminds women of the key to true gender equality: Learning to take control of our money is the only way to dismantle the patriarchy.