Pharmaceutical companies are resisting public scrutiny and suing over modest drug price regulations. It’s past time to regulate their profiteering. By Sonali Kolhatkar Major pharmaceutical companies in the United States are battling with Vermont Senator… more »
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To the surprise of no one but naive liberal backers of the police, expensive reforms to law enforcement have done nothing to curb the killings. By Sonali Kolhatkar The nation’s biggest investment in the past decade to fix police abuses has failed. The… more »
As some elite colleges resume SAT requirements in admissions, will we ever see an end to the outdated practice of weeding out prospective students on the basis of race, gender, and class? BY Sonali Kolhatkar When the COVID-19 pandemic began in… more »
Paula J. Caplan was a clinical and research psychologist, author of books and plays, playwright, actor, director, and activist. She was born July 7, 1947, and raised in Springfield, Missouri; attended Greenwood Laboratory School; received her A.B.… more »
https://youngfeministparty.org/ The Young Feminist Party is the political home for young feminists in the United States. We are building a powerful movement of young people, from communities and campuses across the country, to finalize the Equal Rights… more »
Think you have limitless media options with competitive pricing? Read this report from FAIR https://fair.org/ to understand how that "just isn't so": AT&T was the dominate telephone provider for most of the 20th century. Because the company was… more »
By Jared M. Meyers #Florida is my home, that I love and protect. We have such a diverse group of Floridians...politically, culturally, ethnically, and every way you measure it...it makes us beautiful, powerful and resilient. This year, my home has… more »
The nonprofit Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is one group working to help communities move away from fossil fuels toward solar power. By April M. Short In our time of climate crisis, there is an increasingly urgent need to quit using fossil fuels and… more »
By Marjorie Hecht It’s surprising that human infants as young as 10 months may be able to identify social rank. Research suggests that infants learn to distinguish who around them is dominant, using relative body size as a cue. Experiments by… more »
AREN'T THEY SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL? WE NEED MORE LIKE THESE FABULOUS WOMEN ON THE SUPREME COURT AND EVERYWHERE DECISIONS OF GOVERNANCE TAKE PLACE. more »
By Jennifer Gerson Experts say the relationship between social media, self-comparison, body image and self-harm means that there’s no singular culprit in the youth mental health crisis. In May, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory on the… more »
So why aren’t employers complying? By Chabeli Carrazana Many domestic violence survivors qualify for unemployment insurance, can take time off to go to court or can ask for workplace accommodations. But few even know those laws exist and… more »