Mistrust may be why some dog owners avoid the vet
In addition to things like cost and access, lack of trust may be why some dog owners avoid taking their pet to the veterinarian.
yesterday • ~5 min
Biden has pledged to advance environmental justice – here's how the EPA can start
The US environmental justice movement dates back to the early 1980s, but federal support for it has been weak and inconsistent. Here are four things Biden's EPA can do to improve that record.
Jan. 25, 2021 • ~8 min
Low-income families struggled to pay energy bills in 2020
Low-income families, Black and Hispanic households, and people with children, have been especially vulnerable to energy insecurity in the COVID pandemic.
Jan. 22, 2021 • ~5 min
1965 Klan crackdown has lessons for fighting white supremacy
Punishing criminal participants in the January 6 insurrection could have unintended consequences, as did investigations into the KKK in 1965.
Jan. 22, 2021 • ~6 min
People from different places don’t taste bitter stuff the same way
A new study finds Danish and Chinese people taste bitter stuff like broccoli and chocolate differently, suggesting ethnicity may play a role in taste.
Jan. 5, 2021 • ~6 min
‘Diversity’ is too shallow for real racial justice
Diversity ideology lets whites superficially commit to achieving social justice, but isn't enough to advance equity or inclusion, research shows.
Dec. 16, 2020 • ~7 min
Police encounters differ for Black v. white teens
New research on the consequences of police encounters among Black and white teens supports removing police presence from schools, say researchers.
Dec. 10, 2020 • ~10 min
Infant health inequality has been rising since 2010
Between 1989 and 2010, infant health inequality gradually lessened. New research documents the opposite trend since then.
Dec. 9, 2020 • ~11 min
Gentrification hits minority communities hardest
"As neighborhoods gentrify, when poor people can no longer remain in their neighborhoods and move, there are fewer affordable neighborhoods."
Dec. 7, 2020 • ~7 min
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