Lack of food spiked 25% when Child Tax Credit expired

In the months after the advance federal Child Tax Credit ended in December 2021, low-income families with children struggled the most to afford enough food.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Oct. 24, 2022 ~7 min

People harmed by COVID more likely to push for equality

Being harmed by the pandemic may give people a better understanding of the structural sources of inequality.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~7 min


How would the internet differ without Section 230?

Without Section 230, platforms may be more risk-averse in the content they host, warns expert Evelyn Douek.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
Oct. 12, 2022 ~5 min

Why critical race theory gets people so mad

"Critical race theory is an effort to explain why 10 years after Brown, no desegregation had occurred." Here's why that gets people riled up.

Stanford • futurity
Oct. 11, 2022 ~12 min

Public trust in the Supreme Court has fallen

Trust that the US Supreme Court is operating in the best interests of the American people has plummeted, according to a new survey.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Oct. 10, 2022 ~15 min

Americans’ civics knowledge has dipped again

Less than half of Americans could name the three branches of United States government in a recent survey on civics knowledge.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Sept. 13, 2022 ~12 min

Cigarette smoking is more common among rural Americans

People living in rural US are more likely to smoke cigarettes and less likely to quit, according to a new study looking at data from 2010 to 2020.

Andrea Zeek-Indiana • futurity
Sept. 12, 2022 ~4 min

People resort to risky ways of keeping homes warm

To reduce energy bills, some households use risky coping strategies, including accruing debt, not buying food, and using space heaters, to warm their home.

Ken Bikoff-Indiana • futurity
Sept. 9, 2022 ~4 min


Study gauges Americans’ views on military intervention

The United States public prefers when the country works with other military powers, protects civilians, and resolves conflict peacefully, research on military intervention finds.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Sept. 9, 2022 ~5 min

Opinion: The CDC needs these 4 reforms

The CDC should undergo four vital reforms, write physician and epidemiologist Sandro Galea and law professor and public health expert Lawrence O. Gostin.

Boston University • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~12 min

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