Racism

Researchers hope their work on racial health disparities will be a “call to action”

Presidential contender Ron DeSantis has used governmental power in Florida to restrict access to health and education, promoting an intolerant and harmful agenda

For academic research to be truly equitable, leadership, not just the scientists from underrepresented groups, must advocate for it

AI-powered facial recognition will lead to increased racial profiling

Academics can do more to help disadvantaged communities in the U.S.

Courts hand down conflicting decisions often. Here’s how this has played out with mifepristone

A judge’s bad decision about the abortion pill rests on stigma about abortion that harms health care

Moves in Florida to control public education mirror past fascist strategies in ways that are disquieting for American democracy, a historian argues

Cops—no matter their own race—are more confrontational toward Black drivers. Social psychologist Nicholas Camp describes ways to reduce police antagonism

Our opinion section took us to the front lines of COVID, revealed how racists misuse evolutionary biology, illuminated a mental health epidemic in kids, and more

Science applies to every important social issue. Saying so doesn’t make us “unscientific”

As voters head to the polls in November, supporting those who deny this human right also supports oppression