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Almost nine million women gained insurance coverage from the Affordable Care Act. Here’s why women could be set back by Republican bills to undo the ACA.
Women experience negative effects from the objectification that’s common in our society. What happens if they try to seize the reins and elicit sexualized attention in their romantic relationships?
Every American shoots off almost a pound of fireworks a year, on average, and their growing personal use is causing injuries to climb.
Millions of Americans believe brown cows produce chocolate milk? The way the media reported this factoid raises questions about science literacy – but different ones than you may think.
As the rich move away from disaster-prone areas, the poor may be left behind.
Even though they don’t consistently have a roof over their heads, the homeless do their best to create a routine, form communities and make a home – just like the rest of society.
Musicians who learned how to play through a state-funded program called El Sistema are taking their instruments to the streets to protest the government.
Having the same number of Cabinet positions doesn’t mean women have the same amount of power.
The health care bill proposed by Senate Republicans was little better than the House version, which begs an important question: Who’s driving health care law – a free market or insurance companies?
A small, but wealthy, population of Indian-Americans is playing a role in transforming US foreign policy toward India.
Facebook has been used at times for antisocial behavior. However, such behaviors are neither unique nor new.
New laws pending in Wisconsin and North Carolina would require public universities to punish students who disrupt campus speakers. But these laws would do more to hinder free speech than protect it.
When companies neglect cybersecurity, customers – and society as a whole – suffer. It’s time customers demanded better of corporations.
The tax changes Trump and GOP lawmakers propose would reduce charitable giving, research suggests. But letting everyone use a tax break mostly enjoyed by the rich might prevent that.
Youth who are bullied may be at even higher risk than other youth for gun violence. These bullied youngsters were three times more likely to have access to a loaded gun, a recent study states.
The Trump administration has set a new national policy: energy dominance. But can the US really dominate other countries through fossil fuel exports?
A professor of constitutional law gives a preview of what to expect when the travel ban cases reach the highest court this fall.
The iPhone changed the game not because of the technical details of the device, but rather as a result of its creators’ imagination and courage.
New genetic technologies are letting us look at flu evolution right where it starts: within individual people, while they’re sick.
It’s hard to call yourself the party of change when your leadership has been in place for 16 years, and Republicans are taking advantage of that fact.
Health outcomes for rural Americans have steadily deteriorated in recent decades even as they’ve improved elsewhere. The GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will worsen the problem.
In an urbanizing world, people increasingly are seeking out nature in cities. Research shows that diverse species of animals, plants and insects can thrive in areas that humans have altered.
Elite exam schools are some of the least diverse public schools in the US. Here’s how colleges like Harvard could teach high schools like Stuyvesant to improve their admissions process.
A historian takes us beyond the noise in Washington and examines how US and Russian power and interests compare.