Democracy

A community doesn’t have to be large to make a difference for the planet. Here are seven of the U.S.’s greenest small towns and cities.

Pride Month is being marked by some lawmakers in Kentucky with a renewed push to ban “conversion therapy – the discredited practice of trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or…

COVID-19 has caused more than 109 million confirmed cases, claimed more than 2.4 million lives, and even brought prosperous nations and well-run healthcare systems to their knees. Few countries have been…

A new report from the American Lung Association highlights the health benefits of getting Americans into EVs.

Climate change and air pollution are two major societal problems. Air pollution is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide and crop loss every year. Both climate change and air pollution…

An Oklahoma Catholic school won approval to open as a charter school. But the idea faces a legal battle that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

It’s not a question of if insurance will become unavailable or unaffordable in areas at high risk of wildfires, hurricanes and other damage – it’s a question of when. A disaster risk expert explains.

A new law forbidding material that’s “obscene” and ‘harmful to minors’ from school libraries could hurt LGBTQ youth and unfairly limit librarians’ work, critics say.

2020 saw the highest number of women of color elected to congress in U.S. history, as well as the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman (and woman…

Why nonprofits, particularly those supporting marginalized communities, must become active players in the landscape of advocacy.

Governments and activist groups are bringing environmental issues to international courts. They argue that the impact of climate change and environmental issues affect human rights.

Women make up 90% of frontline health care workers globally — and those in unpaid roles are grossly underpaid yet continue to hold health systems together in the wake of…