Inequality

U.N. statistics show progress toward the goal of gender equality but a long way left to go

Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don’t have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy

U.S. Senators and Representatives whose family had a history of enslaving others have greater present-day wealth

Redistributing food to food banks before it’s tossed or wasted doesn’t just fight hunger—such efforts also fight climate change

By canceling congestion pricing for drivers in New York City, the governor of New York State will hurt many retirees, who need the mass transport investments the move promised

Pilot programs across the U.S., including new research funded by OpenAI, offer a glimpse of how a universal basic income could improve lives

Mathematicians are working on ways to use their field to tackle major social issues, such as social inequality and the need for gender equity

Floods, wildfires, droughts and earthquakes forced more than 26 million people to leave their homes in 2023

Famine is affecting an increasing number of people in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti and elsewhere around the globe, and its development follows a clear pattern

Black nurses worked through unsanitary conditions and racial prejudice to help patients through the debilitating disease TB before a cure was found—with their help

U.S. police embraced frequent “consent” searches of motorists during the “tough on crime” era. These searches, meant to sidestep privacy rights, are both racially misapplied and ineffective

Reluctance to talk about bathroom breaks can make fieldwork uncomfortable and even dangerous. Some scientists want that to change