Most Democrat-leaning states
Stacker looked at data from The American Presidency Project to see which of the United States tended to lean most toward Democratic…
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America welcomed this refugee who fled the Taliban; now he's a founding CEO opening doors for job seekers facing adversity
The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Fast Company share the story of Cyrus Jaffery, a refugee-turned-CEO who pays it forward by helping job…
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'A direct attack on science': Trump's return is rattling gun violence researchers
The Trace reports on how White House directives and pledges to cut public health funding are already causing chaos and…
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What's driving the permanent crisis of drug addiction?
Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Baffler cover the rocky history of drug use in…
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Ada Lovelace's skills with language, music, and needlepoint contributed to her pioneering work in computing
The Conversation spotlights Ada Lovelace, a female programming pioneer, more than a century before digital electronic computers were developed, for…
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Women firefighters with reproductive cancers are now eligible for federal help
The 19th examines a policy change for female firefighters that came nearly three years after cancers typically impacting men got coverage.…
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Processing deer to eliminate food insecurity
The Daily Yonder reports on the deer venison donation programs providing meat for food-insecure Americans, and how and why it works so…
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Dating app cover-up: How Tinder, Hinge, and their corporate owner keep rape under wraps
The Markup and The Dating Apps Reporting Project spotlights Match Group, the company behind more than a dozen dating apps, and its troubling history…
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The dark future of American child care
The Hechinger Report covers the different ways U.S. states are loosening their child care rules to cut costs and how this could harm young…
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'Volunteer Jail': 7 things to know about the failure of California's homeless shelters
CalMatters’s investigation into emergency shelters, which are supposed to be safe havens, found that instead, they are often rife with abuse and…
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From COVID-19 to financial crises, here's how major global events impact the strength of the US dollar
What accounts for the U.S. dollar’s strength in 2025, and what lies in store? OANDA analyzed Federal Reserve data to find some…
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What are your kids saying on the internet: Your guide to current internet slang
Spokeo shares a guide to current online and offline internet…
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Recognizing the warning signs of an eating disorder
Rula details how to spot the early warning signs of an eating disorder in yourself or…
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Report: Kids check out of school as they get older, and parents are in the dark
The 74 shares findings from a new study by the Brookings Institution that says parents and children differ massively on how much learning actually…
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What we learned from analyzing 10 years of shooting data
The Trace produced a series that challenges what many people might think about gun violence in America. Here are the…
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How federal disaster funding can slow rent increases after extreme weather
Next City examines how spending on affordable housing development and infrastructure improvements can help prevent renters from being priced out…
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77 officials were recalled in 2024—higher than the 10-year average
Ballotpedia tracked recall efforts in 2024, comparing the efforts and circumstances to previous…
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These states already restrict abortion. Their legislatures could push it even further.
The 19th reports on the state of abortion restrictions across the U.S. amid President Trump’s…
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2025 farm bill: Advocates prioritize anti-hunger policies while Republicans push budget cuts
The Daily Yonder reports on the state of Farm Bill nutrition programs that have played a major role in rural…
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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn't gone well
The Hechinger Report covers the reasons behind the initiative to have students take algebra in eighth grade, as well as its results, in…
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