The UK government has regularly been denounced by many in the public health community for its absence of strategy in […]

It’s tempting to blame bots and trolls for spreading misinformation. But really it’s our own fault for sharing so widely. Research has confirmed that lies spread faster than truth – mainly because lies are not bound to the same rules as truth.

here’s a fact Cynthia Golembeski learned while researching criminal justice reform and teaching college classes in prisons: the reason the transition to life outside the corrections system is so hard is that there are more than 44,000 indirect consequences of a criminal conviction.

Six months into this pandemic, we have learned that it is not going to wipe out human life on this planet. This means, argues Robert Dingwall, that it is time for a public policy reset.

Are we on the cusp of a vibrant social movement that will produce major transformations in our practices and policies? Or are we fated to see the communal expressions of grief and calls for change dissolve into contentious policy debates that may result in relatively modest reforms unequal to the fervent hopes now spinning in the streets?

Noting the value of straight and cisgender allies in LGBTQ inclusion effort, David Glasgow describes his NYU center’s model for a three-stage process of developing allyship.

Editor’s Note: If you’re curious about the ways in which data visualization and graph use can generate impact with regard […]

Editor’s Note: If you’re curious about the ways in which data visualization and graph use can generate impact with regard […]

David Canter considers the emerging social science perspectives for controlling COVID-19

In the midst of the present chaos, it is easy to forget that the world has had pandemics before and that they have come to an end. Can we learn anything from these experiences that might help us in dealing with COVID-19?

The recent police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have given new urgency to the seemingly intractable issue of fatal policy violence, and we offer the articles in the volume to inform the actions of those who work for a less-deadly future.

As protests against police violence and racism continue in cities throughout the U.S., the public is learning that several of […]