Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, now a popular show, poses troubling parallels for surrogacy in the United States.

Concern around a dubious internet game, reportedly linked to several teen suicides, resembles a moral panic more than anything else.

Formulating strategies to address female genital mutilation largely depend on the philosophical underpinnings guiding them.

Utah's choice to lower the BAC limit to 0.05 percent underscores the debate between autonomy and risk.

Cheerleading may uphold questionable views of women and gender roles. For some, it is also their life's passion.

Volkswagen is working to rebound from its diesel emissions scandal. What has the company learned?

Indigenous Maori groups object to a Playboy model's choice to take a nude photo atop one of their most important cultural sites.

On the House's healthcare bill's effect on women's health.

How should societies balance the medical roots of addiction while addressing the social damage it causes?

San Diego schools are starting early in the fight against Islamophobia.

Intern Kiara Goodwine documents her experience at the 2017 People's Climate March.

Anti-fascists have used doxxing to "unmask" supporters of the alt-right. What are the implications for privacy norms?

Debating the efficacy of solitary confinement in prisons is widespread. Examining the values underlying the practice merit discussion, too.

"Not in my backyard" has combined with gentrification to create a harmful force affecting Utah's homeless.

Developing artificial womb technologies stand to challenge some of the key questions around the abortion debate.

The FBI shut down a site spreading child pornography. Then, they kept the site running for two weeks to track those who visited.

With its supply of lethal injection sedatives set to expire, Arkansas recently aimed to execute eight inmates in 11 days.

Held on Earth Day, the March for Science reveals the complex overlap between empirical science and political ideology.

On the economic consequences of the social construction of illegal immigration.

Wall Street's sculpture showdown provokes questions of artist intent in public art.

Activism has become a powerful and targeted tool in the Trump era. Is it useful for fighting massive problems like climate change?

On Russia's decision to label Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist group for a lack of patriotism, despite their belief in pacifism and nonviolence.

Kendall Jenner's Pepsi ad isn't alone in tying economic profit to social justice advocacy

On the impact of France's 2017 elections on Europe following the rise of the far right and political outsiders.