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Social Issues

Climate protesters throw soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' painting in London

Climate protesters throw soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' painting in London

Members of a group that wants to halt new oil and gas projects threw soup over the masterpiece in London's National Gallery, but caused no discernible damage to the glass-covered painting.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota recognizes she's a woman. She's locked in a men's prison anyway

Minnesota recognizes she's a woman. She's locked in a men's prison anyway

When transgender people are incarcerated, they're often put in prisons that don't align with their gender identity. Some are taking legal action to try to get moved to prisons that match their gender.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here's what can be done

Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here's what can be done

A report from the nonprofit March of Dimes finds that 36 percent of counties in the U.S. are "maternity care deserts," meaning they have no obstetric hospitals or birth centers and no obstetric providers.
by Rachel Treisman

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It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

The United Nations established the Day of the Girl a decade ago to address issues that affect girls' rights: education, teen pregnancy and child marriage. Steady progress has been made. Then came COVID.
by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

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Repatriation goes digital: Tribes receive archival copies of cultural materials

Repatriation goes digital: Tribes receive archival copies of cultural materials

The recent return of thousands of items related to tribal life in what is now North Dakota used a new approach to the idea of repatriation. Advocates of digital repatriation say it’s a way to get the material to a larger audience.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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