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It's hard to read. Here's why.
Data from Gallup and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Americans are reading fewer books and spending less time reading than ever. There's bee…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The price you pay for being smart.
Anti-intellectualism is on the rise. And by "anti-intellectualism" we mean the backlash to scholars in fields like the humanities.
According to two in…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Gen Z is afraid of sex. And for good reason.
Gen Z is having less sex than previous generations. But why? Well, let's be real. There are a lot of very legitimate reasons why young people are afr…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Zohran Mamdani & the politics of "good" vs. "bad" Muslims
Before, during, and after Zohran Mamdani became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, Republicans and Democrats were both leaning into d…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Sex, drugs, and...gender panic!
What do Trump, JK Rowling, and some feminists have in common? Based on history, more thank you might think.
In this episode, Brittany and KQED's Nasti…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Think the Medicaid cuts don't affect you? Think again.
Republicans have passed President Trump's One Big, Beautiful bill, but is it built on bad faith stereotypes?
The legislation guts funding for Medicai…
9 months ago
Our love lives have gone full Love Island.
This season of Love Island USA has the timeline on fire...but maybe not for the reasons y'all hoped. Is it mirroring our dating lives a little too cl…
9 months ago
How Brazilians have safe abortions (regardless of the law)
In our 'Your Body, Whose Choice' series, we've focused a lot on the present and the future of reproductive health in this country. And now we'd like …
9 months ago
Zohran Mamdani's primary win and the Democrats' Tea Party moment
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani pulled off an astonishing upset this week. In the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, he beat out …
9 months, 1 week ago
Why are people freaking out about the birth rate?
There's one little statistic that seems to have gained a lot of attention recently: the birth rate. With pro-natalist ideas showing up in our culture…
9 months, 1 week ago