Facing another round of cuts, NOAA-funded researchers worry about undermining public safety, the maritime economy, and health on the Great Lakes.
Social Justice
High-Potency Cannabis Fuels State Debates Over Psychosis and Addiction Risks
Within months, Wadsworth’s son was calling home in the middle of the night, terrified and disoriented.
Within months, Wadsworth’s son was calling home in the middle of the night, terrified and disoriented.
The Daughters Who Were Raised to Be Everything Under China’s One-Child Policy
China's only daughters and the inheritance of family expectations.
China’s only daughters and the inheritance of family expectations
8 Things You Should Never Say to an Asexual Person
While, on a basic level, asexuality is a lack of desire for sexual intimacy, there is actually quite a bit of variety among the asexual community.
While, on a basic level, asexuality is a lack of desire for sexual intimacy, there is actually quite a bit of variety among the asexual community.
Commercial Tattooing – What’s Old Is News
This week, I’m joined by Jamie Jelinski, author of Needle Work: A History of Commercial Tatooing in Canada.
This week, I’m joined by Jamie Jelinski, author of Needle Work: A History of Commercial Tatooing in Canada.
I Am Ashamed
A few years have passed since this happened, but whenever I think about it, I am overwhelmed by a feeling of helplessness.
A few years have passed since this happened, but whenever I think about it, I am overwhelmed by a feeling of helplessness.
Q&A: Author Joe Bond
The debut novelist talks group-home and small-town relations, the juvenile justice system, and his new book.
The debut novelist talks group-home and small-town relations, the juvenile justice system, and his new book.
Every City Investigates Crashes. Very Few Actually Learn From Them.
The difference between documenting failure and learning from it.
The difference between documenting failure and learning from it.
Gender Diversity Under Pressure: Resistance, Community, and the Politics of Belonging
An editorial about why Global Voices is choosing ‘Gender Diversity’ as its June 2026 Spotlight theme.
An editorial about why Global Voices is choosing ‘Gender Diversity’ as its June 2026 Spotlight theme.
Why Are We Worried About AI? The Political Problem Versus the Technological Problem
There’s a mounting contradiction at the heart of AI: the better it gets, the more we fear it.
There’s a mounting contradiction at the heart of AI: the better it gets, the more we fear it.
Roller Derby Was Already Queer-Friendly. Then It Got More Inclusive.
Years before trans athletes in sports embroiled national politics, roller derby — the five-player high-contact sport with punk rock nicknames — tackled the question of who could play.
Years before trans athletes in sports embroiled national politics, roller derby — the five-player high-contact sport with punk rock nicknames — tackled the question of who could play.
Confessions of a Reluctantly Helpful Older Woman
What the complaining woman in line taught me about choosing purposeful help over quiet disdain.
What the complaining woman in line taught me about choosing purposeful help over quiet disdain.
Blood in the Well: One Town’s Fight Against the Slaughterhouse Polluting It
Residents of a Pennsylvania town took on a beef processor after its waste polluted their wells. They won — but little may change.
Residents of a Pennsylvania town took on a beef processor after its waste polluted their wells. They won — but little may change.
Expanding the Indigenous Health Workforce Offers the Federal Government Key Policy Wins
Why investing in Indigenous healthcare workers benefits Canada’s future.
Can Indigenous healthcare workers solve Canada’s rural care crisis? Explore this powerful policy solution today.
New Research Highlights Stark Inequalities in Access to Life-Saving Liver Transplants
Patients living in the most deprived areas were around half as likely to receive a transplant as those in the least deprived communities, and access varied depending on where people lived and the type of hospital they were admitted to.
Patients living in the most deprived areas were around half as likely to receive a transplant as those in the least deprived communities, and access varied depending on where people lived and the type of hospital they were admitted to.
Students Are Taught to Hide in Closets and Under Tables if There Is a School Shooting – But Does Practicing for This Possibility Keep Kids Safe?
The lockdown and Moore’s heroism clearly prevented any further violence in this rare school shooting situation with a positive ending.
The lockdown and Moore’s heroism clearly prevented any further violence in this rare school shooting situation with a positive ending.