How Austerity Kills

David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu write in an opinion piece in The New York Times: “Early last month, a triple suicide was reported in the seaside town of Civitanova Marche, Italy. A married couple, Anna Maria Sopranzi, 68, and Romeo Dionisi, 62, had been s…

Gay-rights groups pressure Obama to help them on immigration reform

Alexander Bolton writes for The Hill: “Gay-rights groups want President Obama to offer more support to immigrants in same-sex marriages who face a tougher path to legal status than their heterosexual counterparts.”

Guatemalan war rape victims break silence in genocide trial

Anastasia Moloney writes for the Thomas Reuters Foundation: “In a courtroom in Guatemala’s capital, Guatemala City, a landmark genocide trial that has raised victims’ hopes that justice will prevail is nearing an end. Former Guatemalan dictator Jose E…

Do Readers Judge Female Characters More Harshly Than Male Characters?

Maria Konnikova writes for The Atlantic: “John is ambitious, driven, and intelligent. He works for a high-profile consulting firm and sits on the advisory board of a political think tank. Hold him in your mind’s eye, and ask yourself a question: In the a…

Judge slams FDA’s ‘frivolous’ defense of age limits on Plan B

Sam Baker writes for The Hill: “A federal judge on Friday criticized the Obama administration for a “frivolous” effort to defend age restrictions on the birth-control pill known as Plan B.”