Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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- Written by: Suzanne Rice, University of Melbourne; Helen Watt, Monash University, and Paul Richardson, Monash University
Quality teaching is one of the largest influences on student learning. Yet, not all students have access to a great teacher.
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- Written by: Geoff Masters, Australian Council for Educational Research
There is a major flaw in the way we currently assess school students. By labelling them as either “good” or “poor” learners based on their overall grades at the end of each year, students have no clear idea whether they are making progress over extended periods of time.
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- Written by: Julie Sloane, University of Pennsylvania
In a recent study, American participants placed Muslims and Mexican immigrants significantly closer to the ape-like ancestor than Americans as a whole.
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- Written by: Christa Hillstrom, YES! Magazine
As rents rise and independent businesses in Minneapolis lose their leases to large national chains, a first-of-its-kind co-op found a solution.
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- Written by: Jim Patterson, Vanderbilt University
Access to health insurance can help hold a community together socially, and lack of it can help fray neighborhood cohesion, report researchers.
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- Written by: Valerie Schloredt, YES! Magazine
Author George Lakey explains why Scandinavia tops world lists for equality, health, and happiness.
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- Written by: Leonard Steinhorn, BillMoyers.com
As Donald J. Trump assumes the presidency and lays out his agenda for our country, he will likely proclaim himself, as he did in the campaign, the voice of "the forgotten Americans."
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- Written by: Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams
'Our job is to encourage every person in this country to get all of the education they can, not to punish them for getting that education,' Sanders says in New York
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- Written by: Melissa Hellmann, YES! Magazine
After four years without an independent grocery store, the residents of Iola, Kansas, found a way to bring one back.
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- Written by: Jim Logan, University of California, Santa Barbara
Imagine you received a Facebook message from a friend, for example, with news that your favorite football team is moving to another state.
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- Written by: David Korten, YES! Magazine
In rolling back decades of social and environmental progress, will Trump also expose the Great Growth Con? The con promises that economic growth—measured by gross domestic product—will benefit everyone, rich and poor alike.
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- Written by: Mark Gruenberg, Peoples World
Employer associations are predicting a raise in the federal minimum wage will cause employers to lay off workers.
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- Written by: Stanford University
Young people entering the workforce today are far less likely to earn more than their parents when compared to children born two generations earlier, new research shows.
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- Written by: Lance Wallace, Georgia Institute of Technology
Since social scientists and economists began measuring poverty, its definition has never strayed far from a discussion of income.
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- Written by: Kristin Ohlson, Ensia
When federal crop insurance rules stymied Gail Fuller’s attempts to innovate, he knew something had to change.
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- Written by: Stephanie Desmon, Johns Hopkins University
A cancer diagnosis can be a serious financial hardship for many elderly and disabled patients on Medicare, with annual out-of-pocket costs ranging from $2,116 to $8,115, on top of what they pay for health insurance, a new survey shows.
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- Written by: Rachel Harrison, New York University
New research links income inequality with greater civic engagement among young people—particularly among young people of color and those of lower socioeconomic status.
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- Written by: Rachel Harrison, New York University
Teachers communicate with parents based on their racial and immigrant backgrounds—not just their child’s academic performance—research finds.
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- Written by: Nick Buffie, CEPR
A common argument for the decline in employment in recent years is that more workers are dropping out of the labor force to live off public benefits, particularly Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
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- Written by: Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams
Trump's transition site says administration will 'modernize Medicare'—code for Ryan-style death by privatization
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- Written by: Gillian Kiley, Brown University
In all parts of the United States, the number of neighborhoods that are home to a mix of black, white, Asian, and Hispanic residents is growing.
