We had the chance to chat with Cole over email about The Truth About White Lies, the recent push to bar books about racism in schools, and her advice for teen readers who are still learning to speak out.
In Lebanon, where childbirth care is highly medicalized and dominated by obstetricians in private hospitals, women are often persuaded to have cesarean sections, the revenue for which procedure is key for hospitals struggling to survive amid economic collapse.
Last year, President Biden pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half of 2005 levels by the end of the decade. Of course, this didn’t make the fossil fuel industry happy. But the march toward cleaner energy appears inevitable, as natural gas takes the place of coal, and wind and solar energy production ramps up to replace all fossil fuels.
The Colombian Constitucional Court made history on February 21 by decriminalizing abortion until the 24th week of pregnancy.
We recently had the chance to chat with Gao over email about creating such an emotional memoir, her early memories of Wuhan, and her message for her Asian American readers.
Ableism has persisted too long in our society.
The past few years have brought some of the worst wildfires the world has ever seen. Between the United States, Australia, and Siberia, fires have eaten up millions of acres of land. Siberia’s 2021 fires alone burned more than all the others around the world combined, destroying more than 21 million acres of boreal forest — an area about the size of Serbia.
More Black women than ever before are becoming showrunners, controlling the narrative and giving valuable opportunities to other Black women for behind-the-scenes jobs.
Now 36, Medel is ready to be introduced to English-speaking readers with the release of her debut novel, The Wonders, on March 1 by Algonquin Books.
On January 27, Xiomara Castro was sworn into office, becoming the first woman president in Honduran history.
There is a difference between appreciating a graceful, powerful woman creating movement from an artistic perspective and enjoying the body of a young girl in tight clothing.
With the pandemic insanity of the last couple of years, you may have missed a controversy that toppled the head of the Sierra Club last summer.
As Saudi Arabia’s film industry expands, women see new opportunities.
Book bans don’t help students; they only serve parents who want younger people, including but not limited to their own children, to be sheltered from ideas they disagree with.
Los Angeles reported the most hate crimes of any U.S. city this century, followed by New York City.
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