Culture, Society, and DE&I

1 in 6 parents report high stress levels during the holidays. Twice as many mothers than fathers report high levels of holiday stress. 1 in 5 parents say their stress level negatively affects their child’s enjoyment of the holidays. 1 in 3 parents are relieved when their child goes back to school after the holiday break.

Algorithms are surfacing content that combines Christian ideas like prosperity gospel with New Age and non-Western spirituality — along with some conspiracy theories.

2021 Google searches revealed our interest in alternative assets like cryptocurrencies and NFTs, and persistent economic insecurity, evidenced by questions about stimulus checks and student loan forgiveness. It also showed the cultural rift between millennials and Gen Z cropped up in queries about hair parts and jeans, as did other social media trend, like how to make TikTok pasta or Squid Game cookies. When Covid-19 vaccines became widely available, Americans tried figure out how to be a normal person again, like what kind of pants to wear and if you could wear sweatpants.

A bipartisan group led by two former governors is urging President Biden to help an estimated 167,000 children who have lost parents or caregivers.

An interview with Priya Fielding-Singh, the author of “How the Other Half Eats.”

Learn abouot upbringing of Ayn Rand, the Russian American philosopher and writer that described selfishness a virtue and capitalism as the ideal system.

Self-identified Christians make up 63% of the U.S. population in 2021, down from 75% a decade ago.

Elizabeth Hargrave’s Wingspan might also transform the way you think about games—and art.

It’s past time to subsidize child care in America

Research shows that only half of Americans in their 30s earn more than their parents did at the same age. A few decades ago, nearly all adults did.

The 2020 Census shows that, when looking at the 2010-2020 decade, many major cities grew faster than the previous decade and most registered increased racial diversity.

An Inquirer analysis found that Philadelphia’s racial segregation remains high, and the pace of desegregation has slowed.

Heatmaps showing different kinds of inequality, with code.

During the pandemic, teenage girls took on more caregiving at home, extra shifts at work and the burden of organizing racial justice protests. In many instances, it upended their lives.

The Little Lad who love berries and cream is now a TikTok celebrity, as the app moves away from conventional content.

As homicides surged across the US last year, the number of Black females killed increased sharply as well

Rich countries contribute an average of $14,000 per year for a toddler’s care, compared with $500 in the U.S. The Democrats’ spending bill tries to shrink the gap.

Review of 50,000 historical monuments across the country concludes that they ‘misrepresent our history.’

Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference.

The author of the ground-breaking book Gender Trouble says we should not be surprised when the category of women expands to include trans women

Roughly a quarter of American adults (23%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year.