Caricatures of immigrants, racist language and exclusionary laws can be traced back to the earliest days of the Republic. In ...

Although the book told an intimate story, it captured the contradictions and distortions in America’s food landscape, where ...

When schools close for summer break, millions of children lose access to the school meals they rely on during the academic ...

Arizona lacks workplace heat safety rules, leaving outdoor workers at risk of death as climate change worsens extreme weather ...

Tens of millions of Americans have been denied coverage for a treatment prescribed by their doctor. That’s anywhere from 20% to 70% of people with health insurance, according to various surveys. And ...

The first time a white person used the N-word against me was in fourth grade, and 49 years later, I still remember it clearly. It happened during recess in late January 1977, while some of us were ...

Given that the United States spends more on health care than any nation in the world — around $5 trillion annually — Dr. Georges Benjamin asked a simple question to a room of journalists earlier this ...

Yosef Berlyand had $263,000 in medical school debt when he graduated in 2019. He has scrupulously made loan payments since then. With accumulated interest, he now owes $271,000. The stress of bearing ...

Every moment in sports has become a wager, and not just on who will win the Super Bowl or how many strikeouts a pitcher will throw. With a quick tap on your phone, you can bet on what color Gatorade ...

In March 2025, I attended a luncheon at Jar restaurant helmed by renowned Los Angeles chef Suzanne Tracht to celebrate the achievements of school food professionals working to improve meals for kids ...

When Fen Chen gave birth to her first child seven years ago, she did what she thought made sense: she chose a large, well-known health network in Los Angeles County. After more than a decade in the ...