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Social Issues

U.S. agency investigates 'taxpayer-funded anti-semitism' against George Soros

U.S. agency investigates 'taxpayer-funded anti-semitism' against George Soros

A federally funded Spanish-language broadcaster called Soros -- among other things -- a "non-practicing Jewish financial speculator with flexible morals." Now, its parent agency wants answers.
by Colin Dwyer

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Opioid antidote can save lives, but deciding when to use it can be challenging

Opioid antidote can save lives, but deciding when to use it can be challenging

Public health officials says it's simple to save the lives of people experiencing an opioid overdose: Give an antidote. But for a bystander, that intervention can be daunting.
by Nina Feldman

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A rural community decided to treat its opioid problem like a natural disaster

A rural community decided to treat its opioid problem like a natural disaster

A rural county in Washington declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency. They use a multi-agency coordination group straight out of FEMA's playbook to respond to the crisis.
by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence

Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence

The volatile tribalism now so ingrained in American life will eventually right itself, says Robb Willer, a sociology professor at Stanford University, but not until the public decides it's had enough and stops rewarding politicians who use incendiary language and demonize the other side.
by Associated Press

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A brutal lynching and a possible confession, decades later

A brutal lynching and a possible confession, decades later

A recent book recounts the brutal lynching of a 14-year-old black boy in 1955. In it, the woman who accused the boy of assault admits she was lying. The FBI has reopened the murder investigation.
by Wade Goodwyn

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