Sometimes history seems to be at a tipping point. Masses take to streets; statues come down. People combine hopefulness and fear. Possibility is in the air. Several essays in this series have focused ...

Gender discrimination has a significant impact on mental and physical health worldwide. It can limit peoples’ access to healthcare, increase rates of ill health, and lower life expectancy. While it is ...

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Discover how to recognize and fight housing discrimination using key laws and strategies. Learn your rights and tackle bias in buying, renting, and selling homes.

Weight bias, or discrimination based on a person’s weight, is widespread in society. It can lead to unfair judgement, poorer health outcomes, and unequal access to opportunities. Society judges people ...

It seemed poised to make it easier for white, straight people to make claims. It was a high-profile legal debate at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday with potentially big implications for America's ...

Large shares of Americans say there is at least some discrimination against several religious, racial and ethnic groups in our society. About eight-in-ten see discrimination against Muslims and Jews, ...

Last month, Connecticut became one of a growing number of states to make race-based hair discrimination illegal. Yamiche Alcindor reports on how Black Americans often face discrimination because of ...

Large shares of Americans say there is at least some discrimination against several groups in the United States, including 80% who say there is a lot of or some discrimination against Black people, 76 ...

Shannon Phillips received $25.6 million in damages after a six-day trial. A federal jury this week found that Starbucks discriminated against a white manager who was fired amid an uproar over the ...

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