Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

Amazon will not go down without a fight in its battle against unions in Staten Island

In recent years, Tollywood, the film industry from a part of India where the Telugu language is spoken, has been making a huge mark in and outside of India.

Looking at Korean American and Black American relations before, during, and after the Rodney King uprising.

30 years ago, L.A. erupted into five painful days of unrest following the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King. The day before, Black and Latino gangs across L.A. sought peace.

An investigation from Politico found that the FDA has repeatedly failed to create regulations or respond in a timely manner to a wide range of food safety, health, and nutrition issues.

Alyssa Gaines is Urban Word’s 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate Midwest Regional Finalist. 

Yesterday, President Biden used his clemency powers to grant 3 pardons and 75 commutations for the first time in his presidency.  But why does the process take so long and serve so few?

Abortion activists nationwide are preparing for a world in which Roe v. Wade is overturned.

A conversation with the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. Alondra Nelson.

On Monday, a Texas court issued a last minute stay on Melissa Lucio's execution. What does it mean for her future, and what does her case reveal about “good” and “bad” mothers?

The Tampon Tax is Unfair. Period.

After its opposition to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, Republican lawmakers in Florida passed a bill ending Disney's special tax status. We discuss the implications to LGBTQ rights.

Two weeks ago heavy rains triggered flooding and mudslides around Durban, South Africa.  It has left more than 400 people dead, and displaced an estimated 40,000 people.

A look at what we can learn from queer studies and the biases and limitations that exist in environmental studies.

This Earth Day weekend, The Takeaway is looking at how the 2016 Standing Rock protests and water protector movement created a blueprint for ongoing environmental activism.

On this Earth Day we want to celebrate by hearing from the next generation.

We speak with Wawa Gatheru about her work with Black Girl Environmentalist and her goal of an anti-racist environmental movement.

How climate justice and racial justice are connected.

The Next 100 and GenForward Survey show that Millennials and GenZ-ers feel underrepresented, disconnected from policy making decisions, and lack trust in the government. 

Take a look a behind the science and benefit of water waste surveillance in identifying and tracking infections and diseases.