Earth is overheating. This year is poised to be one of the hottest ever. Millions are already feeling the pain, but the agony of extreme heat is profoundly unequal across the globe. Continue reading This Is Inequity at the Boiling Point

Scores of investigations into allegations of abuse or neglect have been delayed or sharply curtailed during the coronavirus pandemic, records and interviews show. Continue reading Children Vulnerable to Abuse Are Imperiled as Caseworkers Stay Home

Lawmakers and White House officials are still divided over pandemic aid as a program to help small businesses is set to end. The Ohio governor tested positive — and then negative — for the virus. Continue reading Coronavirus Live Updates: Talks on Relief Payments Sputter as U.S. Jobs Report Looms

Women’s representation in government is lagging. Change won’t happen by itself. Continue reading Can a Latina Girl Dream of Being President of the United States?

The foolish and dangerous move suggests that the United States, like China, no longer believes in a global internet. Continue reading Trump’s TikTok and WeChat Edicts Are Straight Out of China’s Playbook

The G.O.P. may have had a politically expedient change of heart. Better late than never. Continue reading Are Republicans Getting Serious About Climate Change?

But history has a way of confounding those who think they can control it. Continue reading Trump’s Census Shenanigans Have a Nefarious Purpose

The party looks brain-dead at every spot Trump touches. But off in the corners, there’s a lot of intellectual ferment. Continue reading Where Do Republicans Go From Here?