Health care for transgender adults remains legal, but states are quietly trying to limit access
Legal battles have kept policies and bills at bay, but advocates sense they are in a ‘never say never’ moment.
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It’s been 100 days since Dobbs. What has changed?
Analysis | The ruling on abortion has changed the country, impacting those already most vulnerable and unleashing a new political energy.
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This program is blazing a trail for women in wildland firefighting
As wildfires worsen and the state faces a firefighter shortage, a California pilot program aims to recruit women to fight fires. But the field remains full of obstacles.
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Most Americans believe #MeToo has changed the climate around workplace sexual misconduct
Almost five years since #MeToo went viral, new data from the Pew Research Center finds that most Americans believe that the movement has made it more likely that people would be held accountable for workplace sexual harassment and assault.
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The 19th adds two new reporters to our politics team
Mel Leonor Barclay and Grace Panetta will bolster our political coverage as we gear up for the midterms and 2024.
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53 years ago, the White House sought to end hunger. Now it’s trying again.
A national conference decades ago on hunger, nutrition and health led to the WIC program and expanded school meals. The Biden administration hopes to make similar leaps in policy five decades later.
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As the EPA introduces environmental justice office, the ‘mother of the movement’ remembers the Black women who led the battle
Dollie Burwell sees the announcement as a full circle moment after her community raised the profile of environmental racism 40 years ago.
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How to help L.A.’s most at-risk students, according to a new report
Access to mental health professionals, laundry machines and food pantries are some of the ways the district’s schools are helping families.
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Burned out and priced out: L.A. teachers are struggling
A high cost-of-living, large class sizes and over-testing of students are just some of the reasons a new report indicates Los Angeles teachers are under stress.