The Challenges of Tackling Too Much Screen Time
By Joshua Cohen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports banning students’ cellphone use in schools. The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chairs the commission behind a recently...
View ArticleWildfire Smoke Can Harm Heart and Lungs Even After the Fire Has Ended
By Maya Brownstein | Harvard Chan School Communications | Harvard Gazette First study to fully assess its impact on all major types of cardiovascular, respiratory diseases Being exposed to lingering...
View ArticleRaising the Tipped Minimum Wage Does Not Harm the Restaurant Industry
By Elizabeth Falcon This week, the D.C. Council voted to pause a wage increase related to Initiative 82, the 2022 ballot measure that incrementally raises the tipped wage. The law, which was passed...
View ArticleMany Florida Kids Face Barriers to Dental Care. Will a Fluoride Ban Heighten...
By Stephanie Colombini/WUSF, Public Health Watch Mornings are always busy at Suncoast Community Health Center’s pediatric dental clinic in Brandon, a community near Tampa. Hallways buzz with sounds...
View ArticleSewage Fertilizer Can Cause Illness and Harm the Environment. Why Are Some...
By Juan Vassallo, Investigate Midwest On a brisk morning in early 2017, Paula Yockel power-washed the family’s propane tank at her home in rural Oklahoma, about 15 miles from downtown Oklahoma City....
View ArticleTo End Homelessness, Invest in Harm Reduction
By Jim Vargas Homelessness and substance use disorder often occur simultaneously — but many people struggling with both are unable to get the help they need. That’s put homeless service providers on...
View ArticleMore Than Two Thirds of Regular Online Bettors Experiencing Harm
Download Media release More than two thirds of regular online bettors experiencing harm More than 70% of people surveyed who are regular online bettors reported experiencing harm, but only half of...
View ArticleHand Pollination Helps Cocoa Farmers Offset Climate Harm
By Sanjeet Bagcchi [NEW DELHI] Exploring ways for cocoa farmers to hand pollinate their crops could help offset crop losses resulting from climate changes, researchers suggest. Rising temperatures...
View ArticleDo You Think Global Warming Will Harm You Personally?
By Sarah Melotte Editor’s Note: This is the inaugural post of our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map straight...
View ArticleOpinion: How Kamala Harris’ Economic Plan Would Protect Children From Harm
By Ruth Bettelheim Imagine a stranger pounding on the door, threatening to take away your children if you don’t let them search your home for evidence that your children are unsafe. Traumatic...
View ArticleHidden Harm: Hazardous Chemicals Lurk in Our Food Packaging
By Tim Weighart Dear EarthTalk: Are we really all exposed to many hazardous chemicals that come off the packaging our food travels in? What can we do to minimize our exposure to these potential...
View ArticleJohn Andrew Collins on ‘The Message’ and Cults
John Andrew Collins is the author and webmaster of William Branham: Historical Research. He was born and raised in “The Message” cult following of William Branham, and is the grandson of Willard...
View ArticleFormer HLC Chairman’s Confession: A Victim Can Harm Others
By Dieter Parczany This article borrows from chapter seven of “Acquiring Freedom From Fundamentalist Religious Thinking” written by Dieter Parczany (under his pen name Peter Porjohn). The author is a...
View ArticleLiving With Integrity: Rules for a Modern World
The best definition of integrity that I heard years ago came from a young person who, along with his mother, attended either a retreat at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas or at the Omega Institute...
View ArticleIf You Hate Small Talk Read This
Small talk creates advantage. You harm yourself, limit opportunities, and frustrate your career when you avoid polite conversations. Who enjoys more opportunity? The person who avoids people or the...
View ArticleNot Evil
Among the 90%ish of us who mean no harm are some who are able to harm as a way of life and many who follow the holy book of Dungeons and Dragons Three. That one and that one only That is about the 10%...
View ArticleWhy Do Some Men Harm Their Partners?
When a man abuses his partner in any way, it’s the worst kind of no-win situation. She feels betrayed by him, and he will often feel he’s betrayed himself as well as her. But why does it happen? This...
View ArticleFrom Articulation to Actualization: The Steps Towards de-Radicalized Masculinity
While speaking at a men’s group, I was confronted by one of the participants. I was not too far into my presentation when he wanted to know why I felt masculinity needed to be re-defined. He went...
View ArticleDetermining Which Type of OCD You Have
More than two million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with OCD. It affects men just as much as women, and most people begin seeing the signs at about 19 years old or so. Only...
View ArticleThe Seven Most Important Things I’ve Learned During Lockdown
The enforced ‘me-time’ during the Covid-19 lockdown has been a big challenge for me. Before that, I was happily running around being too busy to ever think much about whether what I was doing was...
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