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Clara Steitz

Brazil's Supreme Court Orders Plan to Reform Rio de Janeiro Police

On February 3, 2022, Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Rio de Janeiro, a state where the problem of police abuse is particularly dire, to draft a plan to curb police killings that includes concrete measures, a timeline, and budget. This was the main recommendation Human Rights Watch made at a

Alcohol & The Endocannabinoid System

Excerpted from Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana—Medical, Recreational and Scientific.

If We Don’t Act on Climate, This Summer Could Be Our Kids’ Coolest

Hot weather has always been something West Aussies have been able to handle, almost wearing it like a badge of honor that proves just how tough we really are.

Moon Magic: Pisces New Moon

New Moons are the perfect opportunity to initiate new ideas and intentions into the world! We must take action to nourish our minds and bodies so we can create fertile ground for new seeds to grow.

Is Your Tap Water Making You Sick?

Drinking water may be treated with a variety of chemicals, which create intermediaries and disinfection byproducts.

From Corrupted to Trusted: Shifting Perceptions of the FDA

This article was written by John Roulac and originally published here .

Independent investigation into Kazakhstan killings, torture a priority

Kazakhstan’s government has said repeatedly that it is investigating the recent violence and unrest that led to the deaths of at least 227 people, including 19 security force members, thousands of arrests, and reports of torture and mistreatment. It is in the government’s interest for the grave human

Without Magnesium, Vitamin D Supplementation May Backfire

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published March 12, 2018, and has been updated with new information.

Ecuador Should Ensure Abortion Access in Rape Cases

Lucía was 15 when a stranger raped her as she walked home from school.

Tanzania Ends Ban of Four Newspapers

Tanzania’s Minister for Information, Nape Nnauye, said in a recent meeting with editors that the government has lifted the ban on the Mseto, Mawio, Mwanahalisi, and Tanzania Daima newspapers.

The Government is Failing London’s Homeless Children

Ruth and her then 6-year-old daughter abruptly became homeless when their landlord evicted them from their London flat in 2012 to convert the property into a large house.

Nutmeg: The Herb for Warmth and Sensuality

Most of us are familiar with the intensely fragrant, woodsy-sweet Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans).

Blood Clots May Be the Root Cause of All Heart Disease

STORY AT-A-GLANCE In this interview, repeat guest Dr.