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A new measure of religious adherence, developed using cell phone data, shows that when economic conditions in Afghanistan worsen, people become more religiously observant.

As wildfires raged in California again this summer, the damages are adding up. In 2020 alone, wildfires killed 30 people and caused more than $19 billion in economic losses.

Although almost all adults say it is important to have a good standard of living, 46% say it is more difficult to achieve one now than it was for their parents.

Calls for the reimagining of the role of police in public safety have coincided with a surge in gun violence nationwide – by nearly 30% since 2019 – making the search for ways to reduce violence without exacerbating the harms of policing more urgent.

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world worked to create public health protocols to protect people from the spread of the virus.

Contrary to conventional wisdom regarding the impact of temporary changes to Child Tax Credit payments, poverty was likely relatively stable in 2021 and the first half of 2022.