A “ladies only” section on the bus?
While the title of the report Separate But Equal: A Winning Policy for Women in Transit remains problematic, the idea presented by its author emerges as uniquely relevant in two ways: 1) Women...
View ArticleU.S. Men prefer Sons over Daughters
If you chose to have a child, and could have just one, what gender would you prefer? If we lived in an egalitarian and gender positive society, we would expect the answers to this question to be...
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California high speed rail: new state public transit would bypass those most...
The so-called “choices” that people make about movement– how they get to where they’re going, and whether they bike, walk, ride, or drive there– are never merely individual decisions. Rather, these...
View ArticleIndia introduces new law to stem organ “tourist” trafficking
“I have often heard [patients say] ‘why should I put someone I love at risk when I can just buy a kidney?” — Lawrence Cohen, Where It Hurts: Indian Material for an Ethics of Organ Transplantation...
View ArticleSaudi women win right vote without permission
A new law passed in Saudi Arabia will give women the right to vote without the approval of her male guardian (normally a father or husband). Saudi women only recently gained suffrage rights, and this...
View ArticleSupreme Court and Affordability of Care
Few foresaw the direction that the Supreme Court would take the decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as PPACA or Obamacare. Immediately after the decision, public...
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