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Lawmakers should break their silence about the escalating anti-transgender rhetoric and legislation in the US Capitol ...

This fight will test whether pro-choice states can protect providers who mail abortion pills to anti-choice states ...

A TV documentary has revealed the toll of smartphone use on 11-year-olds' mental health, and the consequences of addiction, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins ...

It was no surprise that Moscow stepped aside as the rebels advanced. But this is not the end for Russia in the Middle East, says Nikolay Kozhanov of Chatham House ...

Goals for low-carbon energy, prison reforms, housebuilding and more are ambitious and nation-changing. They won't happen overnight, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee ...

To be active citizens worthy of our mandate, we need to not just react to the things in front of us but to find the time to reflect and question our own place in the story ...

Could our children make the same mistake? And if they did, is a 20-year sentence too long?

There is no getting around the cliche that it's the thought that counts - even if that thought is an acknowledgement of the 11 months of thoughtlessness preceding it ...

For all its supposed 'populism', the new administration will probably target offices that protect consumers ...

Why, after decades of action and talk, are we still seeing so many women die?