Ariane Lange

Reporter, Social Sciences and Business & Economics

Ariane Lange, based in Oakland, California, covers Social Sciences and Business & Economics for The Academic Times. Prior to that, Ariane worked at BuzzFeed News covering gender issues. She is particularly interested in law and structural inequality. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Young people are very wrong about how many women are in Congress

By Ariane Lange

People think there are way more women in politics than there actually are — and a study has uncovered that young people have the most vivid imaginations of all.

Suicide rates are up, especially for younger people of color

By Ariane Lange

There are significant differences in U.S. suicide death rates and methods across age, race and sex — and younger generations of people of color, particularly Black people, are becoming more likely to die by nonfirearm suicide, a finding that researchers say has implications for mental health interventions and emergency counseling.

Shadow banks made the US vulnerable to a crisis. Then they reaped the profits.

By Ariane Lange

Shadow banks have made a killing on the market during the coronavirus pandemic, perpetuating and intensifying the economic status quo in a system working well for the ultra-rich while destabilizing the lives of everyday people, a new paper argues.

Tree inequality is rampant in cities, and it's killing low-income people and people of color

By Ariane Lange

The vast majority of lower-income urban neighborhoods across the U.S. have fewer trees per capita than higher-income neighborhoods, an inequity that contributes to higher temperatures, poor health outcomes and, in some cases, premature death.

People eat a lot more chicken, but they still eat as much red meat as ever

By Ariane Lange

Meat consumption is going up globally, and while meat is inherently greenhouse gas-intensive, an analysis found that less carbon-polluting meats aren't acting as a replacement — they're just piling on.

Paid maternal leave could help babies learn language

By Ariane Lange

Paid maternal leave is not just better for caregivers who experience the physical stress of childbirth and the exhaustion of raising a newborn; it also seems to help babies learn language, according to new research.

Stronger unions could help fight income inequality

By Ariane Lange

In "advanced" economies, income inequality has grown more stark as a result of workers' declining power — a finding that both contradicts prior research and points to clear policy solutions, the researchers behind a new study argue.

Restrictions on state finances exacerbate income inequality

By Ariane Lange

Restricting state tax revenues or spending exacerbates income inequality, making these limitations "bad public policy," the researcher behind a new study says.

CPS involvement linked to higher suicide risk among kids

By Ariane Lange

Children with any level of child protective services involvement had three times the odds of dying by suicide — a new finding that highlights the need for more robust supportive services and mental health care, even for children whose abuse is not confirmed.

Political ads might cause clinical anxiety

By Ariane Lange

Exposure to campaign ads increased anxiety levels among U.S. adults on both sides of the aisle during the 2016 election cycle, a finding that may not surprise anyone, though local races likely added to collective anxiety alongside the rancorous presidential race.

Developed nations profit by exploiting the global South

By Ariane Lange

The wealthy nations of the global North exploited $2.2 trillion from the global South in 2017 alone, a new analysis found, a colonial dynamic that allows inequality and wealth hoarding — particularly by the United States.

Support for porn bans founded on religion, not science

By Ariane Lange

Conservative politicians have been citing science to support anti-porn legislation, but according to surveys conducted from 1984 to 2018, the only Americans who still broadly support banning porn are biblical literalists — not science believers or skeptics.