Plastic bag usage dropped a staggering 91% following a plastic ban in Vermont. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s right: Device clears tumors in 82% of treatment-resistant bladder cancer patients
Researchers have developed an innovative drug delivery device that has shown remarkable success in tackling one of the toughest forms of bladder cancer. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s right: Person with type 1 diabetes produces their own insulin
For the first time, a person with type 1 diabetes produces their own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s right: Free Summer Meals for Every Child in NYC
New York City is offering free summer meals to all children 18 and under — no registration, no ID, no strings attached. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
Whats Right: A Tool against Unfair Rent Hikes
Düsseldorf tenants can now check and report illegal rent hikes in minutes, thanks to a smart online tool. It’s already inspiring similar systems in other German and European cities. Get all the details on today's "What's Right with the World".
What’s right: Dutch phone bans boost focus and social connection in schools
A new government-backed study in the Netherlands shows that banning mobile phones and other electronic devices in schools is paying off. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s right: First Male Pill with No Side Effects Clears Safety Test
A major breakthrough in reproductive health: the first-ever non-hormonal male birth control pill has passed its initial human safety trial. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s right: Ozzy Osbourne’s Farewell Sets Charity Record
Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert, Back to the Beginning, just made history—becoming the highest-grossing charity concert ever. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s right: California Now Runs on Two‑Thirds Clean Energy
California just hit an impressive milestone: in 2023, 67% of its electricity came from renewable or zero‑carbon sources—making it the largest economy in the world powered mostly by clean energy. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: EU Moves to Protect Our Game Purchases
The “Stop Killing Games” initiative — now an official EU Citizens’ Initiative — has collected over 1.3 million signatures. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: “Sweating” Paint Helps Beat the Heat
Field tests in tropical Singapore showed homes painted with a new paints that reduced electricity for air conditioning by close to 40%. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: Mexico Bans Dolphin Shows Nationwide
The Mexican Senate voted unanimously (99–0) to amend the nation’s General Wildlife Law, prohibiting the use of dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals in tourism performances and “hands-on” activities with tourists. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: Denmark Protects Your Face and Voice with Copyright Law
Denmark is poised to pass a ground-breaking law granting copyright protections to individuals over their own image, voice, and likeness. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: Independent Experts Rally to Safeguard Vaccine Policy
In response to recent shakeups at the CDC, major medical organizations and independent experts are stepping up to create a new, unbiased vaccine advisory panel. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: Up to 6 Million Americans Unite in “No Kings” Protests
4 to 6 million people participated in “No Kings” protests across over 2,000 U.S. cities on June 14, 2025. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: Record-Breaking Support for LGBTQ+ Rights
Lambda Legal, a nonprofit that’s been fighting for LGBTQ+ and HIV+ civil rights since 1973, just raised an astonishing $285 million in its first-ever major fundraising campaign. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: Giving Voice Back to the Voiceless
Researchers at UC Davis have helped a man with ALS speak again—this time using only his brain. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: India’s Huge Leap out of Extreme Poverty
India has reduced its extreme poverty rate from 27.1% in 2011–12 to just 5.3% in 2022–23. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
What’s Right: Japan’s Ocean-Safe Plastic Breakthrough
Japanese scientists have developed a revolutionary plastic that fully dissolves in seawater — in just a few hours. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!
The Ohio House of Representatives has unanimously passed House Bill 29, mandating that all correctional facilities in the state provide free feminine hygiene products to inmates. Get all the details on today’s What’s Right!