PS Picks: Legal Strife in the Valley of the Dolls
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
HHS Cuts LGBT Health Resources From Its Popular Women’s Health Website
Important questions pertaining to LGBT-specific health care are no longer visible on the website.
Eight ‘Pacific Standard’ Stories for World Water Day
Highlighting the exploration of solutions to today's water challenges, and the people working toward global water security.
What Sorts of Science Stories Do We Read on Facebook?
New research offers a step toward understanding how Facebook users find science news in this age of quick content circulation.
There’s a Good Chance Congress Includes Background Check Legislation in Its Funding Bill
Congressional leaders intend to include a bipartisan measure called Fix National Instant Criminal Background System, which addresses the thoroughness of gun-purchase background checks by encouraging state use of criminal databases.
Beef Eaters Contribute Almost Half of the U.S.’s Diet-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This study is one of the few to break down the environmental impacts of individual self-selected diets.
The Immigration Stalemate Between the White House and Congressional Democrats Continues
The White House and congressional Democrats rejected each other's proposals over the weekend.
Trump’s Plan to ‘Solve’ the Opioid Crisis Will Include the Death Penalty for Drug Dealers
The plan's law enforcement strategies have been met with skepticism by some lawmakers.
‘Panic, Anxiety, Fear’: How the Immigration Crackdown Is Hitting the Irish Community
As deportation arrests soar under the Trump administration, Irish immigrants are feeling the pressure to leave the U.S.
Oklahoma Is Going to Use Nitrogen Gas on Death Row Inmates
Seventeen inmates in Oklahoma are awaiting set execution dates.