What Happens When You Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications
According to the people who have tried to do it.
The National Science Foundation Is Looking to Fund Research About Hurricane Harvey
Scientists can submit research proposals any time.
How DACA Helped Immigrants Get More Education and Higher-Paying Jobs
It remains to be seen how taking away those benefits will affect the American economy.
Inside the Organization Helping Immigrant Communities Survive Hurricane Harvey
More than one in five Houstonians don't speak English very well. When it comes to recent immigrants, community organizations are critical to disaster response.
The ‘Pacific Standard’ News Quiz
This week's quiz features more somber themes, including the sociology of white supremacy and the make-up of prison libraries.
Are Acrostics Coming Back as a Political Protest Tool?
Pacific Standard traces a history that includes Alice in Wonderland, Sibylline prophecies, and B-E-N-G-H-A-Z-I.
New Evidence That Selling Clothes on Facebook May Not Be Such a Great Gig
LuLaRoe sellers are complaining that, in some cities, they're vying with too many competitors.
What We Can Learn From People Who Have Left White Supremacy Groups
Pacific Standard spoke with a sociologist who has interviewed dozens of former members of the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi groups, Christian Identity sects, and other white-ethnicity hate groups.
The FDA Uses Scanty Evidence to Approve Updates to Defibrillators and Hip Replacements, Study Finds
The study looked at recently approved major changes to critical devices such as blood-sugar monitors, stents, and defibrillators meant to restart the heart.
How Social Media Helped Organize and Radicalize America’s White Supremacists
The white nationalist organizers in Charlottesville used the same social media tools as everyone else. One professor argues that means we need to rethink how we approach the First Amendment.