What Advocates Are Saying About South Carolina’s Refusal to Evacuate Prisoners in Hurricane Florence’s Path
Prisoners in the hurricane's path will not be evacuated—and many are outraged.
As Hurricane Florence Barrels Toward the East Coast, Here Are the Other Storms Threatening Millions Worldwide
Multiple intense storms are moving across the Atlantic and the Pacific, with millions of people in their paths.
Key Takeaways From the New U.N. Human Rights Chief’s First Public Speech
Michelle Bachelet's bold speech condemned the Trump administration's family separation policy along with other human rights abuses.
Deadly Demonstrations Rock Basra as Protesters Decry Government Failures (in Photos)
Protests swelled in Iraq's second-largest city this week as residents experienced power shortages and went without clean water.
Dispatches: South America’s Migrant Crisis
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
The Ever-Present History of ‘Getting Borked’
Allegations of meddling in Brett Kavanaugh's nomination have resurfaced a decades-old smear campaign on the court—one that conservatives are still salty about.
A Poll Finds Support for Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination to Be Among the Lowest in History
As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sat to begin his Senate hearings on Tuesday, a poll found that Americans' support for President Donald Trump's pick are historically low.
Advocacy Groups React to a Report That the U.S. Is Denying Passports and Detaining Latinx Citizens
Advocates respond to the Washington Post's reports that Hispanic people with American birth certificates were being treated as non-citizens.
The Governor of California Signs a Bill Ending Money Bail
The bill abolishes paying money as a condition of release from jail pre-trial.
U.N. Experts Say the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia Could Have Committed War Crimes in Yemen
A new report implicates the governments of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia in war crimes that include rape and torture.