News in Brief Taking on the Government’s Agent Orange Expert—and Winning After the Department of Veterans Affairs rejects his claim for benefits, an Air Force veteran challenges the findings… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief From Indonesia to Ohio: The Struggle to Breed Sumatran Rhinos in Captivity In a desperate attempt to reverse a rapid population decline, a captive breeding program for Sumatran rhinos was… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Field Notes: Champasak Province, Laos A fisherman’s son rests on the Mekong River. Nearby, workers are building the Don Sahong dam, which threatens… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When Rape Culture Comes From Inside the House It’s getting easier to condemn our politicians’ misogyny with each passing day, but what sort of compromises do… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Youth Delegates at COP22 Are Mobilizing Ahead of a Trump Presidency The youngest members of civil society have the most to lose — yet for COP organizers, they are too often… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Real Villains of Higher Education Students and professors can’t be real co-workers until they snatch power back from university administrators. By Malcolm Harris… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Scouting Is Linked With Better Mental Health at Midlife Your kids may complain about those camping trips, but they’ll thank you in a few decades. By Tom… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Photos of a Changing World: Russia’s Yamal Peninsula An ongoing collaboration between Pacific Standard and NOOR Images. (Photo: Yuri Kozyrev) Yamal Peninsula in Russia is one of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Trump Presidency, Through the Eyes of an Undocumented Californian’s Daughter High school students — and sometimes their parents — can’t vote, but they’re deeply affected by the presidential election. By Francie Diep… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Sentenced by an Algorithm: Where Traditional DNA Testing Fails, New Technology Takes Over Powerful software is solving more crimes and raising new questions about due process. By Lauren Kirchner (Photo: Paul… Pacific Standard Staff