News in Brief Pork or Pig: Words Can Hurt You, Especially if You’re an Animal Research confirms we use language to emotionally distance ourselves from violence and the act of killing. By James… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief From Transparency to Democracy What’s better than openness? Openness coupled with engagement. By Hollie Russon-Gilman & K. Sabeel Rahman (Photo: Laurent Dard/AFP/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Few Answers and No Justice for the Mexican Towns Attacked by the Cartel A new report finds that the Mexican government failed to stop a door-to-door campaign of killing that went… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief California Voters Can’t Take ‘Ballot Selfies’ This Election Bummer, smartphone fans: Amid concerns over voting rights ahead of next week’s election, a judge just blocked one… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Numbers Behind Trump’s Repeal and Replace Proposal This week, Trump’s focused once again on the Affordable Care Act. By Dwyer Gunn Donald Trump delivers remarks… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why We Whitewash Trump’s Transgressions Psychological research suggests people more easily excuse ethical lapses when they’re committed by someone who is perceived as… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The World Is on Track to Fall Short of Paris Agreement Goals The Emissions Gap Report finds that the world is on track to overshoot emissions reduction targets in 2030—and… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘Pitch’ and the Three-Pronged Psyche of Black Female Athletes Intentionally or otherwise, Fox’s new show peels back the layers of an experience that is studied by scholars,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What It’s Like to Give Birth As a Transgender Man Trevor MacDonald’s second pregnancy got complicated. That’s when a trans-friendly OBGYN became crucial. By Marissa Higgins Trevor MacDonald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief As Californians Fight Over Fresh Water, the San Francisco Bay Barely Survives Drought, industrial-scale agriculture, and an outdated water rights system are killing the largest estuary in the American West,… Pacific Standard Staff