News in Brief From the Mouths of Children: ‘Only White People’ On a playground, the messy birth of a five-year-old’s “otherness.” By Topher Sanders (Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images) Few… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Violence Against Indigenous People Climbs as Land Conflicts Escalate A new report finds that violence against Brazil’s indigenous people continues to be high, with 137 killings in… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Another Speed Bump for Male Birth Control A study of a birth-control shot for men was nixed because subjects reported side effects including depression. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief We Are Remarkably Stubborn in Our Political Beliefs Two new studies suggest that, when our ideological assumptions are challenged, we don’t rethink them. Rather, we double… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump Calls for a ‘New Deal for Black America’ The Republican nominee promised yesterday to do more for African Americans than Hillary Clinton. By Dwyer Gunn Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Short History of Walk of Fame Star Vandalism Don’t feel too bad, Donald: People often vent their feelings upon those famous pink stars. By Francie Diep… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Hunted to the Brink: Mammals in Crisis A new study reveals that hundreds of land mammals face the threat of extinction due to hunting for… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Google’s Broken Privacy Promise Google is the latest technology company to drop the longstanding wall between anonymous online advertising tracking and user’s… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief HIV’s Patient Zero Who Wasn’t A new study finds HIV came to New York around 1971 via Haiti, then spread to San Francisco… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Among Trump Supporters, There’s a Real Fear of Whites Becoming the American Minority Without denying the painful reality of economic dislocation, let’s not downplay the role racial anxiety plays in the… Pacific Standard Staff