News in Brief Climate Change Has Doubled the Area Burned by Western Fires Since the late 1970s, global warming has been responsible for about half of the drying that leads to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Student Loans Don’t Work for Native American Students Few tribal colleges allow their attendees to take out federal student loans because of how hard they are… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump’s Best Bet: Questioning Clinton’s Competence Research suggests such a line of attack would align with gender stereotypes. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Toward a Better Understanding of the Difference Between Conflict and Harassment There’s a big difference between a power struggle and real abuse, novelist Sarah Schulman argues — and nations and individuals… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Tiger Poaching Is Showing No Sign of Slowing Between 2000 and 2015, a total of 801 tiger seizures — equivalent to at least 1,755 tigers — were reported across 13… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief British Caper Director to Helm the ‘Arabian Nights’ of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ British filmmaker Guy Ritchie is in negotiations to direct the live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin, TheHollywood Reporter announced… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief An Open Letter to My Asian-American Preschool Students Even children can understand that fighting for justice must mean equality for everyone. By Sammi Wong (Photo: Christopher… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief New York Is Going to Get a Lot More Hurricanes Like Sandy The incidence of major floods in the Big Apple has tripled since 1800, and it could more than… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What’s Behind the Myth of Native American Alcoholism? The myth about American Indian predisposition to alcoholism is as false as saying that white people are naturally… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Abandoning the Caucus in Colorado The Centennial State is considering a major change to how we determine presidential candidates. By Seth Masket The… Pacific Standard Staff