News in Brief The Government Might Improve Patchy Police Killing Data Better data on deadly police encounters may be on its way. The Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Secret Efforts to Undermine the Russian Doping Probe In an exclusive interview, the former chief investigator of the World Anti-Doping Agency said his efforts to investigate… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What Are the Social Costs of the Flint Water Crisis? Never mind the infrastructure investments: The damage done to Flint’s kids could be much worse. By Nathan Collins… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What the Gay and Northern Games Can Teach Us About the Olympics There are many ways of thinking about sports. By Francie Diep A runner prepares to begin a track… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Will Write This Blog Post for Food New research suggests homeless people’s humorous solicitations are resoundingly ineffective. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Making a Mass Anti-Extinction Movement Leading conservation scientists are calling for bold political action to combat the loss of our planet’s largest animals.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Term ‘Digital Divide’ Doesn’t Work Anymore Unlike educational gaps in literacy or mathematics, the digital gap does not have a basic closure benchmark that… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Breaking Down Donald Trump’s Economic Plan Trump laid out an economic strategy for the country at a speech yesterday in Detroit. By Dwyer Gunn… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Remembering the Sagamihara 19 It was the deadliest massacre of disabled people since World War II. How do we honor the victims… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief If Hillary Clinton Loses the Election, It Won’t Be Because of Sexism If anything, being female might give her an advantage now that she’s made it onto the ballot. By… Pacific Standard Staff