News in Brief A Supreme Court Decision Leaves in Place a Stay of Execution for an Arkansas Inmate Early Tuesday morning, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge from Arkansas officials of a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The J20 Raid and the Trump Protest That Never Ended State tactics work by isolating activists; the Dead City Legal Posse is holding them together. By Malcolm Harris… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Viewfinder: Polio Vaccinations in Afghanistan An Afghan health worker administers polio drops during a vaccination campaign in the Nangarhar province on April 17th,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Department of Education to Investigate Alleged Discrimination in Richmond Schools The Department of Education will investigate whether public schools in Richmond, Virginia, discriminate against black and disabled students,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Is Hiring Lobbyists and the Office of Government Ethics Is Being Kept in the Dark In one case, an official working on energy regulation recently lobbied for oil and coal companies — but the White… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Trouble With Trying to Keep Up With the Kardashians New research shows economic inequality spurs people to take greater risks. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: John Lamparski/Getty Images)… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump’s Poor Legislative Scorecard We’re nearing the 100-day mark and this president has little to show for his time in office. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Alabama’s Church Police Captures the Rule of ‘Order’ Over ‘Law’ in the Age of Trump The emergence of a religiously oriented private police force is a logical conclusion of law enforcement’s move toward… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Budget Cuts to Weather Programs Are Likely to Cost Us a Lot More Than They Save Without government data from weather satellites and marine monitoring systems, we won’t be able to prepare for the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Billionaire-Backed Super PAC Attacks a Homegrown Congressional Candidate Country singer Rob Quist is running for Congress in Montana. The 1 percent wants to stop him. By… Pacific Standard Staff