News in Brief The Week in Photos: From Health-Care Debacles to Hot Air Balloon Rides A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard’s daily photo feature. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan departs… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Rise of the Hacker Industrial Complex We continue to put our faith and finances in networks that are increasingly difficult to protect. By Jonathan… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What Trump’s Health-Care Loss Means for Obama’s Legacy It seems Americans are OK with the Affordable Care Act after all. By Jared Keller (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Republicans Pull Their Obamacare Replacement From Consideration President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have decided not to continue considering the American Health Care… Pacific Standard Staff
Field Notes Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Field Notes: Aboard an Oil Rig in Watford City, North Dakota Watford City, North Dakota: Drillers perfect "the curve," a 1,000-foot portion of the oil well where the line gradually shifts from vertical to horizontal, on the Raven Drilling company rig. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief On Health Reform, Democrats and Republicans Don’t Speak the Same Language It seems Democrats are much more united in their opposition to the repeal-and-replace bill than Republican members are… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Administration Issues Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline On Friday, the Department of State announced that the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a controversial project… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Republicans Are Less Critical of Obamacare When Considering Their Own Medical Needs A study suggests setting aside our political personas allows us to judge Obamacare more objectively. By Tom Jacobs… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Viewfinder: Salvaging a Lost Ferry in South Korea The damaged Sewol ferry lies between two barges after being raised during a salvage operation off the southwestern… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is It Getting Easier for Companies to Cover Up Age Discrimination? Since the early 1990s, corporate lawyers and conservative judges have sought to shrink what counts as discrimination, making… Pacific Standard Staff