H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying to Make Filing Taxes Harder
The financial services companies spent millions last year to permanently bar the government from offering taxpayers pre-filled filings.…
Fear and Prejudice Drive Support for Anti-Muslim Policies
New research helps explain why rational debates about immigration and refugees are so difficult. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:…
The Twitter Age of the Presidency
New research looks at the content and frequency of presidential candidates’ Twitter activity in 2016. By Seth Masket…
The FBI Is Investigating the Trump Campaign’s Link to Russia
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey confirmed on Monday that his bureau is investigating whether President Donald…
The Future of Corporate Political Spending
If Trump’s Supreme Court nomination is confirmed, we will likely continue to see a loosening of regulations on…
The Corporate Money Behind Our Country’s Anti-Public-Lands Politicians
The Congressional officials who attack our conservation system have received enormous campaign contributions from extraction companies, according to…
Viewfinder: Protesting Police Brutality in Paris
People take part in a demonstration called by the families of the victims of alleged police brutality in…
The Week in Photos: From Spanish Bullfighting to St. Patrick’s Day Parades
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard’s daily photo feature. The 256th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade…
Trump Administration Files an Appeal to Travel Ban Ruling in Maryland
The Trump administration signaled it will challenge a federal ruling delivered in Maryland on Wednesday that temporarily blocked…
Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price
Sources say Bharara was overseeing an investigation into stock trades made by the president’s secretary of health and…