Attractive Servers Get Bigger Tips
New research finds female restaurant patrons drive this disparity.
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Borrowing From the Future to Pay for Today’s Expenses
Facing a giant budget deficit, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal plans to borrow $750 million against future income from a landmark legal settlement with cigarette makers.
The 80-Hour Work Week Is a Brilliant, Terrible Lie
New research reveals how our culture of overwork breeds office dysfunction.
Our Very Real Problem With Human Trafficking
If we want to fight human trafficking, we should start by understanding it more clearly.
Trafficking in Errors
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
How the Internet Has Made Wildlife Smuggling a ‘Low-Risk Activity’
Smugglers are using sites like eBay and Etsy to sell their animal captives.
What Being a Multimillionaire Can Buy You
Political influence, scientific research programs, and big data, oh my.
The Art of Negotiation for Women in the Workplace
Could banning salary negotiations for new employees reduce gender bias?
How Americans’ Views of McDonald’s Changed Over the Years
Researchers have long documented problems with McDonald's, but it wasn't until they began showing how the restaurants aimed at children and made people overweight that the American public paid attention.