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Aquí Nos Pertenece

Con su canal a través de Nicaragua, el presidente Daniel Ortega sueña con superar al canal de Panamá. Pero en la aldea de Bangkukuk Taik, y en todo el país, un movimiento de resistencia protege la cultura indígena y el medio ambiente, y expone los grandiosos vínculos proyecto con un misterioso hombre de negocios chino.

William M. Adler

Here Belongs to Us

With his trans-Nicaragua canal, President Daniel Ortega dreams of outdoing the Panama Canal. But in the village of Bangkukuk Taik, and across the country, a resistance movement is protecting indigenous culture and the environment—and exposing the grandiose project's ties to a mysterious Chinese businessman.

William M. Adler

Louisville, Kentucky: Gun enthusiasts examine the wreckage at the largest machine gun event in the United States, held at the Knob Creek Gun Range, just south of the city.

Field Notes: The Results of the Largest Machine Gun Event in the U.S.

Louisville, Kentucky: Gun enthusiasts examine the wreckage at the largest machine gun event in the United States, held at the Knob Creek Gun Range, just south of the city.

Pacific Standard Staff

Michelle Obama says hello to sixth graders from Fairfax, Viginia's Willow Springs Elementary School during a surprise visit to the Decatur House in Washington, D.C., on May 22nd, 2013. The Decatur House is a National Trust for Historic Preservation Site that received a $ 1 million grant to fund educational programming.

PS Picks: The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s ‘Preservation Personals’ Feature

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Angela Serratore

The R.J. Reynolds mansion on Sapelo Island, Georgia.

Letter From Sapelo Island, Georgia: The Last Surviving Gullah Community

Former slaves set up the community of Hog Hammock so that, separated from the mainland, they could farm, raise livestock, and preserve elements of their African heritage, including the English Creole/African Gullah dialect.

When the Levee Breaks

Hamilton City leads California in a new approach to managing rivers.

Jane Braxton Little

Reinventing the Special Olympics

Moving from a segregated to a unified model is a major shift for the 50-year-old organization. But do the new changes go far enough?

Crow Reservation, Montana: In Big Horn County, people watch a horse race during the 99th annual Crow Fair, one of the longest-running Native American gatherings in the United States.

Field Notes: Racing Horses on Montana’s Crow Reservation

Crow Reservation, Montana: In Big Horn County, people watch a horse race during the 99th annual Crow Fair, one of the longest-running Native American gatherings in the United States.

Pacific Standard Staff

Medical Marijuana Saves Lives

Workers may be using marijuana instead of alcohol and other, more dangerous, substances.

My Brilliant Friend.

PS Picks: HBO’s Adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Angela Serratore