Perdido en el Humo
La agencia ha dejado a los inmigrantes y las minorías a valerse por sí mismos en los sitios de desechos tóxicos en todo el país.
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Issue #64: May 2018
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Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison ‘Promiscuous’ Women
Behind the nationwide program that empowered health authorities to surveil women, quarantine them in miserable conditions, and force them to undergo painful and ineffective treatments.
Fresh Times at Rehab High
Recovery high schools have been shown to have positive effects on students who struggle with addiction. So why aren't there more of them?
Documentary Filmmaker Amy Ziering’s Politics of Empowerment and Change
We spoke to Amy Ziering about what she recommends reading, watching, and listening to.
A Theory (on Bullshit Jobs)
With help from readers who wrote to him about their workplace experiences, anthropologist David Graeber develops a taxonomy of bullshit jobs.
Letter From Nairobi, Kenya: Watching Kenya’s Deadly Elections Unfold
The night before the election results were announced, opposition leader Raila Odinga was in the lead. But when Kenyans woke up the next morning, the election had unexpectedly flipped in favor of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki.
Don’t Take Personality Tests Personally
Rigorous study of the Fisher Temperament Inventory is still in its infancy—much like our understanding of the relationship between neurobiology and personality to begin with.
PS Picks: ‘Ocean’s 8’ and Other Upcoming Female-Led Films
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.
Letter From Mancos, Colorado: Seeking Sanctuary in Trump Country
Even under the hardline policies of President Donald Trump—which resulted in a 25 percent increase in deportation arrests from 2016 to 2017—ICE officers largely avoid churches, mosques, and synagogues.
Inside the Theater of Complicity
In SupremacyLand, visitors are forced to examine how they respond to overt expressions of racial bigotry.