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Thousands of people gather to hear Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) during a campaign rally at the Prince William County Fairground on September 14th, 2015, in Virginia.

Letter From Morgantown, West Virginia: On the Ground at Bernie Sanders’ Rally of the Sick

Even though a majority of West Virginians see government health care as fundamentally un-American, even evil, they know the Affordable Care Act is saving lives every day.

Sarah Menkedick

A Brief History of Gene Editing

In just over 40 years, we've gone from simple modifications to the development of a gene drive that could eradicate an entire species.

Rowan Jacobsen

Deleting a Species

We are on the brink of being able to genetically engineer an extinction. Should we?

Rowan Jacobsen

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.

A Cure for White Fragility

A new book argues that we can't overcome racism unless white people are willing to be a little uncomfortable.

Peter C. Baker

Ilhan Omar campaigns on November 8th, 2016, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Letter From Minneapolis, Minnesota: Investing in the Muslim Community With Microloans

The city prides itself on working with those who are "un-bankable," and on evaluating loans based on individual stories instead of automated credit scores.

Erica Berry

A Sudanese camel trader in the Rub' al-Khali desert in the United Arab Emirates, where the animals sell for thousands of dollars and camel beauty pageants are a regular occurrence.

Tracks in the Sand

Around the world, camels are disappearing, along with the cultures and traditions of the people who have kept them.

Roger Chapman

Field Notes: Practicing Self-Defense Outside an Ultra-Conservative Stronghold

Orania, South Africa: Niklas Kirsten, a former paratrooper in the South African Army, instructs Erik Du Pree on handgun self-defense in the fields outside an ultra-conservative, all-Afrikaner stronghold known as Orania.

Pacific Standard Staff

Marvel Screenwriter Nicole Perlman Shatters the Glass Ceiling for Women in Sci-Fi

We spoke to Nicole Perlman about what she recommends reading, watching, and listening to.

Katie Kilkenny

In 1567, wealthy citizens who could afford to purchase tickets for England's first National Lottery were guaranteed indemnity from arrest for crimes (excepting murder, treason, piracy, and other felonies).

Since We Last Spoke: Fewer ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Cards to Go Around

Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.

Pacific Standard Staff

PS Picks: The New ‘Under One Roof’ Exhibit at New York’s Tenement Museum

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