Issue #69: December/January 2019 Magazine Previous Issues Primer Quick Studies Medical Marijuana Saves Lives Workers may be using marijuana instead of alcohol and other, more dangerous, substances. Tom Jacobs
Issue #69: December/January 2019 Magazine Previous Issues Primer Research Gone Wild Can Tighter Packaging Lower Sperm Counts? A new study isn't enough to resolve decades of debate, even if many media outlets reported it that way. Jack Herrera
Issue #69: December/January 2019 Know It All Magazine Previous Issues Primer Not All Surveillance Is Created Equal We're all being watched, but immigrants are among the most vulnerable to surveillance. Sophie Haigney
Dispatches Issue #68: November 2018 Magazine Premium Previous Issues Primer There's a Name for That There’s a Name for That: Social Identity Theory Identities that govern seemingly innate experiences, such as the taste of food—or even racial bias—can be harnessed to create positive social change. Emily Moon
Dispatches Issue #68: November 2018 Magazine Premium Previous Issues Primer Quick Studies Why Migrants Are Often Dissatisfied With Their Coyotes In a recent study, the behavior most strongly linked to a negative recommendation was abandonment. Tom Jacobs
Dispatches Issue #68: November 2018 Know It All Magazine Premium Previous Issues Primer The Borders of Dissent Efforts to contain protests inevitably create boundaries—and raise questions about restricting free speech. Shilpa Jindia
Issue #68: November 2018 Letter From the Editor Magazine Premium Previous Issues Primer Behind the Scenes: Off the Map An introduction to our special issue on borders and boundaries. Jennifer Sahn
Issue #69: December/January 2019 Letter From the Editor Magazine Premium Previous Issues Primer The Next 10 Years of Pacific Standard A letter from the editor on the evolution of our magazine. Nicholas Jackson
Issue #67: September/October 2018 Letter From the Editor Magazine Premium Previous Issues Primer Behind the Scenes: A Note From the Newsroom On the making of our feature story concerning the deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines. Max Ufberg
Dispatches Issue #67: September/October 2018 Magazine Premium Previous Issues Primer Research Gone Wild DNA Diets So far, attempts to optimize our diets based on our DNA have not panned out. Ashley Hackett