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Viewfinder: The Thai Prime Minister Visits a Construction Site Ahead of Elections

Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha visits the construction site for the Bang Sue Central Station, the site of Bangkok's new railway transport hub, on March 20th, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pacific Standard Staff

Roundup products are seen for sale at a hardware store in San Rafael, California, on July 9th, 2018.

A California Jury Found Roundup Caused One Man’s Cancer in a ‘Bellwether’ Case

A legal expert says the decision doesn't bode well for Bayer, which is facing thousands of pending cases over Roundup.

Emily Moon

Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take them into custody on June 12th, 2018, near McAllen, Texas.

What Is ‘Catch and Release’?

The president uses the term to refer to immigrant families getting released before their court dates. But advocates say the term is both misleading and dehumanizing.

Jack Herrera

Facebook Announces Plans to Stop Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Credit Advertising

The company announced Tuesday that it would stop allowing advertisers of housing, jobs, and credit to target people based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, national origin, family status, and disability.

Kelley Czajka

Petroleum storage and refineries are seen in Deer Park, Texas, a city near Houston.

A Chemical Fire in Texas Has Been Extinguished, but Questions Over Safety Linger

Public officials and Texas' environmental regulator maintain that the chemicals released in the fire did not pose a health risk.

Emily Moon

Caravaggio's David With the Head of Goliath, ca. 1607.

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American Museum Collections Are Overwhelmingly White and Male

An analysis of the artists represented in the permanent collections of America's major art museums finds three-quarters of them are white men.

Tom Jacobs

Viewfinder: Catastrophic Flooding in Indonesia

Indonesians watch as rescue workers dig through rubble looking for victims of the recent flash floods on March 19th, 2019, in Sentani, West Papua province, Indonesia.

Pacific Standard Staff

The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.

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Understanding the Supreme Court’s Decision on Indefinite Detention of Immigrants

Immigrants with certain prior criminal convictions will now be placed in detention without the opportunity to petition for release.

Jack Herrera

The Trump Administration Asks a Judge to Allow Oil Exploration to Begin Despite Coastal Communities’ Lawsuit

The Trump administration has asked a federal judge to allow seismic airgun testing to begin off the Atlantic coast while a lawsuit to prevent the practice works its way through the courts.

Kate Wheeling