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Viewfinder: Protests Break Out After Elections Are Further Postponed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Supporters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress party demonstrate outside the party headquarters in Kinshasa on December 20th, 2018, to protest against the postponed elections.

Pacific Standard Staff

Viewfinder: Supporters of Immigrants Hold a Toy Drive Outside an ICE Facility

Envy Silva, whose family is originally from Guatemala, holds a holiday toy she received from immigration activists across the street from the Miramar Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility in South Florida.

Pacific Standard Staff

A migrant mother walks with her two daughters on their way to cross the port of entry into the U.S. for their asylum hearing on June 21st, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico.

A Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Asylum Ban on Victims of Domestic Violence and Gang Brutality

In his ruling, Judge Emmet Sullivan argued that the government ought to consider asylum requests on a case-by-case basis.

Jack Herrera

A woman speaks with her doctor on November 27th, 2002, in Newark, New Jersey.

How Sexual Assault Victims’ Advocates Are Training Doctors to Provide Better Care

Josie Torielli, who works for the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault, spoke to Pacific Standard about the impact of the #MeToo movement, the importance of SAFETI, and the myth of false reporting.

Natalie Pattillo

Viewfinder: Demonstrations Call for Dignity on International Migrants Day

Portraits of Venezuelan migrants and refugees are displayed in Bogota, Colombia, as part of worldwide demonstrations in support of dignity for migrants for International Migrants Day on December 18th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

A demonstrator questions the citizenship of President Barack Obama at an American Family Association-sponsored protest against taxes and economic stimulus spending on April 15th, 2009, in Santa Monica, California.

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The Underlying Psychology of Political Radicalism

Radicals are less able to recognize when they're wrong, even in a task having nothing to do with politics.

Tom Jacobs

Viewfinder: Massive Waves Descend on Northern California Beaches

A surfer rides a wave at the famous Mavericks surf break on December 17th, 2018, in Half Moon Bay, California. A giant swell brought waves of up to 50 feet high to Northern California.

Pacific Standard Staff