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Was Apple’s Failure to Promptly Alert Its Customers About the FaceTime Bug Illegal?

A law professor explains New York's probe into Apple's response to the bug and the difference between privacy and security issues under consumer-protection regulations.

Jack Denton

President Donald J. Trump at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on January 17th, 2019.

If the BuzzFeed Report Is True, Would It Mean Impeachment for Trump?

University of Chicago law professor Eric Posner argues we still don't know precisely what's driving Trump's actions.

Tom Jacobs

How Rush City Inmates Organized a Successful Prison Strike

Two inmates from a Minnesota state prison discuss organizing a strike—and why they feel rehabilitative programming is still inadequate.

Arvind Dilawar

No, Psychologists Aren’t ‘Declaring War’ on Traditional Masculinity

Pacific Standard spoke with a psychologist about new guidelines to improve men's psychological and emotional health.

Emily Moon

Members of Congress take the oath during the opening session of the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 3rd, 2019.

A Former House Historian Speaks About the Unprecedented New Congress—and the Government Shutdown

No one has ever shut down the government before over a single issue. Plus: What's special about this incoming class of congresspeople.

Francie Diep

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

A police officer in Bakersfield, California.

A New Database Seeks to Catalog—and Hold Accountable—Police Officers Across the U.S.

Pacific Standard spoke with Camille Fassett, a researcher with Lucy Parsons Labs, about the OpenOversight program—a public database indexing law enforcement officers by name, photo, incidents, and more.

Arvind Dilawar

A young Jvonne Hubbard poses with American and Confederate flags.

‘Hate Is Just Exhausting’: Growing Up With—and Running Away From—the Ku Klux Klan

The daughter of a KKK Grand Dragon discusses life with the Klan, how she escaped, and the state of hate today.

Arvind Dilawar

Following a Nationwide Strike, Prisoners Say They Face Repressive Repercussions

A member of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee discusses the retaliation prisoners face when fighting for their rights.

Arvind Dilawar

The Golden Dome atop the main building on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Meet Two of the Women Fighting Against Their University for Reproductive Rights

Irish 4 Reproductive Health, a student activist group, filed suit against the Trump administration and Notre Dame over the school's refusal to offer birth control coverage to students and faculty.

Natalie Pattillo