How to Thwart Right-Wing Terrorism
Three distinct psychological predispositions combine to produce terrorists. And one appears to be on the rise among the extreme right.
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Hong Kong’s Effort to Penalize Protests Is Creating a Feedback Loop
Chinese authorities reversed an earlier decision not to jail a young figurehead of the democracy movement, a decision that's only fueled more citizen unrest.
The Voices Behind the Protests in Laguna Beach
At Sunday's anti-immigration rally, counter-protestors greatly outnumbered the America First! protestors. Here's what both sides had to say.
Why Is There So Much Dan Brown at Guantanamo Bay?
A recent FOIA request unveiled the contents of the Guantanamo Bay library. We talked to a prison librarian about what makes the collection notable.
Lawyers for Missouri Man Scheduled to Die Say DNA Evidence Proves His Innocence
Marcellus Williams maintains his innocence, and his supporters argue racial discrimination also played a role in his trial outcome.
What Google Bros Have in Common With Medieval Beer Bros
The exclusion of women from coding fits perfectly into centuries of labor history.
What We Can Learn From People Who Have Left White Supremacy Groups
Pacific Standard spoke with a sociologist who has interviewed dozens of former members of the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi groups, Christian Identity sects, and other white-ethnicity hate groups.
Anthropomorphized Animals Fail to Teach Altruism
Kids relate better to stories with human characters.
Black People Didn’t Die So You Could Learn a Lesson
Detroit is yet another example of America's need to exculpate itself by watching black people die.
Telling the Story of the Rodney King Riots From a Korean-American Perspective
Director Justin Chon tells a personal story about the 1992 riots in Los Angeles.