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A voter heads to a polling station in Athens, Georgia, on November 8th, 2016. In the past decade, the number of registered voters removed from the rolls across the South due to a conviction has nearly doubled.

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In the South, an Aggressive Effort to Purge Former Felons From Voting Rolls

Most of the country is making it easier for former felons to vote. But in the South, the number of voters removed due to felonies has nearly doubled in the past decade, an APM Reports/Pacific Standard analysis shows.

Angela Caputo

Dana Rohrabacher speaking with attendees at the Young Americans for Liberty California State Convention on February 6th, 2016, at the University of California–Irvine in Irvine, California.

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Inside the Mind of Dana Rohrabacher, California’s Most Divisive Congressman

In a wide-ranging interview, the Orange County representative speaks with Pacific Standard about climate change, DACA, and where he thinks Arnold Schwarzenegger went wrong.

Ross Ufberg

Mohammed was too nervous to ask Zahara to dance, but, as she tells it, "His eyes were stuck: Whenever I looked at him, he was looking at me."

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One Couple’s Story of Love and Green Cards

Challenged by the White House's anti-immigration policy, many—like Zahara and Mohammed—are choosing to wed.

Arvind Dilawar

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How Strong Is Putin’s Hold on Russian Politics?

If domestic order is upended, there's no telling where Russian foreign policy may go in the years ahead.

Tamara Evdokimova

People gather outside the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 30th, 2018, following the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent U.S. history.

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Remembering When Anti-Semitic Violence Had the Power to Shock

When a young Jewish woman was murdered at my university a decade ago, the crime seemed unthinkable. Today, such events can feel almost chillingly unsurprising.

Rebecca Worby

The Spirit Lake Tribe filed a complaint in federal court Tuesday against North Dakota Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger.

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Native Americans Are Suing North Dakota Over Voter Suppression

It now appears Native American North Dakotans are unable to vote, even when they have proof of their residential addresses.

Massoud Hayoun

Police respond to the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27th, 2018.

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Thrill-Seeking Is an Overlooked Catalyst for Political Violence

New research pinpoints how the desire for excitement inspires support for violent extremism.

Tom Jacobs

Joey Gibson, pictured here at a demonstration in Seattle.

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The ‘Oregonian’ Faces Heavy Criticism After Publishing a Piece Sympathizing With a Far-Right Group

Activists fear that, by publishing a piece that sympathizes with a far-right group, the paper is promoting hateful, potentially violent rhetoric.

Massoud Hayoun

Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke addresses supporters near a polling place on the first day of early voting on October 22nd, 2018, in Houston, Texas.

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Tensions Run High as Early Voting Continues in Texas

There are increasing reports of voter harassment in Dallas County as the hotly contested Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke hurtles toward its culmination.

Blake Paterson

A meeting of hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan circa 1920.

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How the Pittsburgh Massacre Fits Into America’s Long History of Anti-Semitism

Violence driven by racial or religious hatred is as American as apple pie, according to a cultural anthropologist who has studied the white-power movement.

Tom Jacobs