News in Brief In Cleveland, the Conservative Movement Turned Its Back on Conservation Buried inside its 2016 political platform, the Republican Party proposed an unprecedented attack on this country’s system of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Director James Cameron’s Latest Tearjerker Is About Climate Change In his new short film, released specifically for the Democratic National Convention, the director of Avatar appeals to heartstrings, rather than reason. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief Foreign Interference in American Elections: the Founders’ View A brief history, in light of Donald Trump’s most recent remarks. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Michael Vadon/Flickr) Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Democracy Is Not Built on a Convention Stage How local leaders are pushing for progress at the Democratic National Convention. Amy McKeever
News in Brief Masculine Traits Look Good on Female Candidates They make a woman running for office appear more confident, but also take a toll on likability. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How to Use Facebook to Increase Voter Turnout Reluctant voters respond to social pressure. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Stephen Lam/Getty Images) Reasonable responses to the current… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like’ Disgruntled protestors search for hope amid a tumultuous start to the Democratic National Convention. Amy McKeever
News in Brief The Best Reporting on Tim Kaine Through accountability stories and other in-depth reports, we took a look back at the career of the Virginia… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Was the System Rigged for Hillary Clinton? New WikiLeaks revelations show some Democratic National Committee staffers favored Clinton’s campaign to that of her early rivals,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Fact-Checking the Crime Statistics in Donald Trump’s Convention Speech The Republican presidential candidate emphasizes an uptick in violent crime—and overlooks some basic facts about crime rates in… Pacific Standard Staff