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Damage from a tornado that killed at least 23 people in Beauregard, Alabama, pictured on March 4th, 2019.

In a Tornado, Mobile Homes Are Deadly

The federal government needs to start subsidizing storm shelters for people living in mobile homes in rural areas.

The Confederate Memorial stands outside the governor's office at the Alabama State Capitol on May 15th, 2019, in Montgomery, Alabama, the day that Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a near-total ban on abortion into state law.

News in Brief

The Alabama Woman Charged With Her Fetus’ Death Is Part of a Long History of Blaming Black Women for Harm to Their Unborn

An analysis has found that states in the South disproportionately detain or require medical procedures on pregnant women, for the sake of their fetuses, especially women of color.

Francie Diep

Damage is seen from a tornado that killed at least 23 people in Beauregard, Alabama, on March 4th, 2019.

Social Justice

After the Storm: Why Mobile Home Owners Continue to Suffer More From Tornado Damage

As more tornadoes rip through "Dixie Alley" in the American Southeast, people who live in manufactured housing find it difficult to withstand the storms and their aftermath.

Tim Robustelli

Activist Tamara Stevens with the Handmaids Coalition of Georgia leaves the Georgia Capitol after Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand addressed an event to speak out against the recently passed "heartbeat" bill on May 16th, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Social Justice

Sex Strikes Have a Long and Controversial History as a Tool of Women’s Protest

Alyssa Milano's proposal was unpopular, but the practice of sex strikes goes back to the dawn of humanity.

Jack Denton

A billboard in McAllen, Texas, in front of Whole Women's Health.

News in Brief

The Future of Abortion Access: An Essential Reading List

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday voted in favor of a measure that would effectively ban abortion in the state. Here's a selection of Pacific Standard stories about recent challenges to abortion access.

Leah Dunlevy

Harper Lee before receiving the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House on November 5th, 2007, in Washington, D.C.

The Forgotten Story of How Harper Lee Investigated an Astonishing Murder in Alabama

Author Casey Cep discusses her new book about Harper Lee's unfinished manuscript detailing the alleged crimes of an Alabama preacher and the man who shot him.

Katie Kilkenny