News in Brief Nine Things Federal Employees Can Do This Weekend Despite the Government Shutdown Options include drinking a beer, eating some cheese, and learning a new language. Kelley Czajka
Environment Drink Beer, Save the Planet New research finds most American beer drinkers are willing to pay more for an eco-friendly brew. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Viewfinder: A Bartending Robot in Germany Robots from the company Kuka serve non-alcoholic beer during the Hannover Fair on April 23rd, 2018, in Hanover, Germany. Pacific Standard Staff
Economics Tijuana Is Fighting to Support Migrants, One Cerveza at a Time People across the border are brewing an inventive, new way of keeping America's castaways afloat. Massoud Hayoun
Environment Could Craft Breweries Help Lead the Way in Water Conservation? As water shortages increase across the country, beer companies are adapting to this new reality in innovative ways. Robert Glennon
Economics What to Make of Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Beer-Tax Analogy It tells us a lot—none of it particularly good—about how she approaches her job as press secretary. Seth Masket
Social Justice Bad News About Drinking, Worse News About Pot New studies offer cautionary messages to heavy marijuana smokers and moderate drinkers. Tom Jacobs
Environment Green Beer on the Last Frontier Foraging for wild brewing ingredients in beer-crazy Alaska. Eva Holland
Social Justice Think Alcohol’s Good for You? Not So Fast, Researchers Say It turns out the benefits of light to moderate drinking might have been exaggerated. Nathan Collins
Social Justice The Super Bowl Gets the Academic Treatment There will be a lot more than football going on this Sunday. Max Ufberg