DEC/JAN 2018
The Turtle Liberation in El Salvador
The Mangrove Association and its allies in El Salvador are showing that conservation works best if it has grassroots organizing behind it.
The Photographer
The story of how Anthony Carbajal became a voice of hope for a disease famous for its hopelessness.
Musician and Professor Vijay Iyer on the Western Canon and the Future of Jazz
We spoke to Vijay Iyer about what he recommends reading, watching, and listening to.
The Life and Times of the World's Oldest Performing Drag Queen
Walter Cole has spent the past 50 years performing at his club in Portland. During that time he became an icon and leader in the community.
Engineering a More Perfect World
Jacque Fresco spent decades building a life-sized model of his ideal city. The central idea? If we want the Western world to overcome war, avarice, and poverty, all we need to do is redesign the culture.
PS Picks: 'A Fantastic Woman' Sets a Fantastic Example for Transgender Casting
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
The Disneyland of Detroit
How an art installation created by a Ukrainian-American auto-plant worker has become a symbol for the hope and heartbreak of immigrants.
PS Picks: Morgan Jerkins on Intergenerational Trauma in 'This Will Be My Undoing'
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Letter From San Juan County, New Mexico: A Monster in Navajo Country
A story of mythological birds and a murder near the sacred Shiprock volcano in northwest New Mexico.
The Lucrative Art of Chicken Sexing
The poultry industry's secret weapon? Uniquely skilled workers who can identify a chick's gender in the blink of an eye.
PS Picks: The Radical Evolution of the Pirelli Calendar
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Focus Groups and the Culture of Consultation
Political writer Liza Featherstone uses focus groups as a lens on the past, present, and future of the American project.
Field Notes: Migrant Workers in Mahachai, Thailand
Mahachai, Thailand: Burmese migrant workers peel shrimp at a processing factory in Thailand's Samut Sakhon province.
A Movement Against the Melting Pot
When it comes to culturally competent elder care, assimilation is not the goal, and everyone is not expected to be the same. Cultural differences are embraced, and fostered.
The Hidden World of Police on Steroids
Professor John Hoberman turns his attention to cops.
Letter From Las Vegas, Nevada: Expelling Demons on the Strip
To much of the outside world, gambling is a vice not worthy of mercy: It is a symptom of recklessness, of compulsiveness, of greed. But compulsive gambling is also an addiction—one that affects some three to four million people in the United States alone.
Since We Last Spoke: School Closures
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
Since We Last Spoke: Military Policing
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
Since We Last Spoke: Polar Bears
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
Field Notes: The Soil Embankments of Gazipara, Bangladesh
Gazipara, Bangladesh: In southern Bangladesh, soil embankments protect rise paddies from the Kapotaksma and Shakbaria rivers during the rainy season, but the heavy storm surges frequently destroy them.
The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball
Journalist Noam Cohen's new book argues that Silicon Valley is a social wrecking ball, but is that perspective enough to create change?
PS Picks: Spike Lee's Promising and Modern Netflix Reboot of 'She's Gotta Have It'
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Self-Affirmation Gets Minority Students on a College Track
While the painful perception of being stigmatized discourages some potential scholars, a simple act of self-affirmation can substantially close such achievement gaps.
Objects That Matter: 'Get Out of Jail Free' Cards
In 1567, wealthy citizens who could afford to purchase tickets for England's first National Lottery were guaranteed indemnity from arrest for crimes (excepting murder, treason, piracy, and other felonies).