Discrimination

On the question of whether preventing employers from asking about criminal history really leads to more equitable hiring practices, the evidence is disturbingly mixed.

• By James McWilliams

Este artículo trata sobre el papel que desempeñan las personas queer de color en la resistencia a la vigilancia policial opresiva.

• By Che Gossett, Reina Gossett & A.J. Lewis

New research finds the advantages enjoyed by tall white men are largely negated for their counterparts of color.

• By Tom Jacobs

Depending on where you're born, things might not have gotten that much better.

• By Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Two poverty researchers talk about the social forces reinforcing the cycle of segregation.

• By Dwyer Gunn

"Community policing" initiatives can encourage officers to develop ties to the neighborhoods they patrol and fight discrimination on the road.

• By Jack Denton

The agency's reported investigation of rapper Meek Mill's latest prison sentence seems to be an exception to a rule.

• By Jack Denton

In a survey, 80 percent of African Americans reported experiencing racial stigma and stereotypes in stores.

• By Tom Jacobs

A look inside the Juggalo March on Washington.

• By Katie Kilkenny

A new survey of astronomers and planetary scientists finds that many underrepresented minorities in the field experience discriminatory remarks and verbal and physical harassment.

• By Francie Diep

A review of the work of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct chronicles the costs of a tradition resistant to change.

• By Joe Sexton

The state's insurance department is following up on our findings that eight auto insurers charge more in minority neighborhoods than in other neighborhoods with similar risk.

• By Julia Angwin

That's the finding of new research, which delves into the psychology of racial polarization.

• By Tom Jacobs

Long-haul truck driving is thriving in the United States, and remains one of the surest ways into the middle class, but minorities say discrimination is rampant.

• By Rick Rojas

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

In 1979, six women directors banded together to challenge the male-run Hollywood machine—then the industry tried to erase them. On the eve of the Oscars, the Original Six share important truths about the industry.

• By Rachel Syme

Long-haul truck driving is thriving in the United States, and remains one of the surest ways into the middle class, but minorities say discrimination is rampant.

• By Rick Rojas

Due to the racial wealth gap, black families have far less in savings than whites. The consequences can be far-reaching and often severe.

• By Paul Kiel

Obese people continue to face prejudice and discrimination in a wide variety of ways and in an array of settings, from the school to the workplace.

• By Jacqueline Clark

Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions, and that raises new legal questions.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Analizamos la historia de la palabra, ya que fue eliminada del léxico jurídico de California.

• By Francie Diep

We look at the history of the word as it's removed from California's legal lexicon.

• By Francie Diep

What a court case involving construction workers, moist towelettes, and a bridge in New Orleans signals about the future of manhood in the workplace.

• By Michael Fitzgerald

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff