News in Brief Big Pharma Quietly Enlists Leading Professors to Justify $1,000-Per-Day Drugs As it readies for battle with Trump over drug prices, Big Pharma is deploying economists and health-care experts… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Attorney General Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Investigations But many prominent Democrats argue that’s not enough. By Kate Wheeling Jeff Sessions at his confirmation hearing on… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How to Save Our Dysfunctional Democracy A political scientist argues the case for bringing more citizens into the political discussion. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Does America’s Housing Policy Need a Reset? Politicians and researchers are wondering if current federal spending on housing is being properly targeted. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief A Sneak Peek at Trump’s New Travel Ban After an appeals court suspended parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning certain travelers and refugees from… Francie Diep
News in Brief Will China Fill the Rights Vacuum Left by the United States? Some analysts warn that it’s time to start envisioning a world without a hegemonic champion of social justice. Massoud Hayoun
News in Brief Trump Said He Made $21 Million in Income From His New York Contracts—He Actually Made a Lot Less The president has said he’ll be distancing himself from his business empire, but he still continues to benefit… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Folly of Calling Trump Voters ‘Oppressed’ When we talk about Trump voters as an oppressed minority, we risk erasing the history of people who… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Orders EPA to Repeal Obama-Era Rule Protecting Waterways As expected, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday instructing the head of the Environmental Protection… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump Meets With Health-Insurance Execs About Repealing Obamacare On Monday, President Donald Trump met with health-insurance heads to discuss transitioning the nation away from the Affordable… Pacific Standard Staff