News in Brief Paul Ryan Is Wrong to Call the War on Poverty a Failure There’s a reason welfare programs haven’t completely eliminated poverty. By Michael Fitzgerald Paul Ryan. (Photo: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Here’s Paul Ryan’s New Plan to Fight Poverty The GOP just released its new anti-poverty agenda. Is it any good? By Dwyer Gunn Paul Ryan. (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Who Has the Luxury to Fail? The next disruption to come out of Silicon Valley should be increased equality in social innovation. By Patricia… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Case for the ‘Right to Disconnect’ French workers are fighting back against the grind of the always-on knowledge economy. By Jared Keller Visitors to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Are We Ready for the Next Recession? Odds are, the U.S. will enter into another recession sometime within the next few years. What should the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief New York Takes on Domino’s Pizza Earlier this week, the attorney general of New York filed a lawsuit against the pizza chain, alleging massive… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief So Sue Them: Everything We Know About the Debt Collection Lawsuit Machine After years spent years gathering data to shed light on how debt collectors use the courts, here are… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief America’s Overtime Rules Get an Update This week, the Obama administration announced a change to the rules governing overtime pay. By Dwyer Gunn Research-oriented… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Finally, Some Good News on Mortality Inequality A new paper suggests that mortality rates are declining for younger Americans, both rich and poor. By Dwyer… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief You Have to Go to Work, but You Sure Don’t Have to Like It An NLRB ruling strikes back at company-mandated positivity. Here’s why that’s a good thing. By Jared Keller (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff