Interviews

A former inmate discusses the organization and demands behind the recent nationwide prison strike.

• By Arvind Dilawar

Pacific Standard spoke with a labor researcher about the likely effects of the landmark Supreme Court decision passed on Wednesday.

• By Francie Diep

Pacific Standard spoke to Ocasio-Cortez about how she got to where she is and why it matters that young women and women of color are running for office.

• By Megan Kimble

A foreign policy expert weighs in on the promises made between Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un, and where the world goes from here.

• By Jack Denton

Showrunner David Mandel explains the craft behind portraying some of contemporary television's most iconic—and often embarrassing—politicians.

• By Michael Fitzgerald

In her latest series, Seanan McGuire foregrounds young children who have just returned from magical worlds—and happen to be predominantly girls.

• By David M. Perry

Jim Hines, who went viral for making gender-swapped book covers, explains how he raises social awareness with his sci-fi.

• By David M. Perry

Science-fiction author and historian Ada Palmer challenges readers to imagine a difficult future in which the world has solved some of its most pressing problems only to create new ones.

• By David M. Perry

In his new memoir, writer Mark Lukach chronicles a marriage interrupted by bouts of psychosis—and strengthened through the ensuing compromises it forced him and his wife to make.

• By Elena Gooray

In his new book, science journalist Dave Levitan identifies 12 ways that politicians have historically denied hard science.

• By Arianna Rebolini

Esau Sinnok has traveled 4,500 miles to defend his small barrier island against a climate that threatens to sink it.

• By Lucia Graves