Shelf Help: ‘Killing the Competition: Economic Inequality and Homicide’
We’ve long known that areas where inequality is highest have the worst homicide rates. Martin Daly makes the…
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Voices of the Addicted Generation: Amy
San Francisco Bay Area, graduate student, 31 As Told to Madeleine Thomas (Photo: Christopher Leaman) Editor’s Note: This…
Voices of the Addicted Generation: Brittany
Charleston, South Carolina, marketing intern, 22 As Told to Madeleine Thomas (Photo: Christopher Leaman) Editor’s Note: This piece…
A Literary Festival in the Shadow of Genocide
Can a polite little arts event help re-unify Sri Lankan culture? By Melissa Petro (Photo: Melissa Petro) “Galle is…
Voices of the Addicted Generation: Daniel
Phoenix, Arizona, works for a major insurance company, 29 As Told to Madeleine Thomas (Photo: Christopher Leaman) Editor’s…
Can Science Save Development Aid?
Randomized controlled trials are the popular centerpiece of an emerging data-driven approach to figuring out precisely the best way to end poverty. Can a return to the scientific method fix the global aid industry?
Letter From the Editor: Introducing the New ‘Pacific Standard’
Throughout the fall and winter, the Pacific Standard team gathered in coffee shops and conference rooms to completely make over our print magazine.
‘Pacific Standard,’ July/August 2016
To get Pacific Standard in print or digital formats, subscribe now. Pacific Standard, July/August 2016. (Photo: Christopher Leaman)…
The Essential Ralph Nader
A quick guide to the author and activist’s remarkable life. Editor’s Note: A version of this story first…