Magazine Archives

The Colorado River is seen at the bottom of the Grand Canyon on April 20th, 2018.

Letter From Phantom Ranch: Meet the Man Who Lives at the Bottom of the Grand Canyon

Sjors Horstman has spent the last 30 years of his life at the bottom of the Grand Canyon as a volunteer for the National Park Service—one of the longest-serving volunteers in NPS history.

Jessi Phillips

Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side

Sociologist Eve Ewing analyzes the closings from multiple angles.

Peter C. Baker

DNA Diets

So far, attempts to optimize our diets based on our DNA have not panned out.

Ashley Hackett

What Happens After the Violence

Twenty-five years following a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and abuse.

Nina Berman

Saving Critical Thinking, One Joke at a Time

Humor is no laughing matter when it comes to persuading others.

Andy Dehnart

Field Notes: At the Scene of the Crime in Manila

Manila, Philippines: In 2016, police investigate an alley where a 37-year-old man was killed by two unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles.

Pacific Standard Staff

PS Picks: BLK MKT Vintage

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Angela Serratore

Searching for the True Price of Public Paintings in Oakland

Sorell Raino-Tsui helps connect Oakland's muralists with customers who can pay them fairly for their work. But what if he's helping hasten gentrification?

Alissa Greenberg

Pump jacks and a gas flare are seen near Williston, North Dakota, on September 6th, 2016.

Death on the Dakota Access

An investigation into the deadly business of building oil and gas pipelines.

Antonia Juhasz

Trump and Friends Cash In

Members and backers of the Trump administration are profiting from DAPL while scheming to make even bigger bucks shipping oil and petrochemicals overseas.

Antonia Juhasz