Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues The Fix How to Free Personal Genetics Consumer genetic tests like 23andMe aren't medical devices, and the FDA shouldn't regulate them like blood-sugar meters or pregnancy tests. Michael White
Features Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues The Business of Shooting Pigs From the Sky A Texas-style response to the country's feral pig epidemic involves tourists with assault weapons and helicopters. Ariel Ramchandani
Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Premium Previous Issues Since We Last Spoke Since We Last Spoke: Texas Turns to IUDs in the Delivery Room Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive. Steffanee Wang
Guest Programmer Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues The Culture Pages Writer and Editor Kelly Sue DeConnick on the Future for Women in Comic Books We spoke to Kelly Sue DeConnick about what she recommends reading, watching, and listening to. Katie Kilkenny
Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Primer There's a Name for That There’s a Name for That: Partisan Signaling Most of the time, we end up with opinions we parrot from political figures we support. Peter C. Baker
Book Reviews Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues The Culture Pages Confronting Race and Colonialism in Contemporary America In his latest book, Chris Hayes urges white Americans to take black suffering seriously. Peter C. Baker
Features Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Brain-Altering Science and the Search for a New Normal An electrical implant known as a deep-brain stimulator is giving some patients a new start. Sarah Scoles
Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Primer Quick Studies Politics and the Gender Pay Gap Can political positioning affect paychecks? Tom Jacobs
Field Notes Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Letter From Hunan, China: The Chinese Government Has Big Plans for Its Migrant Worker Population As the urban economy slows, the government is encouraging rural-to-urban migrants to open businesses in the countryside. Josh Freedman
Field Notes Issue #55: March/April 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Field Notes: Leaving Debaltseve Bakhmut, Ukraine: A woman waits in a bus after an emergency worker-led evacuation from the embattled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. Pacific Standard Staff