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Dana Rohrabacher speaking with attendees at the Young Americans for Liberty California State Convention on February 6th, 2016, at the University of California–Irvine in Irvine, California.

Social Justice

Inside the Mind of Dana Rohrabacher, California’s Most Divisive Congressman

In a wide-ranging interview, the Orange County representative speaks with Pacific Standard about climate change, DACA, and where he thinks Arnold Schwarzenegger went wrong.

Ross Ufberg

Stickers are made available to voters who cast a ballot in the mid-term elections at the Polk County Election Office on October 8th, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa.

News in Brief

Americans Under 30 Are Revved Up to Vote: A Look at the Numbers

This is the most interest in a mid-term election that pollsters have seen since 2006.

Francie Diep

The Spirit Lake Tribe filed a complaint in federal court Tuesday against North Dakota Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger.

Social Justice

Native Americans Are Suing North Dakota Over Voter Suppression

It now appears Native American North Dakotans are unable to vote, even when they have proof of their residential addresses.

Massoud Hayoun

Dr. Ethan Brackett listens during an examination of patient Cristina Valdez at the Codman Square Health Center on April 11th, 2006, in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Economics

What Will the Mid-Terms Mean for Health Care in the United States?

Voters consistently rank health care as one of the most important issues in this election.

Dwyer Gunn

Economics

Tech Titans Battle Over San Francisco’s Proposed Tax to Benefit the Homeless

Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, has pitted himself against Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter and Square, by spending millions of dollars to fund campaigns promoting the passage of a homelessness benefits initiative in the city.

Sarah Holder

Girls wave Puerto Rican flags during the 2009 Street Festival in Spanish Harlem in New York City.

Latinos Today Are More Worried About Their Place in the U.S.

Most of them say Trump is to blame for rising pessimism and fear.

Emma Sarappo

Among the Gerrymandered

Gerrymandering in the Great Lakes State has cost some communities their representation, their schools, and their access to clean drinking water.

Ginger Strand

The Supreme Court ruled last week to uphold a lower decision requiring North Dakota voters to bring proof of residential address to the polls.

Social Justice

How Native American Leaders Are Trying to Tackle Voter Suppression in North Dakota

Rights activists are urging communities of color to get creative about circumventing attempts to suppress their vote ahead of next month's decisive mid-term elections.

Massoud Hayoun

Representative Keith Ellison outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 21st, 2017.

Social Justice

Given the Keith Ellison Allegations, What’s a Democrat in Minnesota to Do?

Our choice for attorney general is between a bigot and a possible domestic abuser.

David M. Perry

Kevin de León often frames himself as a leader of the resistance movement against President Donald Trump.

Social Justice

California Senatorial Candidate Kevin de León Talks Immigration, Health Care, and Standing Up to Trump

After authoring California's sanctuary state law and drafting its 100 percent renewable energy goals, the state senator talks with Pacific Standard about setting his sights on an even higher ambition: unseating Dianne Feinstein.

Jack Herrera