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The Lede, Issue #22: Alexandria Ocacio-Cortez’s Surprising Victory, the Ongoing War on Terror, Abortion Laws From State to State, and More

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (L-R) from the U.S. Conference of Mayors arrive with other mayors at the Tornillo-Guadalupe port of entry to call for the immediate reunification of separated immigrant families on June 21st, 2018, in Fabens, Texas.

Social Justice

What Cities Can Do to Circumvent Trump’s ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Immigration Policies

Mayors can take a number of localized actions to combat the harsh policies being implemented by the federal government.

Sarah Holder

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates with supporters at a victory party after upsetting incumbent Democratic Representative Joseph Crowley on June 26th, 2018, in New York City.

News in Brief

Get to Know Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Who Could Become the Youngest Woman in Congress

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.

Megan Kimble

PS Picks: The New ‘Under One Roof’ Exhibit at New York’s Tenement Museum

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

School buses stop to drop students at Merion Elementary School.

Environment

How Has the School Bus Evaded Revolution?

The old, yellow diesel monoliths have been largely unchanged in recent decades, despite evolutions among their public transit counterparts.

Sarah Holder

Education

At the New School, Labor Struggles Unite Students and Workers

Solidarity creates a formidable challenge for the New York City university's administration.

Arvind Dilawar

News in Brief

New York State Lawmakers Appoint First Woman to Serve as Attorney General

The New York state legislature voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to appoint Barbara Underwood to serve as the state's attorney general, making her the first woman to hold the position.

Kate Wheeling

Outside of the journalism building at Columbia University where the Pulitzer Prizes are announced.

PS Picks: The Exceptional Runners-Up for This Year’s Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing

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.

Ian Hurley

Social Justice

One Small City in New York Is Finding Innovative Ways to Combat Domestic Abuse

For years advocates have wondered: How can abusers effectively be held accountable for stalking, harassing, assaulting, threatening, or killing their current and former partners? Kingston, New York, might have an answer.

Natalie Pattillo

Social Justice

New York City Announces Plans to Open Safe Injection Sites

Following a record-setting year for opioid-related deaths in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday night that the city will open safe injection sites for drug users, BuzzFeed News reports.

Kate Wheeling