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Tom Marino Could Be America’s Next Drug Czar—Here’s His Record on Drug Policy
The Pennsylvania congressman has written some bipartisan drug laws while voting extensively against the Affordable Care Act. By…
A Graffiti Campaign in Ho Chi Minh City Aims to Educate Locals About Rhino Conservation
Throughout the month of March, a unique graffiti campaign popped up on the walls of several streets in…
Coming Soon: The ‘Pacific Standard’ Oral History of the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill
We explore the effects of the disastrous spill and how it fueled the United States’ modern environmental movement.
Pepsi’s Performative Protest and the Commodification of Resistance
There’s this scene in Get Out where Bradley Whitford’s character says, “I would have voted for Obama a…
Democratic Crises Are Older Than We Think
(Photo: Alice Donovan Rouse/Getty Images) The first two months of the new administration have been plagued by widespread…
In Texas, the Trump Administration Loses on Voter ID Law
A federal court in Texas has again ruled the state’s 2011 voter identification law intentionally discriminated against minorities.…
Snack and Grocery Companies Ask to Put Off New Food Labels
Food manufacturers are looking for more time to finish their homework. In the last year of Barack Obama’s…
Republican Ron Estes Wins Congressional Seat in Contested Race
Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes narrowly defeated Democrat James Thompson in a hotly contested special congressional election held…
A Judge Rules Against an Uber Exec in the Ride-Share Giant’s Legal Spat With Alphabet
(Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images) On Monday, a federal judge in Alphabet’s trade secrets lawsuit against Uber rejected a…