News in Brief Could Programs to Help Undocumented Immigrants Get Driver’s Licenses Backfire? Advocates fear that programs in a dozen states might be used by a Trump administration to bolster deportations… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Could the Electoral College Really Stop Donald Trump? And Should It? It would be a highly unusual move, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily a bad idea. By Seth… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Economic Mobility Is Fading—and So Is the American Dream A conversation with Robert Manduca, one of the authors of the economic mobility study making waves this week. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Should the Minors Charged With Starting the Tennessee Wildfire Be Tried as Adults? Two juveniles have been charged for starting the wildfire that killed 14 people in Tennessee earlier this month. Should they be tried as adults? Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Creating Equity by Teaching Equality: The Implications of California’s LGBTQ-Inclusive Framework Prior to 2016, few public schools taught students about LGBTQ identities, civil rights, or contributions to U.S. history,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Here’s Why Donald Trump’s New Labor Secretary Is Bad for Labor Andrew Puzder could spell bad news for low-wage workers. By Jared Keller Andrew Puzder exits after his meeting… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Spending on Medicare’s Drug Program Is Out of Control Forty-one health providers prescribed more than $5 million in drugs in 2011. Last year, that jumped to 514.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Italy’s Referendum Is a Blow to the E.U. on Climate Italy’s overwhelming “no” vote is likely to undermine the European Union’s efforts on climate, migrants, and Russia. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When War Becomes an Easy Decision Does a familiar and empty phrase—“thank you for your service”—help us to avoid the real costs of war?… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Hate Crimes Spike After the Election And the most common place for them to occur, after sidewalks and streets, is in our elementary and… Pacific Standard Staff