News in Brief Even Smokers Living in Public Housing Support Smoking Bans They might be hoping to quit soon, and they have a civic spirit about common indoor areas. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What’s the Matter With Medicare? Behind the GOP’s 2017 Medicare reform plans. By Dwyer Gunn Paul Ryan leaves after a news briefing on… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Can Climate Activists Fight Back Against Trump? Led by Donald Trump, the GOP could roll back decades of environmental progress. Is there any hope? By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why François Hollande Won’t Run for Re-Election in 2017 And what to make of his indictment of the xenophobia plaguing Europe’s left. Massoud Hayoun
News in Brief Military Training Areas Can Double as Important Wildlife Refuges Despite years of repeated bombing, fires, and other disturbances, military training areas can maintain biodiversity and help in… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump’s Advisor on Wall Street Regulations Is a Longtime Swamp-Dweller Trump’s transition advisor for financial regulations works for a firm that is emblematic of the Washington revolving door.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Are Ambush Killings of Police on the Rise? Don’t blame the Black Lives Matter movement — the answer is far more complicated. By Jared Keller (Photo: Michael B.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Protecting Gorillas at All Costs: Meet the Fearless Park Rangers of the Congo In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the government is trying to develop tourism. But the lives… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Jared Kushner Isn’t Alone: Plenty of Universities Still Give Rich and Connected Applicants a Leg Up Ten years after his book showed how the wealthy buy college slots for their kids at the expense… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief As American HIV Rates Stall, the CDC Calls for a Controversial Solution Since the peak of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and ’90s, the number of Americans who have… Francie Diep