News in Brief Airing Grievances: Washington, D.C., Has Long Been the Place to Protest The relationship between police and protesters has certainly evolved over the years, but the marches continue. By Alexander… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The System Is Rigged: How Bad Ballot Design Loses Votes There are a number of simple changes we can make so that voters know how to properly interpret… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Will Hispanic Voters Deliver the White House to the Democrats? Hispanic voters are turning out in record numbers for this election. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Asian-American Voter Turnout Doubles in Battleground States In California, politicians long ago learned the importance of appealing to Asian-American voters. Now the rest of the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Surfin’ U.S.A.—but Not at the Expense of Ballot Integrity While Pacific Standard supports both surfing and voting, we cannot support giveaways to voters. By Francie Diep A… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Waning Influence of Ohio as a Swing State What’s the matter with the Buckeye State? By Jared Keller (Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) If the polls are… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Google Bubble Election Is Google’s algorithm responsible for the electorate’s inability to agree on even basic facts? By Rick Paulas (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What’s Going on With Black Voter Turnout in North Carolina? Black voter turnout, crucial to Clinton’s chance of success in the state, is down. By Dwyer Gunn A… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Your Friends’ Unhinged Political Facebook Rants May Actually Make a Difference in the Election That’s both a good and bad thing. By Jared Keller (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Have you ever compulsively… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief In Marrakech, Nervously Waiting to Learn Whether America Will Take a ‘Lead Pipe’ to the Paris… Regardless what happens in today’s U.S. election, leaders at COP22 in Marrakech stress that the world is moving… Pacific Standard Staff