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A view of the Harlem Valley from the Appalachian Trail in Pawling, New York.

Letter From Pawling, New York: An Afternoon at Nuclear Lake

A secluded, Edenic lake just a mile off the Appalachian Trail was once the site of a fight in which locals tried hard to keep people away from what they believed to be an environmental menace. Were they right to?

Colin Dickey

Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast

Economics

Breaking Down Trump’s Economic Sanctions

The current administration has made heavy-handed economic policy one of its main tools for influencing global politics.

Ian Hurley

An activist takes part during a protest against the use of nuclear energy in front of the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 11th, 2018. Hundreds of Taiwanese people took to the streets to demand the government keep its pledge to abolish the use of nuclear energy by 2025.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Protesting Nuclear Energy in Taiwan

An activist takes part during a protest against the use of nuclear energy in front of the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 11th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Nuns Protesting Nukes

Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point.

Lauren Kirchner

Social Justice

Why Is Iran Running Out of Medicine?

Despite a medical loophole, U.S. sanctions designed to limit the country's nuclear program are crippling hospitals.

Marc Herman