News in Brief When Powerful Men Cross the Line Reporting on politicians’ sexual misconduct calls for people who have been abused to put their humiliations on display.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Global Fisheries Could Be Even Worse Than We Thought Global fisheries could lose approximately $10 billion in annual revenue by 2050 if climate change continues unchecked. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Fact-Checking Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on the Billionaire’s Tax Break When the presidential candidates vowed during the second debate to eliminate the “carried-interest” loophole, they left out some… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Major Climate Deal Will Curb ‘Super Greenhouse Gases’ The legally binding agreement reached in Kigali last week promises to drastically cut the use of hydrofluorocarbons in… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief For the First Time Ever, Bees Are Added to the Endangered Species List Hawaii’s native yellow-faced bees have become the first bees in the U.S. to be protected under the Endangered… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Donald Trump’s Brilliant Manipulation of the Science of Group Conflict Academics have identified five beliefs that motivate people to initiate group conflict. Trump’s campaign rhetoric deftly mobilizes all… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Addiction Treatment and Rehab Industries Need to Clean Up Their Act Here’s how they can do it, from creating national standards of care to de-emphasizing residential treatment programs. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How the Red Cross ‘Failed for 12 Days’ After the Historic Flooding in Louisiana Documents show local officials were irate over the Red Cross’ poor response to the massive disaster. By Derek… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Pink Ribbon Culture Harms Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors By celebrating only survivors and survivorhood, it limits the range of emotions that women who have had breast… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why We’re Losing the War on Addiction Proponents of the disease model of addiction, by imposing a permanent self-label of “alcoholic” or “addict” and failing… Pacific Standard Staff