News in Brief Nightmare in the Nursing Home, Snapchat Edition Iowa health officials recently discovered it wasn’t against state law for a nursing home worker to share a… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief One Way Ted Cruz’s Supporters Are More Like Hillary Clinton’s Than Donald Trump’s They’re not as racist, according to polling from Reuters. By Lisa Wade A man wearing a mask of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Who Is Mike Pence? Through accountability stories and other reports, a look back at the career of the Indiana governor who Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Theresa May Steps Out Onto the Glass Cliff Research suggests it’s no coincidence a woman will lead the United Kingdom during this time of crisis. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What Happened the Day After the Boston Massacre? An experiment in combining public history and theater. By J.L. Bell The Old State House in Boston. (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Does Our Social Contract for Education Need a Reboot? Yes, if we want to ensure it’s serving all students and citizens in the digital age. By Lindsey… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief H.L. Mencken at the Convention “A convention was to him the arrival of a circus to a country lad.” By Danny Heitman A… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief To Improve Teaching, Look to Professional Tennis We reward athletes who constantly look to improve. Why don’t we do the same for our educators? By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Improving the State of Our Welfare State How the social safety net was knit — and how it might still be strengthened. By Reid Cramer Bill Clinton… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The State of New Jersey Will Find a Way to Collect Student Debt Even If You’re Murdered The state’s student-loan program has extraordinarily stringent rules, aggressive collections, and few reprieves, even for borrowers who’ve died.… Pacific Standard Staff