News in Brief A FOIA for the Digital Age After fifty years of the Freedom of Information Act, it’s past time to consider what the legislation would… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Controversial Past of Donald Trump’s New Colorado Campaign Director Patrick Davis has denied allegations that he inappropriately steered hundreds of thousands of dollars raised by a conservative… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Homeowners Shouldn’t Be Faulted for the Foreclosure Crisis But the government should. By Sade Bruce A foreclosure sign is posted in front of a home for… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘People Like Me Don’t Have Any Say in Politics’ A sense of political disenfranchisement among Republicans strongly predicts support for Donald Trump. By Lisa Wade Donald Trump… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How to Investigate the Safety of Your Own Drinking Water The government has information about your water, but it isn’t always accurate. By T. Christian Miller (Photo: Ian… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief From Stanford University to Rio De Janeiro, Rape Culture Knows No Borders We’re all responsible for normalizing and continuing the cycle. By Marco Aurélio Martins A protester chants slogans as… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Sweeping Victory for Abortion Rights The recent Supreme Court ruling is expected to have a monumental ripple effect, invalidating strict clinic laws in… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Women and All Their Fake Free Time Why we aren’t talking about the value of unpaid work — and why we should. By Elizabeth Weingarten & Zuzana… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief We Can’t Let Our Toasters Become Smarter Than We Are On the promises and perils of the Internet of Things. By Jason Hong Ji Young-Hoon controls an electronic… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Sociology of Brexit: If Things Aren’t Going to Get Better, Then Burn Them to the Ground Life may very well get worse for those who voted to leave the European Union, but maybe some… Pacific Standard Staff