How to Run for Office If You Have a Disability
The National Council on Independent Living is starting to track disabled candidates and train them to run.
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The Lessons We’ll Learn From the Mid-Terms
The campaign to make sense of the mid-term elections will begin almost the moment the polls close on Tuesday, and it will have a substantial effect on 2020.
Kate Brown’s Advice for Female Politicians: ‘Fight Like Hell’
The embattled Oregon governor talks to Pacific Standard about offshore oil, sexism in politics, and her neck-and-neck race against political newcomer Knute Buehler.
For Your Mail-in Mid-Term Ballot There’s No Need for a Stamp
Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver your ballot even if there's no postage on the envelope.
There’s a Strong New Jobs Report Out. But Will Voters Care?
Polling is mixed on whether voters place much importance on the economy's performance.
PS Picks: The Hipster Coffee Shop
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Kevin de León Took on the Democratic Establishment. It Fought Back.
The state senator from Los Angeles has racked up major legislative achievements on everything from clean energy to immigration reform. Now he faces his biggest—and most unlikely—challenge yet: unseating Dianne Feinstein.
What You Need to Bring to the Polls to Vote in Every State
Want to vote but unsure of your state's laws? Don't worry, we've got you covered.
How Louisiana Is Taking Guns Out of Abusers’ Hands
Abused women are five times more likely to be killed if the perpetrator owns a firearm.
Inside the Mind of Dana Rohrabacher, California’s Most Divisive Congressman
In a wide-ranging interview, the Orange County representative speaks with Pacific Standard about climate change, DACA, and where he thinks Arnold Schwarzenegger went wrong.