News in Brief What Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Means to Women Inside a women’s history-themed DNC watch party. Amy McKeever
News in Brief Are We Forever Trapped in Political Gridlock? Searching for answers by talking to fictional politicians. Amy McKeever
News in Brief In Cleveland, the Conservative Movement Turned Its Back on Conservation Buried inside its 2016 political platform, the Republican Party proposed an unprecedented attack on this country’s system of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Foreign Interference in American Elections: the Founders’ View A brief history, in light of Donald Trump’s most recent remarks. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Michael Vadon/Flickr) Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Democracy Is Not Built on a Convention Stage How local leaders are pushing for progress at the Democratic National Convention. Amy McKeever
News in Brief The Hungarian Candidate On the 2014 campaign trail in Miskolc, Hungary, where politicians who fought for the poor Roma community were poor themselves. Jeneen Interlandi
News in Brief Masculine Traits Look Good on Female Candidates They make a woman running for office appear more confident, but also take a toll on likability. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Violence, Disability, and the Lessons of Sagamihara The ableist attack on a residential center for people with disabilities highlights the violence that disabled people face… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How to Use Facebook to Increase Voter Turnout Reluctant voters respond to social pressure. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Stephen Lam/Getty Images) Reasonable responses to the current… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like’ Disgruntled protestors search for hope amid a tumultuous start to the Democratic National Convention. Amy McKeever