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Grand Teton National Park Superintendent David Vela.

Environment

Trump Will Tap Grand Teton’s Superintendent to Lead the National Park Service

David Vela's nomination comes as criticism has mounted over the Trump administration's failure to appoint permanent leaders for land management agencies housed under the Department of the Interior.

Rebecca Worby

News in Brief

The Martyring of Mollie Tibbetts

The case of the 20-year-old's disappearance in rural Iowa was a tragedy. The discovery of her body became a political crusade against immigrants that her family and community never condoned.

Aaron Calvin

News in Brief

Census Bureau Economists Provide More Evidence Against the Citizenship Question

In a new working paper, five Census Bureau economists find that adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census would only reduce accuracy and increase costs.

Dwyer Gunn

Former Vice President Al Gore addresses the Climate Reality Project's leadership training in Los Angeles on August 29th, 2018.

Environment

‘We Have to Bring Our Democracy Back to Life’: A Conversation With Al Gore

Pacific Standard sat down with the former vice president at the Climate Reality Project leadership training summit in Los Angeles this week.

Kate Wheeling

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Washington, D.C., on May 24th, 2017.

Education

New Policies Proposed by Betsy DeVos Would Limit the Definition of Sexual Harassment on College Campuses

The proposed policies could go into effect without requiring a vote from Congress.

Rebecca Worby

News in Brief

Republicans’ Use of Mollie Tibbetts’ Death Highlights the Lack of Privacy Protections for Grieving Families

Immigrant rights advocates say the GOP is simply looking to capitalize on the Trump administration's apparent hostility to immigrants to motivate voters ahead of the November mid-term elections.

Massoud Hayoun