Rivers Win in the Fight for Non-Human Rights
As environmental regulations in the United States continue to topple, lawmakers overseas offer at least one means of…
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Since We Last Spoke: Inmates From Across the Country Have Been Going on Strike — Why?
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
Since We Last Spoke: Texas Turns to IUDs in the Delivery Room
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
Since We Last Spoke: Cruising Over the Troubled Waters of the Northwest Passage
Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.
For-Profit Colleges Are Back From the Brink
The Trump administration just handed an olive branch to the battered industry. By Michael Fitzgerald (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty…
Is the Basic Income Experiment in Kenya Really the Best Way to Combat Poverty?
GiveDirectly is a lauded charity known for its evidence-driven methods. Does its new basic income program in Kenya disregard past research?
Meet Afghanistan’s Youngest Female Rapper
In a new documentary on Netflix, Sonita Alizadeh’s determination to speak for women’s rights saves her from a child marriage.
Philadelphia’s Soda Tax Is Reducing Consumption—and Maybe Jobs
Consumers are buying less soda thanks to taxes, but the long-term health and economic effects remain unclear. By…
Is Climate Change Creating Another Arctic Shipping Route in Russia?
Russian researchers find that, by the end of the century, the Northern Sea Route, which hugs the Russian…
Ava DuVernay’s Activism Takes a Step Forward in the Awards Campaign for ‘13th’
In a new conversation with Oprah Winfrey on Netflix, the director of Selma shares six insights about activist documentary filmmaking.