Social Justice Viewfinder: Political Protest in Berkeley No-to-Marxism rally members and counter-protesters clash on August 27th, 2017, at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, California. Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice Trump Blocks New Transgender Troops, Leaves Existing Service Members’ Fate Up to Mattis The president's directive comes one month after declaring on Twitter that transgender troops would no longer be allowed to serve in any capacity. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice ICE Moves Detainees Out of Hurricane Harvey’s Path While Border Patrol Checkpoints Remain Open Immigration checkpoints remained open as thousands evacuated the state's coastal cities. Kate Wheeling
Social Justice Sports Magazine Covers Sexualize Female Athletes New research finds women sports stars show more skin, and smile more frequently. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice The Best Dick Gregory Story The comedian was able to cross over to white audiences without ever bowing to those audiences. Hanif Abdurraqib
Social Justice The Paradox of Purpose and Its Relationship to Extremism What happens when achieving your purpose comes at the expense of someone else? Jeremy Adam Smith
Social Justice New York Court Issues a Setback to ‘Clean’ Movie Streaming Service The Ninth Circuit Court has ruled that allowing Vidangel to run as usual would "create a giant loophole in copyright law." Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Reconsidering the Queer Cosplay of t.A.T.u. Fifteen years ago, the Russian duo topped charts worldwide by playing with lesbian tropes. Could they make it today? Brandon Tensley
Social Justice Federal Court Rejects Texas Voter ID Laws Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled that recent amendments to the law were insufficient to mitigate the law's discriminatory effects. Jack Denton
Social Justice CBS Pledges to Hire More Latino Talent at a Meeting With an Advocacy Organization The network has agreed to hire more Latino writers and directors. Katie Kilkenny