These Charts Illustrate Women’s Struggle for Equal Pay
In honor of Equal Pay Day, a look at the progress still to be made.
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One Big Benefit of Issuing Drivers’ Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants
In January of 2015, a new law went into effect in California allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s…
Human Trafficking, After the Headlines
If you were asked to imagine what a survivor of human trafficking looked like, how would you picture…
Viewfinder: Protesting Inequality in French Guiana
Members of the 500 brothers collective gather outside the prefecture on April 2nd, 2017, in Cayenne, French Guiana,…
What Happens When Blackness Becomes Integral to the Culture of Twitter
Social media has given corporations unprecedented access to blackness online, but the relationship is one of consumption without credit.
America’s Most Inefficient Immigration Court Is Set to Improve
The small immigration court in Imperial County, California, is arguably the country’s most inefficient. Planted squarely in a…
Is Emma Watson’s Belle the Feminist Heroine 2017 Deserves?
Pacific Standard asks a few critics of the first film to re-appraise Disney’s new live-action adaptation.
Alabama Congressman Introduces Bill to Levy Additional Taxes on Migrant Workers
Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers introduced a bill on Thursday that would levy a 2 percent tax on remittances — portions…
Flint Has Finally Been Handed a Legal Victory
Almost three years after the city of Flint, Michigan, began using its namesake river as a source of…