News in Brief Trump Administration Files an Appeal to Travel Ban Ruling in Maryland The Trump administration signaled it will challenge a federal ruling delivered in Maryland on Wednesday that temporarily blocked… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Trump’s Skinny Budget Spells Bad News for Low-Income Americans A deep cut to the Department of Agriculture would be especially detrimental for the rural poor. By Dwyer… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Most Americans Support Rehabilitation Over Jail Time Roughly 11 million people cycle through the 3,283 local jails across the United States every year. Most of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Dangerous Delusion of the Big, Scary Black Man New research shows black men are seen as larger, stronger, and more threatening than similarly built whites. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Scenes From the Native Nations Rise March in D.C. Marchers gathered today in Washington, D.C., to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Trump administration. By Carson… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief To Better Understand the Future of Protest, We Need to Look at Its Past Historical examples show us that change movements gain power through pressure tactics that disrupt politics as usual. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Tactical Lessons From the Civil Rights Movement If the anti-Trump movement wants to learn from the 1960s, we need to be more honest about what… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Look at Women’s Strikes Around the World Across the globe, people have gathered to celebrate the achievements of women, bask in intersectional feminism, and make… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Viewfinder: Acid Attack Survivors Reclaim Their Beauty Bangladeshi acid attack survivors are reflected in mirrors as they have their hair done backstage prior to the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Women’s Right to Refuse (Photo: Melissa Gira Grant) The call went out just weeks ago for a women’s strike in the United States.… Melissa Gira Grant