News in Brief Teenagers Report a Surge in Bullying During a Divisive Election Season In a survey of 50,000 teenagers, some 70 percent reported abusive behavior across months of a notably angry… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief School Gun Violence Is Linked to Economic Insecurity New research finds an increased number of such incidents at times of high unemployment. By Tom Jacobs Candles… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The White House Just Announced It Won’t Go After Federal Protections for LGBT Americans It seems religious freedom is a losing argument, even on the right. By Jared Keller (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Are So Many People Registered to Vote in Multiple States? It’s not just Trump’s administration: Thanks to voting rights protections and federalism, many Americans are registered in more… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Juvenile Prisoners Become Unhealthy Adults Research shows that, the more time people spend behind bars as kids, the unhealthier they will be as… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Improving Los Angeles Public Transportation Is a Civil Rights Issue Los Angeles County’s inability to expand public transportation limits access and further disenfranchises its most vulnerable populations. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Radioactive Fish and Militarized Honeybees: The U.S. Nuclear Program’s Unknown Impact on Ecosystems For decades, the U.S. government has used animals — and, at times, people — to study the effects of nuclear radiation. So… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Poland and the Struggle for Reproductive Rights Across Europe Over the course of 2016, proposed legislation in Poland prompted protests that opened a window into the struggle… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Legalizing Weed Doesn’t Help Minorities—and How It Can Current legislation on cannabis treats it as an exceptional, and therefore acceptable, drug. There’s reason to worry this… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What Trump’s Executive Order About International Abortion Funding Means President Donald Trump signed three directives this morning, one of which appears to be a ban preventing United… Francie Diep