‘Pacific Standard,’ November/December 2016
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Is Donald Trump Somehow Tarnishing Islamophobia?
Americans may be growing increasingly tolerant toward a minority group simply because they don’t wish to be associated…
Why Labor Is at the Heart of the Latest Big Prison Strike
America’s prison-labor system has created both a rallying point for protestors and an opportunity for them to make…
A New Transgender Employment Program in California
Trans Americans face unemployment rates double those of the general population. A new jobs program in California aims…
Want to Win on Climate? Put Justice at the Center
Communities of color are strong leaders in the fight against climate change, but only if policies and the…
Violence Against Indigenous People Climbs as Land Conflicts Escalate
A new report finds that violence against Brazil’s indigenous people continues to be high, with 137 killings in…
The Lost History of the Middle Passage
An interview with Sowande’ Mustakeem. By Corey Atad A diagram of the Brookes slave ship, published in 1788.…
What’s Behind the Backpage Prosecution?
The men in orange jumpsuits standing in a cage in a California courtroom, the Associated Press and the…
Satan Has No Interest in Molesting Your Kids
The Satanic panic of the 1980s bedeviled our conceptions about childcare and family. Today, The Satanic Temple lobbies…
Leslie Jones May No Longer Own Her Nude Photos, but She Can Own Their Hackers
In the latest Saturday Night Live, the Ghostbusters star proved that leaking nude photos was a poor way to silence a tell-all comedian.