Stories by John Gravois

John Gravois is an editor at Pacific Standard magazine.

It Has Come to This -- Close-to-Death Cash-Strapped Americans Selling Their Life Insurance Policies

Posted on: Aug 14, 2012, Source: Pacific Standard

We have such an eroded public safety net that folks are reduced to selling their life insurance policies for the sake of paying their medical bills

As California Votes to Legalize, Pot Is Quickly Turning into Big Business

Posted on: Oct 29, 2010, Source: Washington Monthly

California is not just deciding whether pot should be legal. It’s determining the shape of a major new American industry.