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Fracking's Latest Scandal? Earthquake Swarms

At exactly 10:53 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2011, Joe and Mary Reneau were in the bedroom of their whitewashed and brick-trimmed home, a two-story rambler Mary's dad custom-built 43 years ago.…
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2059 words)

Your Longreads Guide to Guns

Saulius L/Shutterstock "I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence," President Obama said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. "But this time is…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 15, 2013
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1150 words)

Mormon Money, Scientology's Hollywood Apostate, and a Freshman Priest

Extra Medium / flickr This week, many Americans are braving holiday travel to spend time with family and loved ones. Here are five great longreads on religion to make for interesting travel…
LENGTH: 2 minutes (674 words)

Thanksgiving Longreads: What Lab Creation Are You Eating?

1947 Spam ad featuring pineapple and BBQ sauce. Yum? James Vaughan /Flickr For the past hundred years or so, the food industry has used the laws of chemistry to beat nature into submission. Apples…
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1149 words)

VIDEO: What Does Elizabeth Warren's Massachusetts Look Like?

Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas April 5, 2012   Will Elizabeth Warren—the dedicated consumer protection advocate-turned politician—be too progressive for Massachusetts…
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