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The Slow Death of California's Higher Education

This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. It was the greatest education system the world had ever seen. They built it into the eucalyptus-dotted Berkeley hills and under the bright lights…
AUTHOR:Andy Kroll
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1329 words)

Fresno

Fresno was a mistake from the beginning. I was five when we moved there. My dad and I drove from Texas in a rented Ryder truck; we finally pulled off the highway in a dingy business district…
PUBLISHED: May 18, 2010
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3814 words)

Odd Blood: Serodiscordancy, or, Life With an HIV-Positive Partner

The pills are $2,000. The doctor visits never end. And there's always the possibility the virus could spread. Otherwise, it's not so different. Andrii Muzyka/Shutterstock Chad, my boyfriend, types…
AUTHOR:John Fram
LENGTH: 23 minutes (5822 words)

Brain Pickings' Maria Popova

Brain Pickings’ Maria Popova: My Top 5 Longreads of 2011 Maria Popova is the founder and editor in chief of Brain Pickings, a writer for Wired UK, Design Observer, and The Atlantic, among…
AUTHOR:longreads
LENGTH: 3 minutes (973 words)
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