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Killing the Buddha

At the edge of the West Bank village of Faqqua, an Israeli soldier watches from the other side of the Green Line. Photo by Bryan MacCormack of Left in Focus. It took three vehicles to get to Jenin.…
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3298 words)

Revolt of the Rich

It was 1993, during congressional debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement. I was having lunch with a staffer for one of the rare Republican congressmen who opposed the policy of so-called…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 27, 2012
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3268 words)

Yasiin Bey Would Like You To Quit Calling Him Mos Def

At a performance last August, the deliberate and sharply dressed emcee, who is also well known as an actor, announced his “official transition” to a huge audience gathered in the…
AUTHOR:Scott Korb
LENGTH: 20 minutes (5245 words)

Swimming On The Hot Side

An elite team of nuclear divers are risking their lives to help save a troubled industry By David Goodwillie Posted 03.02.2012 at 4:19 pm Swimming On The Hot Side Louise Murray/Getty Images I first…
LENGTH: 21 minutes (5315 words)

Swimming On The Hot Side

An elite team of nuclear divers are risking their lives to help save a troubled industry By David Goodwillie Posted 03.02.2012 at 4:19 pm Swimming On The Hot Side Louise Murray/Getty Images I first…
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2156 words)

May 21: The Rapture Meets My 40th Birthday

My mother, a former preacher, would call it a warning. She may not have her own church anymore, but she still believes the Second Coming is nigh. She may, in fact, actually expect to be whisked off to heaven on my birthday. I’m not going to ask.
SOURCE:The Awl
PUBLISHED: May 19, 2011
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3406 words)

It’s What’s For Dinner

LENGTH: 14 minutes (3702 words)
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