What happens when your chickens are killed by predators protected by law? At The New York Times Magazine, Wyatt Williams reports on the farming hardships posed by bald eagles and what one family farm in Bluffon, Georgia, is trying to do about it.
2017
Posted inEditor's Pick
How the Town of Whitefish Defeated Its Neo-Nazi Trolls — And Became a National Model of Resistance
When resident neo-Nazi Richard Spencer and his fellow white supremacists started trying to intimidate the people of Whitefish, Montana about their support of Jewish businesses and neighbors, citizens took to the streets, protesting, throwing a block party and coming together to let the world know: this tiny town will not let racists dictate how people live here, […]
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
This Is Rape
T Kira Madden tells the story of her rape, confusion, and redemption to show us what rape culture really looks like in this country.
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Paul Auster: ‘I’m Going to Speak Out as Often as I Can, Otherwise I Can’t Live with Myself’
The publication of 4321, Paul Auster’s new 900-page novel, coincides with the author’s seventieth birthday. In an interview at the Guardian, he talks about escaping death as a child, writing a story about the what-ifs that haunt us, and learning how to live his life in the years ahead under a Trump presidency.
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When the National Bird Is a Burden
The bald eagle has long been a symbol of pride and freedom in the United States. But for one family farm in Georgia, it’s a real nuisance.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories by Jonathan Alter, T. Kira Madden, Ijeoma Oluo, Lauren Alwan, and Rich Schapiro
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
The Racist and Sexist T-Shirts of an Inauguration
The racists are not afraid in DC this week. At Trump’s Tody Keith concert, one man wore a t-shirt reading “Blacks Make Racial Slurs & Commit Hate Crimes Too!!”
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
‘We Need to Have A Voice In This America, Too’
A gay couple got tickets to the inauguration when they thought Hillary Clinton would win. They decided to come anyway.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Scientific Language of Cooking
Have dinner with Harold McGee, the academic-turned-cookbook author who paved the way for Alton Brown and a whole generation of culinary scientists.
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In 1971, the People Didn’t Just March on Washington — They Shut It Down
The most influential large-scale political action of the ’60s was actually in 1971, and you’ve never heard of it. It was called the Mayday action, and it provides invaluable lessons for today.