Katie Prout tries to untangle the story of her brother’s complicated, life-long battle with alcoholism against the backdrop of her family’s history of addiction.
2018
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How the IRS Was Gutted
Tax evaders, rejoice: the Internal Revenue Service may not have enough resources to come after the vast majority of those offshore bank accounts. It also doesn’t have enough resources to investigate white collar crime, curb suspicious corporate activity, shore up the nation’s rising budget deficit, or answer tens of millions of law-abiding taxpayers’ questions. And now, just […]
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American Ghostwriter
An adventure as the Man Behind the Curtain for memoirs of the uber-rich.
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Longreads Best of 2018: Science and Technology
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in science and tech.
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Is the Women’s March Melting Down?
An investigation into the leadership, organizational and financial status, and affiliations of the increasingly fractured Women’s March. Among many other explosive issues, the article interrogates the alleged anti-semitism of some of the March’s leaders, who support the outwardly anti-semitic, misogynistic, and anti-LBGTQ Nation of Islam founder Louis Farrakhan.
Posted inHighlight, History, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Thank You for Not Being Afraid, Pat Maginnis
Compromise and political reform only take you so far; sometimes you need to shake the whole system.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Piecing Together the Story of an Oregon Serial Killer
Finally telling the story of the women who were raped and murdered along Oregon’s Highway 20.
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How WhatsApp Fuels Fake News and Violence in India
“IndiaSpend, a data journalism outlet, pegs the figure at 33 killed in 69 incidents of mob violence between January 2017 and July 2018.”
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Story, Uncategorized
Seasonal Associate
No longer able to live on her freelance writing income, German novelist Heike Geissler takes a holiday seasonal job at an Amazon fulfillment center.
Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Shelved: The Lady of Rage’s Eargasm
Rapper Robin Allen’s hit song bypassed the hip-hop boys club that held her debut solo album back.