Zadie Smith Takes on Black Pain With a Light Touch By Danielle Jackson Commentary At Harper’s, Smith doesn’t really feel like she is engaging in her subject matter with much care or heart.
Where Have All The White House Press Briefings Gone? By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Trump’s White House is gradually eroding the tradition of daily press briefings.
Five Questions for an Actor in the Ensemble of ‘Julius Caesar’ By Michelle Legro Commentary It was job of the ensemble to be the voice of the people. Then actual protestors rushed the stage.
To Win in Georgia, Ignore the Data and Follow the Signs By Michelle Legro Commentary The race in Georgia’s 6th District has been blessed with the DNC’s millions, but only takes some of its advice.
A Portrait of the Artist as an Undocumented Immigrant By Longreads Feature A Mexican writer recalls undocumented life at a restaurant in New York and as a nanny in Connecticut.
The American Dental Refugees of Mexico’s ‘Molar City’ By Michelle Legro Highlight Los Algodones is a popular destination for people in search of cheap dental care — many of whom voted for Trump.
David Sedaris Is Depressed By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight David Sedaris tallies a few of the many reasons he feels shame and sadness being an American in the time of Trump.
Happy Birthday to Gemini-in-Chief, Donald Trump By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Trump joins a short list of mercurial Gemini presidents, including John F. Kennedy and George H.W. Bush.
Chelsea Manning Stays in the Picture By Michelle Legro Highlight The New York Times styles Manning for her first profile—but she’s already in charge of her own image.
David Brown’s Quiet Resilience By David Gambacorta Feature The former Dallas police chief is familiar with loss: Violence took his son, younger brother, and former partner. His response to the killing of five officers last July was inspiring. He’s not done giving back.
We Need to Talk About Uber: A Timeline of the Company’s Growing List of Problems By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Uber’s missteps and high-profile scandals have piled up since 2013. Here’s a timeline.
Please Watch This Video Showing the Unfathomable Cruelty of U.S. Immigration Policy By Mark Armstrong Highlight The willful dismissal of our own humanity and common sense lies at the core of U.S. immigration policy.
Women Are Relating to James Comey’s Senate Testimony By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Comey wrote about attempting to avoid being alone with President Trump.
For Ordinary Syrians, Is Backing Assad the Only Option? By Krista Stevens Highlight Sometimes the best choice is the devil you know.
Garrett Graff Joins Longreads to Cover Border Patrol and Government Policy By Mark Armstrong Commentary Graff will cover border security and immigration, federal law enforcement, and the mechanics of how government works.
A Heart That Watches and Receives By Longreads Feature “Please don’t give up on the truth.” A commencement address by author and historian Hampton Sides.
Trump’s Twitter Usage May Be His Downfall By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Donald Trump is in love with Twitter, “Brokeback Mountain”-style.
A Tale of Two Americas Through the Lens of Health Care By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Rich patient or poor patient? The New York Times and the Washington Post have dedicated a series to each.
Found in the Attic: A Decade of Climate Data on Somalia By Michelle Weber Highlight The scientist whose research could help restore stability to Somalia was abducted there in 2008, and hasn’t been heard from since.
El Padre de Los Migrantes By Alice Driver Feature “Cuando se trata del cuerpo humano todo puede ser objeto de tráfico. Los migrantes son un producto en un sistema que los separa en partes lucrativas, hasta que muchas veces no queda nada.”
For the New York Times, a Bittersweet Ending for its Public Editor Role By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary The publisher of the New York Times announced that the position of public editor is being eliminated. We look back at its history.
What Is ‘Covfefe’? The Internet Wonders By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Late Tuesday night, President Donald Trump tweeted the word “covfefe,” sending the internet into a frenzy.
‘Equality Keeps Us Honest’: Rebecca Solnit on the Ignorance of Privilege By Michelle Weber Highlight “This is why I always pair privilege with obliviousness; obliviousness is privilege’s form of deprivation.”
Cookie Tasting with Trump’s Billionaire Backer By Pam Mandel Commentary Before she was a major power broker in Washington, Rebecca Mercer was a bakery owner. Politico puts her cookies to the test.
What Alex Jones and Amanda Chantal Bacon Have in Common By Michelle Legro Highlight A new profile of the Moon Juice entrepreneur reveals how the hippie left intersects with the conspiracist right.
If You Think You Understand the Montana Special Election, You Probably Don’t By Michelle Legro Highlight At Buzzfeed, Anne Helen Petersen has been reporting for months on the complex needs of state’s independent voter.
Betsy DeVos’s Cynical Defense of the Trump Education Budget Cuts By Mark Armstrong Reading List The Education Secretary makes the case before Congress that “less money” becomes “more latitude.”
‘Just Pure Greed’: A Journalist Exposes Jared Kushner’s Baltimore Housing History By Mark Armstrong Highlight ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis has an infuriating new story about Kushner’s aggressive targeting of tenants.
One Nation, Under God, With Liberty and Justice for Some By Michelle Weber Highlight Although a lot about Donald Trump seemed antithetical to conservative Christianity, he got a larger percentage of the Evangelical vote than Bush, Sr., Reagan, or Carter. Why?
American Dolchstoss By Shawn Hamilton Feature The German “stab-in-the-back” myth springs back to life in America, this time through scapegoating over lost jobs.
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