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‘Who’s Going to Take Care of Me?’: When the Coronavirus Takes Both Parents

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 21, 2020October 19, 2022

In the wake of their parents’ deaths, three siblings struggle to get through the day-to-day.

Posted inNonfiction

The Promised Land

by Alice Driver July 21, 2020November 25, 2022

A trans activist from El Salvador who has helped countless trans migrant women fight for asylum in the U.S. finds asylum for herself.

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

Let the Unexpected Expand the Landscape of the Possible

by michelleweber July 15, 2020October 19, 2022

“In general, I try to expect nothing and hope that everything is possible. I want the courage to need very little and demand a lot.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes

Killer Mike Takes His Allies Where He Finds Them

by michelleweber July 14, 2020October 19, 2022

“You may start off with Professor X but Magneto got a fucking point.”

Posted inNonfiction

She Said Her Husband Hit Her. She Lost Custody of Their Kids

by Kathryn Joyce July 8, 2020November 25, 2022

How reporting domestic violence works against women in family court.

Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story

The Grieving Landscape

by Longreads June 30, 2020February 22, 2023

Upon discovering that her mother had been a member of the group Women Strike For Peace (WSP), Heidi Hutner becomes obsessed with feminist nuclear history.

Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes

A Beautiful and Brutal Truth

by michelleweber June 24, 2020October 19, 2022

“I only know that it is incredibly sad to admit to your children that you’ve been seeing videos of black men being killed since you were their age and that you haven’t been able to stop it.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, History, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes, Sports

‘Shots fired. Male on ground, bleeding out.’

by michelleweber June 23, 2020October 19, 2022

When “Who gets to go jogging without getting shot?” is an actual question a society has to ask, that society is fundamentally flawed.

Posted inFeature

Tea, Biscuits, and Empire: The Long Con of Britishness

by Laurie Penny June 18, 2020November 25, 2022

The soft-focus Britain of Downton Abbey bears little resemblance to the real Britain collapsing under the weight of racism, austerity, and COVID-19. As Brexit plods on, it’s time for an honest reckoning of the history and future of this outsize little island.

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

COVID-19 and the Fight for Justice

by Krista Stevens June 11, 2020October 19, 2022

“And yet, even though this health crisis reflects our nation’s political, social, and civic infrastructure, this plague has no consideration for morality. “

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