Shot and Forgotten

Every year, around 116,255 people get shot in the U.S. Shootings happen with such frequency that it’s too easy to forget the survivors, who spend their days in wheelchairs, hospital beds, and physical therapy sessions, haunted by past events and their uncertain futures.

Published: Nov 28, 2018
Length: 15 minutes (3,772 words)

Four Days Trapped at Sea With Crypto’s Nouveau Riche

“‘Being a woman in blockchain,’ she says, ‘is like riding a bicycle. Except the bicycle is on fire. And everything is on fire. And you are going to hell.'”

Source: Breaker
Published: Dec 5, 2018
Length: 28 minutes (7,025 words)

Skiing & Booze: Does Colorado Have A Drinking Problem?

One outdoor enthusiast questions the role alcohol plays in outdoor sports and in her own life, with all its risk-taking and adrenaline highs.

Author: Tracy Ross
Source: 5280 Magazine
Published: Dec 1, 2018
Length: 21 minutes (5,361 words)

Was Fred Hampton Executed?

From the Nation’s archive, Jeff Gottlieb and Jeff Cohen reported on the civil suit brought forth by survivors of the December 4, 1969 raid of Chicago Black Panther headquarters that left Party chairman Fred Hampton and another party member dead. Local and federal authorities finally agreed to a settlement in November 1982, after a long trial and an appeal.

Source: The Nation
Published: Dec 25, 1976
Length: 28 minutes (7,035 words)

The Last Curious Man

At GQ, family, friends, and co-workers share their memories of chef and television host Anthony Bourdain, who died in June, 2018.

Source: GQ
Published: Dec 4, 2018
Length: 27 minutes (6,772 words)

Parenthood Lost: How Incarcerated Parents are Losing Their Children Forever

“Mothers and fathers who have a child placed in foster care because they are incarcerated — but who have not been accused of child abuse, neglect, endangerment, or even drug or alcohol use — are more likely to have their parental rights terminated than those who physically or sexually assault their kids, according to a Marshall Project analysis of approximately 3 million child-welfare cases nationally.”

Source: Washington Post
Published: Dec 3, 2018
Length: 10 minutes (2,736 words)

The Two Faces of Lummie Jenkins

Like cowboys in westerns, sheriffs were icons in the 20th century. They were the law. No matter what white residents in Alabaman’s Wilcox County say, so-called good ol’ boy Sherriff Lummie Jenkins used his power to violently suppress black voters and battle the Civil Rights movement. He’s no icon.

Source: Topic
Published: Nov 26, 2018
Length: 20 minutes (5,131 words)

Ajji’s Cooking: Preserving an Unsung Cuisine

“It feels so strange, so unnecessarily fanciful to attempt to describe in English something we ate almost all the time.”

Source: Serious Eats
Published: Nov 29, 2018
Length: 10 minutes (2,662 words)

The Cities That Amazon HQ2 Left Behind

Was Amazon’s HQ2 search a real contest, or a foregone decision rooted in a polarized economic system that funnels wealth toward a few major cities?

Source: The Ringer
Published: Nov 30, 2018
Length: 12 minutes (3,181 words)

Parks and Wreckage: Meet the Archaeologist Who Brought Down Parks Boss Sue Black

State law protects Arizona’s cultural heritage by requiring surveying on public land where Native American materials are found. That’s why the Arizona State Parks Director asked a staff archaeologist to lie about the contents of one proposed park site.

Published: Nov 29, 2018
Length: 14 minutes (3,699 words)