The ‘Race Realist’ on Campus

“Why was Professor Gregory Christainsen allowed to teach Black and Latino students at Cal State East Bay that they were inherently less smart?”

Published: Jun 24, 2021
Length: 33 minutes (8,471 words)

The Night Gary Drove Me Home

“It is not a normal thing to do—to acknowledge to yourself that you may have slept with a serial killer.”

Source: Slate
Published: Jun 16, 2021
Length: 9 minutes (2,422 words)

Tampa Teens Reported a Teacher’s Sexual Comments. Then a Student’s Life Was Upended.

“Madisyn didn’t know it, but Hillsborough County Public Schools has a troubled history when it comes to protecting students from sexual misconduct.”

Source: Tampa Bay Times
Published: Jun 27, 2021
Length: 22 minutes (5,719 words)

The Lazarus Heist: How North Korea Almost Pulled Off a Billion-Dollar Hack

“The young Kim, who took power in late 2011 upon his father’s death, called nuclear weapons a “treasured sword”, but he too needed a way to fund them – a task complicated by the ever tighter sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council after the country’s first tests of a nuclear device and a long-range ballistic missile in 2006. Hacking was one solution, US authorities say.”

Source: BBC
Published: Jun 21, 2021
Length: 20 minutes (5,145 words)

Seeking Sanctuary

“As a mother of eight boys, her primary concern was sheltering her other kids. She and her husband sold everything they owned that was not in the apartment, split the $30,000 between their mothers to raise their children, and began living on the streets.”

Source: Maisonneuve
Published: Jun 21, 2021
Length: 22 minutes (5,664 words)

The Han Twins

“The narrative that emerged was as simplistic as it was appealing: An evil twin, Jeen, had grown so jealous of her minutes-older and higher-achieving sister, Sunny, that she set in motion a barely believable sequence of events. The truth is far more interesting.”

Published: Jun 8, 2021
Length: 25 minutes (6,268 words)

The Legion Lonely

“For all these reasons—the socialization we receive as kids, as well as emotional restraint, homophobia, experiences of betrayal, and many others—many men stop confiding in each other, trusting each other, supporting each other, and expressing emotion around each other.”

Source: Hazlitt
Published: Aug 11, 2017
Length: 23 minutes (5,759 words)

The Intelligent Forest

“Ecosystems are similar to human societies — they’re built on relationships. The stronger those are, the more resilient the system.”

Source: Noema
Published: May 11, 2021
Length: 13 minutes (3,326 words)

The Sky Thief

“He was not a pilot; he worked ground crew for Horizon Air. His core duties revolved around loading baggage onto short-haul flights, but he was also trained to tow planes on the tarmac. Silently, and without warning, he’d gone rogue.”

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Jun 24, 2021
Length: 31 minutes (7,935 words)

‘The Mansion on Emerson Street’

“After more than a year of allowing most homeless camps to remain intact so as not to displace people during the pandemic, cities across the country are now beginning to confront another public health crisis unfolding on their streets.”

Author: Eli Saslow
Published: Jun 12, 2021
Length: 17 minutes (4,268 words)