Trans, Teen and Homeless: America’s Most Vulnerable Population

Laura Rena Murray chronicles the dangers trans teens face as they attempt to create a life for themselves while living in the streets of New York City.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Sep 26, 2017
Length: 18 minutes (4,652 words)

Black Farmers Grapple with an Uncertain Economy

How do you keep young people growing blueberries in a small town that many want to leave?

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Sep 29, 2017
Length: 24 minutes (6,229 words)

The Sorrow and the Shame of the Accidental Killer

Every year, people kill other people accidentally with cars, boats, guns and neglect, yet science has barely studied the long-term effects on survivors. Murderers get most of the attention. “Accidental killers” get guilt, depression, self-loathing and flashbacks.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Sep 18, 2017
Length: 19 minutes (4,869 words)

How One Syrian Fought to the Death for a Free Internet

When Bassel Khartabil tried to create an open internet culture in Syria,  the government executed him. Thousands of other Syrians have disappeared.

Author: Alice Su
Source: Wired
Published: Sep 27, 2017
Length: 15 minutes (3,830 words)

Long Live the Group Chat

Aaron Edwards explores the function the group chat serves in the lives of black and brown Americans today.

Source: The Outline
Published: Sep 27, 2017
Length: 6 minutes (1,732 words)

I Played Youth Football for Years. What Will They Find in My Brain?

A new study from Boston University suggests that youth aged six to 12 who play football are at a higher risk for irreversible damage to their brains. Even Mike Ditka — had he a young son today — wouldn’t let him play football. “I think the risk is worse than the reward. I really do.”

Source: Esquire
Published: Sep 27, 2017
Length: 8 minutes (2,025 words)

How the 1970s Could Vanish from Vancouver

Brutalist architecture — heavy on concrete and blocky shapes — used to be polarizing. In Vancouver, where land is scarce and developers are bulldozer-happy, it’s in the process of disappearing.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Sep 27, 2017
Length: 6 minutes (1,645 words)

This Island Is Not for Sale: How Eigg Fought Back

After a few rich men owned the British island of Eigg, residents purchased it and created what it hopes is a model of community ownership and the good life.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Sep 26, 2017
Length: 18 minutes (4,615 words)

A Showdown Over Sharia

What happened when two groups of men — anti-sharia activists and Muslims — decided to meet at a Dairy Queen one afternoon and have a civil debate.

Source: Washington Post
Published: Sep 22, 2017
Length: 19 minutes (4,760 words)

How Fake News Turned a Small Town Upside Town

There were few details about the case because they couldn’t legally be released: The crime was a sexual assault between juveniles in Twin Falls, Idaho that involved two refugee boys and a 5-year-old girl. When Breitbart heard about the crime — and tied it to plans to allow Syrian refugees to settle in Twin Falls — the website unleashed a panic of misinformation about Muslims in Idaho that threatened to tear the town apart.

Published: Sep 26, 2017
Length: 23 minutes (5,800 words)