The Battle for the #SoulofOakland
How the brutal beating of a poor black man at an Oakland Whole Foods became a symbol of the city’s gentrification struggle.
Out of Darkness
How two psychologists who had previously devoted their careers to training US troops to resist abusive interrogation tactics teamed up with the CIA to devise a torture program and experiment on human beings.
The Lonely Death of George Bell
Nearly 50,000 people die alone in New York each year. A majority of them have friends and relatives who learn about their passing and make funeral arrangements, but a small number don’t have anyone in their lives to mourn the end of their lives. George Bell was among this tiny group.
Get to Know the National Book Award Finalists for Nonfiction
Several of this year’s nominees have been featured on Longreads before (see: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Adam Johnson, Noelle Stevenson), and this reading list features the five nonfiction nominees. The winner will be announced on November 18, 2015.
The Big Comeback of Benjamin Hochman
A narrative-driven, very human profile of a St. Louis sports columnist.
How Doctors Take Women’s Pain Less Seriously
A trip to the ER reveals the sexism inherent in emergency treatment.
How the Bronx Came Back (But Didn’t Bring Everyone Along)
The borough that once symbolized urban decline is now safer than ever, and perhaps even gentrifying—but most Bronxites’ lives are still precarious and mired in poverty.
Manhunting in the Hindu Kush
The Intercept examines secret documents on drone strikes. “During a five-month stretch of the campaign, nearly nine out of 10 people who died in airstrikes were not the Americans’ direct targets. By February 2013, Haymaker airstrikes had resulted in no more than 35 ‘jackpots,’ a term used to signal the neutralization of a specific targeted individual, while more than 200 people were declared EKIA — ‘enemy killed in action.'”
The Confessions of @dick_nixon
An essay about a father-son relationship, character, and how a Yale-trained playwright came to impersonate Richard Nixon on Twitter.
Hot Startup Theranos Has Struggled With Its Blood-Test Technology
The Silicon Valley company, led by Elizabeth Holmes, is valued at $9 billion but is running into questions about its technology.
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