Getting Connected
How small communities like Red Hook in Brooklyn and Kansas City are addressing its lack of affordable broadband access.
The NY Police vs. the Mayor
On the complicated relationship between Mayor de Blasio and the New York Police Department in the wake of the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, as well as Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.
Damage
The author, who spent her childhood in Pakistan, underwent a female genital mutilation procedure when she was seven years old. Having lived in the States for many years as a young adult, she reflects on the effects of this procedure on her sexuality and her relationship to her family, especially her mother.
Finalists for the 2015 National Magazine Awards
Congrats to the 2015 Ellies finalists! ASME has provided a list of nominees with links to stories.
This Is What Happens When We Lock Children in Solitary Confinement
An investigation into the effects of solitary confinement on juveniles.
Budd & Leni
The story of Hollywood screenwriter Budd Schulberg’s unlikely collaboration with Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl.
I Was an Amazon Chew Toy
An account of what it’s like to work at Amazon’s dog-friendly offices in Seattle.
Doris and Me
Writer Jenny Diski on coming to live with Doris Lessing during her teen years in London.
My Life Under Armed Guard
An essay by Italian journalist Roberto Saviano about his life for the last eight years under armed guard. Saviano is famous for taking on the Neapolitan mafia in his book, Gomorrah and has faced death threats since the book’s publication.
Did Sierra Leone’s Hero Doctor Have to Die?
A chilling account of the life’s work and death of Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan, a globally renowned expert in tropical diseases who ran Sierra Leone’s worst Ebola ward.
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