They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?
Why is California burning? “We dug ourselves into a deep, dangerous fuel imbalance due to one simple fact. We live in a Mediterranean climate that’s designed to burn, and we’ve prevented it from burning anywhere close to enough for well over a hundred years.
The Eco–Yogi Slumlords of Brooklyn
They built an empire of yoga studios and homes with ‘living walls.’ Now they’re pandemic villains.
The Free and the Brave
“A patriotic parade, a bloody brawl, and the origins of U.S. law enforcement’s war on the political left.”
The “Flying Feminist” Who Was the First Woman to Design, Build, and Fly Her Own Plane
“Lilian Bland was the first woman in the world to design, build, and fly her own plane — before Amelia Earhart had even become a teenager. So why don’t more people know her name?”
The Shooting of John T. Williams, 10 Years Later
“A decade ago, Seattle police officer Ian Birk shot and killed a well-known Native woodcarver in the community — because he carried a pocketknife. Today, his older brother Rick Williams reflects on his unjust death.”
What They Saw
“In all likelihood they will come for you at night, after you’ve gone to bed.” Part of a special Buzzfeed investigation into China’s detention camps for Uighurs.
How the Spirit Mediums of New York Are Dealing with Mass Death
“A few months into the pandemic, I started contacting spiritual mediums….As we go forward attempting to rebuild our country and our communities in the wake of this destruction, that will not just involve burying the dead—it will involve finding the means and the rituals to make sense of this loss.”
A Transit Worker’s Survival Story
“Driving a New York City bus during a pandemic and an uprising.”
Escape from 2020
“Six tales of road tripping, camping, staycationing, and eating during the summer that wasn’t.”
What Happened In Room 10?
“The Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington, was the first COVID hot spot in the U.S. Forty-six people associated with the nursing home died, exposing how ill-prepared we were for the pandemic — and how we take care of our elderly.”
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