The alcohol epidemic devastated Native American communities, leading to crippling poverty, astonishingly high mortality rates — and a successful sobriety movement.
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Longreads Best of 2016: Investigative Reporting
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in investigative reporting
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Celebrating Pride: The Work We Have To Do
There is much to do. But we are alive. We get to do the work.
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Celebrating Pride: The Work We Have To Do
There is much to do. But we are alive. We get to do the work.
Posted inEvents, Nonfiction, Video
‘Apostrophes’: Nikole Hannah-Jones on Race, Education and Inequality, at Longreads Story Night
Video: An incredibly moving piece by The New York Times Magazine writer.
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Our Sex Education: A Reading List
Here are nine stories about modern-day sex education and our history with bad sex ed classes.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Our Sex Education: A Reading List
Here are nine stories about modern-day sex education and our history with bad sex ed classes.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Just Like Heaven? Four Stories About Nordic Countries
Why are we Americans so drawn to the Scandinavian Peninsula and beyond? Why do some Republicans speak of Sweden with disdain or horror, whereas left-leaning folks go starry-eyed? Does the recent influx of refugees to these countries mark the beginning of institutionalized xenophobia?
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We Need to Talk About Money: Seven Stories About Personal Finance
For so long, conversations about money were considered gauche. With every essay and podcast episode, that taboo is broken down.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Just Like Heaven? Four Stories About Nordic Countries
Why are we Americans so drawn to the Scandinavian Peninsula and beyond? Why do some Republicans speak of Sweden with disdain or horror, whereas left-leaning folks go starry-eyed? Does the recent influx of refugees to these countries mark the beginning of institutionalized xenophobia?
