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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. Death by Gentrification: The Killing That Shamed San Francisco Rebecca Solnit | The Guardian | March 21, 2016 |Â 21 minutes (5,317 words) […]
A Transgender-Military Reading List
Thousands of people in the U.S.’s all-volunteer military are transgender.
Social Networks Have Always Battled HIV/AIDS
When Greg Owen saved thousands of lives with a Facebook post, he became part of the long history of social networks and gay activism.
This Land Should Be Your Land: A National Parks Reading List
Underneath the beautiful surface of federal lands are stories of danger, harassment, and billionaire privilege.
In a Swimming Pool, Learning to Trust
A swimming instructor for ten years, Matt Grant learned the most from his most challenging student.
The Boy With the Coin-Filled Cellophane Cigarette Wrapper, and Me
Meeting an apparently less fortunate child in her daughter’s kindergarten class transports Amber Leventry back to her own painful youth.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
American Dolchstoss
The German “stab-in-the-back” myth springs back to life in America, this time through scapegoating over lost jobs.
Twelve Truths About My Life With Bell’s Palsy
After giving birth to her second child, half of Pam Moore’s face became paralyzed.

