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Supreme Court of the United States under dark, gloomy skies.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads January 28, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Priscilla Long, Claire L. Evans, David Alm, and Sophie Haigney.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads November 6, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Nicholas Thompson, Gabriel Winant, Rachel Lord Elizondo, and Pamela Petro.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 17, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Patricia Lockwood, Rachel E. Gross, and Theresa Okokon.

Posted inEditor's Pick

How Mitch McConnell Became Trump’s Enabler-in-Chief

by Matt Giles April 17, 2020October 19, 2022

Jane Mayer’s latest — on Republican and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — is exhaustive, both in its scope and mendacity of the career politician, whose legacy is guaranteed to inextricably intertwined with that of President Donald Trump. Through nearly 12,000 words, the main takeaway is that McConnell might just be the most duplicitous politician […]

Bill Shine in the Oval Office
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 8, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Jen Gann, Christine H. Lee, John Birdsall, and Anna Callaghan.

Posted inNonfiction

Longreads Best of 2020: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks

by Krista Stevens December 4, 2020October 13, 2022

Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.

Trump shakes Putin's hand
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 28, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Michael J. Mooney, Elisa Gabbert, Nicole Chung, and Ashley Fetters.

"Best of 2022 — All Our Number One Stories" superimposed over the image of a cookie in the shape of a number one on a white plate.
Posted inNonfiction

Longreads Best of 2022: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks

by Longreads December 6, 2022December 16, 2022

All the stories we’ve selected as number one in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.

Posted inFeatured, Highlight, Nonfiction, Reading List

1000 Days of Trump

by Catherine Cusick October 17, 2019October 19, 2022

Where do we start? How long do you have?

Eric Schneiderman resigns
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 11, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, Brooke Bobb, Dom Cosentino, Jia Tolentino, and Robert Silverman.

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