“When the VFW opened a chapter inside northeastern Colorado’s Sterling Correctional Facility, the post was celebrated as a victory for prison reform nationwide. So why did it get canceled?”
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The Weather-Changing Conspiracy Theory That Will Never End
“Why are some people convinced that nefarious experiments are happening in the distant Alaskan wilderness?”
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The Myth of the Police State
“No one, not even the supposed beneficiaries, is protected.”
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A Year in Reading: When We Are Redefined
From bull rides to military parades, the world transforms us in surprising ways. The best stories get close enough to document our transformation.
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The Night 17 Million Precious Military Records Went Up in Smoke
“Altogether, 17,517,490 personnel records—the only comprehensive proof of service for all these Americans—had been wiped out of existence.”
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The Great Syrian Beach Trip
“A visit to the seaside once risked arrest and torture. Now people are soaking up the sun.”
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The Hideaway
“In an abandoned military barracks in rural Germany, Ben Green prepares for the end of the world.”
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Notes From a Burmese Prison
“I came to Myanmar because, if our worst fears were coming to pass, I thought its journalists might have something to teach me.”
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Our Best Of 2025 Is Here
Next week we’ll be sharing our favorite reads across several categories next week; first, though, we’re publishing a series of essays from your trusty Longreads editors, reflecting on our reading over the past year.
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You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
“What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We’re all finding out.”
