A desperate veteran, missing his disability payment, walked into a bank and took several people hostage. This is how he got there.
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Posted inBooks, History, Story
The Tyrant and His Enablers
How is it possible for a whole country to fall into the hands of a tyrant? According to Shakespeare, it could not happen without widespread complicity.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Searching for the Lost on Public Land
At Outside, the disappearance of a teenage runner in Colorado brings up the question: Who searches for the people who disappear on American public lands?
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
A Girl’s Guide to Missiles
A professor returns to the California military base where she grew up to make sense of her family’s role developing weapons for the US government.
Posted inCurrent Events
A Tale of Two Americas Through the Lens of Health Care
Rich patient or poor patient? The New York Times and the Washington Post have dedicated a series to each.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
Guantánamo, Forever
After nearly a decade, Gitmo detainee Haroon Gul believed he had a chance at freedom. Then came President Trump.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
‘The Stakes May Be the Survival of Civilization’
The first report from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1966 was a passionate defense of the government’s role in the arts.
Posted inNonfiction
Queens of Infamy: Joanna of Naples
If you thought four (mostly) crappy husbands, vengeful Hungarian cousins, and the Black Death could cramp this queen’s style, think again.
Posted inBooks, Culture, Nonfiction, Story
The Daughter as Detective
A bibliophile tries to understand her father through his favorite Swedish mystery books.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Judgement and Epiphany on Pittsburgh’s Number 79 Bus
The seven stops on the bus lead one resident to an understanding about the way he views his neighbors.
