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Longreads Best of 2016: Political Analysis
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in political analysis.
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Poor Excuse for Justice: A Rape Recanted, a Victim Re-victimized
A description of a horrific attack by a serial rapist — whose victim the police refused to believe — from an in-depth investigative report by T. Christian Millar and Ken Marshall on ProPublica.
Posted inEditor's Pick
An Unbelievable Story of Rape
“Two and a half years after Marie was branded a liar, Lynnwood police found her, south of Seattle, and told her the news: Her rapist had been arrested in Colorado. They gave her an envelope with information on counseling for rape victims. They said her record would be expunged. And they handed her $500, a […]
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Beyond Gun Control
Lois Beckett of ProPublica investigates why a successful program to combat gun violence has gone underfunded and ignored.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
Posted inNonfiction, Op-Ed, Standout, Story, Uncategorized
What We Saw in Washington, D.C.
What the Trump inauguration and Women’s March reveal about the next four years in America.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week.
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Longreads Best of 2015: Investigative Reporting
The best in investigative reporting.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Rivers We Destroy: A Reading List
Here are four stories on how humans have changed local and regional river systems, and the disastrous and sometimes deadly consequences.
