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The Far Right’s Fight Against Race-Conscious School Admissions
Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department rescinded Obama-era policy documents that provided guidelines on affirmative action.
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
A Beast for the Ages
Why do we love (and fear, and kill) polar bears with so much intensity?
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We’re All Alabama Now
Alabama, it turns out, isn’t an American outlier after all.
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Queens of Infamy: Josephine Bonaparte, from Martinique to Merveilleuse
Even the Reign of Terror was no match for a determined young woman with a pug and a prophecy on her side.
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Longreads Best of 2017: Local Reporting
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in local reporting.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story
How Does It Feel To Be Unwanted?
And how many times can you start your life all over again from zero? If there’s anyone who knows the answer, it’s Claudia Amaro.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Conservative Movement to Get the GOP on Board With Global Warming
These conservatives are hoping to rally Republican voters around global warming in a way that gets the GOP to finally listen.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Story
What Ever Happened To the Truth?
Michiko Kakutani is interested in how the distinction between fact and fiction has blurred — and how this makes us all complicit.
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Fear of a Pence Presidency
Would things be better if Mike Pence were President? What his past political missteps tell us.
