A booming injection well industry is pumping toxic waste deep into the earth in Ohio’s rural towns.
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Oh, Girl!
Migrant children, many of whom are unaccompanied minors, are traveling to the U.S. border to escape violence and seek asylum. Is anyone listening to their stories?
Posted inScience & Nature, Story
Atomic City
On January 3, 1961, a nuclear reactor the size of a small grain silo exploded in the Idaho desert, causing one of the only recorded nuclear fatalities on U.S. soil.
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Longreads Best of 2018: Investigative Reporting
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in investigative reporting.
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Commentary, Culture, Current Events, Science & Nature, Unapologetic Women
Why Beyoncé Placed HBCU’s at the Center of American Life
The singer’s latest performance helps expand the possibilities of what it looks like to be a black thinking person.
Posted inCrime, Story
“We Are Not Lost Causes”
How youth in Rochester, New York, are working to save their neighborhood — and themselves — by forging pathways away from violent street crime.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The 17-Year Itch
Laura Jean Baker finds that being a feminist married to a progressive man isn’t a fail-safe against sexism occasionally intruding in their marriage.
Posted inBooks, Business, Business & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized
Beyond Growth
Imagining an economy based in environmental reality
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Longreads Best of 2018: Business Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business writing.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature, Uncategorized
Struggling to Balance Business and Conservation in the Amazon Basin
Driving through the Amazon Basin on a single road to see whether Brazil can balance economic development with rainforest conservation.
