This is the story of how a handfull of mega-rich ended up hoarding most of the world’s wealth.
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How Does a Person Lose Track of Their Diary?
Stumbling upon someone’s lost journal in a used book store leads Sophie Lucido Johnson down a path she couldn’t have expected.
The Guardians of Ghost Town
Longtime West Oakland resident Annette Miller has witnessed the dramatic transformation of the city as changes over the past few decades have swept the block she’s lived on for over 50 years.
A Confederacy of (Dangerous) Dunces
Rebecca Solnit argues that the American Confederacy lives on, with Donald Trump at the helm.
Greenland’s Deepening Ecological Grief
“We no longer understand it here. We don’t trust it.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Steve Stecklow, Lynn Johnson, Steven Hyden, Morgan Jerkins, and Chris McGreal.
Waiting for Mental Health Care
Patients do ask for help with their mental health. And then they wait.
The Symbiotics of Harvesting Eider Down
“There is an irresistible simplicity to the relationship between the harvesters and the eiders.”

