Massood Sanjer, Afghanistan’s most famous radio host, had an unlikely start to his career as a beacon of free speech. Under the Taliban rule, his voice used to carry Taliban propaganda all over the world.
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Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, History, Nonfiction, Story
After World War I, Horror Movies Were Invaded By an Army of Reanimated Corpses
Were early horror films, with their long, angry processions of the undead, repeating the mass trauma of the First World War, or foreshadowing the coming of the Second?
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Current Events, Unapologetic Women
Did We Learn From Anita Hill?
Or will Democrats sell out Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, too?
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
In a City Divided by Barbecue, Chicago’s South Side Style Gets Ignored
On Chicago’s Southside, there is a type of barbecue found nowhere else, and it’s too widely ignored.
Bundyville: The Remnant — Character List
These biographical sketches can be used as a tool to keep names and stories straight as you read or listen to Bundyville: The Remnant.
Posted inCulture, education, History, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Why Can’t California Public Schools Quit Teaching a Eurocentric Version of State History?
Despite decades of effort, activists are still trying to get California public schools to teach an accurate history of the state’s indigenous people and the cruelties of European settlement.
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The Great White Nope
Canada’s old white publishing institutions are a lesson in what happens when your media industry contracts: journalism no longer serves the reality of the country.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Reading List
1000 Days of Trump
Where do we start? How long do you have?
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Longreads Best of 2019: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Our top picks of the year, all in one place.
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Finding the Limit of a Nation of Laws: Integrity, or the Lack Thereof
This David Frum piece in The Atlantic is a roadmap to Trump’s likeliest path to authoritarianism and self-enrichment — and therefore also a guide to what Americans of conscience need to do to protect democracy.
