A look into the Bundy family’s history reveals how they began to distrust the federal government. From nuclear testing programs in the 1950s to the decades-long Sagebrush Rebellion starting in the 1970s, Cliven Bundy came to believe that the government was out to get him and became emboldened to fight back.
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The RNC, Revisited
Last year, when Jared Yates Sexton went to Cleveland, the ugliness he saw there was a harbinger of much to come.
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post
It’s A Very Muppets Controversy!
Steven Whitmire, who was was let go after playing Kermit for nearly three decades, has fired back at Disney.
Posted inEditor's Pick
What I Learned About Love While Getting High
Veteran HIV/AIDS reporter and Christodora author Tim Murphy’s devastating recollection of a drug addled love affair he had with an older gay couple in the wake of 9/11.
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The Future of Disaster Relief Isn’t the Red Cross
Team Rubicon breaks rules to put veterans to work and assist people in need. Is this the facelift the aid industry needs?
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Did Media Criticism Force Megyn Kelly to Go Harder on Alex Jones?
Following a media firestorm, NBC’s interview with a conspiracy theorist was heavily edited. Though some commentators praised the segment, few ended up watching.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story, Uncategorized
The Month of Giving Dangerously
Elizabeth Greenwood decides to give everything: time, money, praise, forgiveness. But when does generosity become a mania for giving?
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The Story of My Leg
How military technology saved the veteran of a different kind of war—a young man who faced a leg amputation after years of complications from spina bifida.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories by Jonathan Alter, T. Kira Madden, Ijeoma Oluo, Lauren Alwan, and Rich Schapiro
