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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Ta-Nehisi Coates; Nikole Hannah-Jones; Mark Collette, David Hunn, and Mike Hixenbaugh; Natalie Kitroeff and Victoria Kim;Â and Robert Minto.
Posted inBooks, History, Story
Nell Battle Lewis, Storyteller for Jim Crow
How an otherwise high-minded social reformer preserved and perpetuated her white supremacist worldview.
Posted inNonfiction
Leaving a Good Man Is Hard To Do
When women end relationships, it seems like the emotion we most acutely feel is the guilt of having pushed it away.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
How To Build An Intellectual
For one young immigrant, growing up Iranian in New York City meant raising herself.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story
Stewards of the Blood
One California woman tries to understand the code of honor that young men live by in blood feuds.
Posted inNonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Eileen Myles: There’s No Escaping History
The poet and one-time presidential candidate isn’t the least bit surprised by the state of our union.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction
Seeking a Roadmap for the New American Middle Class
Could Starbucks become the new General Motors? Or could the American worker make it even better?
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Story
Seeking a Roadmap for the New American Middle Class
Could Starbucks become the new General Motors? Or could the American worker make it even better?
Posted inEditor's Pick
Holy Warriors Against the Welfare State
A trip to the DeVos seat of power in Michigan, home of evangelism and Amway.
