The Willamette River, a superfund site, was once Portland’s lifeblood. A massive cleanup project could restore it for the communities of color that had long relied on it for food, work, and leisure.
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‘Trump Wouldn’t Be President Without the Neoliberalization of New York City’
A conversation about hyper-gentrification with Vanishing New York author Jeremiah Moss.
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Artists and Their Muse: Gentrification
A round-up profile on artists in New York City who are negatively affected by gentrification, recognize their role in it, and make art about it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism
Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez
Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story
Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez
Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
Posted inBlog Post, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
An Unapologetic Plea for Your Help Funding More Personal Essays
Longreads’ Essays Editor on the importance of budgeting for personal narratives.
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‘We Are Building Our Way To Hell’: Tales Of Gentrification Around The World
Dispatches from Portland, Chicago, Paris, London, Montreal, Berlin, Lisbon and other cities around the world where rampant gentrification appears to be displacing whole communities and cultures and creating playgrounds for the rich.
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The Pleasures of Protest: Taking on Gentrification in Chinatown
Working as a tenant organizer in New York’s Chinatown opened Esther Wang’s eyes to the ugly—and complicated—realities of gentrification in New York City.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Pleasures of Protest: Taking on Gentrification in Chinatown
Working as a tenant organizer in New York’s Chinatown opened Esther Wang’s eyes to the ugly—and complicated—realities of gentrification in New York City.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
The Pleasures of Protest: Taking on Gentrification in Chinatown
Working as a tenant organizer in New York’s Chinatown opened Esther Wang’s eyes to the ugly—and complicated—realities of gentrification in New York City.
