In an excerpt from ‘The Third Rainbow Girl,’ Emma Copley Eisenberg interrogates various social conditions that might have contributed to a mysterious double murder in West Virginia in 1980.
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Trading Spaces
Ditching the Midwest for Southern California on the heels of a crushing divorce, the last thing Cheryl Jarvis wants is her 26-year old son for a roomie.
Beyond Growth
Imagining an economy based in environmental reality
Earth to Congress
The world-changing potential of a Green New Deal
What Are the Secret Moves Being Made on the Senate Health Care Bill?
It’s hard to know, as it’s all being brokered behind closed doors.
An Addict, a Nurse, and a Christmas Resurrection
Working the night shift on an intensive care unit, Suzanne Ohlmann brushes up against death, Jesus, and her biological father.
Eating To Save My Mind
Can diet determine the future of your mental health? Claire Fitzsimmons attempts to find out through a month of Whole30.
What Shattered My Mother’s Mind
Winston Ross recalls the heartbreaking ordeal his family endured after his mother’s routine surgery led to post-operative delirium.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Chelsea G. Summers, Linda Villarosa, Ben Smith, Chappell Ellison, and Louisa Thomas.
The Downwardly Mobile Generation
How job insecurity, student debt, health care, zoning and the housing market have compounded over decades to create a life few millennials can afford.

