An anthropologist on a return visit to a remote village in Papua New Guinea learns that all the village’s young men are terribly wounded.
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Why “Florida Man” Really Isn’t All that Funny
“Is Florida Man a hero, a villain or a victim? And is it still okay to laugh along?” (No, it’s not.)
This economist has a plan to fix capitalism. It’s time we all listened
Mariana Mazzucato, author of The Value of Everything and “one of the most influential economists in the world,” first set out to rewrite a narrative of corporate innovation that omitted the role of the state’s early investments in risk-taking. Now the European Parliament has just approved Mazzucato’s proposal for Horizon Europe, a set of concrete, measurable policies designed to […]
The Zoo That Divided a Town
Exotic critters have gnawed the frail threads that once bound a small Ontario community.
Notes for a Post-apocalyptic Novel
When things get hard, we look to our most fundamental relationships. This is the story of a son, a father, a camper van, a pandemic, and the ties that bind.
Food Injustice
Does helping poor urban families access fresh vegetables reduce health disparities? Probably not, but universal health care sure would.
‘Brokenness and Holiness Really Go Together’: Darcey Steinke on Menopause
Darcey Steinke says that most menopause memoirs “end with this come-to-Jesus moment of, ‘Then I accepted hormones.’ I’m not against it, but … I wanted to hear what it’s like for other women.”
Making Periods Green To Topple Tampax
Will a pain-relieving, CBD-infused, biodegradable cotton tampon be enough to beat Tampax?
Longreads Best of 2019: Business Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business writing.
The Scourge of Worker Wellness Programs
“The rise of the worker wellness program, along with the visceral backlash to it, has revealed the limits and small humiliations of this neoliberal approach to health care. It offers, in implicit contrast, an argument for a more humane strengthening of the social safety net—while demanding a collective worker-based response to the various ways employers […]
