After changing her conservative grandfather’s mind about affirmative action, Danielle Tcholakian commits to trying to get through to people whose politics are very different from her own.
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Ugly, Bitter, and True
After years of feeling hopeless and barely human, one talented writer manages to find her will to live.
Posted inArts & Culture, Quotes
Dwayne Johnson Is Everything Our President Isn’t
He works out twice a day, he remembers everyone he meets, he hopes you’re sleeping soundly and doing great!
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story
The True Story of Refugees in an American High School
The politics of immigration ignores the reality: a classroom of young people adjusting to life in the United States, and a teacher driven to help.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Big Food Strikes Back
Michael Pollan chronicles the Obamas’ promising early attempts to reform America’s industrial agricultural complex, the ways Big Foods’ lobbying muscle and money impeded progress, and America’s food movement needs to build a powerful presence in Washington.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction
The Mutilated and the Disappeared
A visit to the only shelter in Mexico for migrants who have been mutilated along the migrant trail.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
The Mutilated and the Disappeared
A visit to the only shelter in Mexico for migrants who have been mutilated along the migrant trail.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
The Arsonist Was Like a Ghost
It was the thirtieth fire in less than two months. Who was trying to burn down Accomack County?
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2016: Political Analysis
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in political analysis.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editorial team at Longreads.
