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Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

How the American Meat Industry Exploits Undocumented Laborers

by Aaron Gilbreath January 3, 2018October 19, 2022

Meat processing is one of the most dangerous jobs in America, even more so if you’re one of the undocumented immigrants who sanitizes the facilities.

Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Current Events, Uncategorized

Suburbanizing Survivalism

by Aaron Gilbreath December 11, 2017October 19, 2022

Inside the booming business of survival food.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes

Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector Will Survive With or Without America

by Aaron Gilbreath October 20, 2017October 19, 2022

Despite president Trump’s desire to build a wall and revise NAFTA, the godfather of Mexico’s manufacturing sector said they will survive.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

Nestlé Is Sucking the World’s Aquifers Dry

by Aaron Gilbreath October 4, 2017October 19, 2022

The multinational corporation is gradually privatizing a natural resource.

Posted inTop 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads August 18, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Bee Wilson, Seyward Darby, Wil S. Hylton, Greg Milner, and Annie Dillard.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes

New York City’s Final Frontier: Underground

by Aaron Gilbreath August 16, 2017October 19, 2022

What lays beneath New York City affects life above ground. One team is mapping the city’s below-ground infrastructure.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Quotes, Science & Nature

“Beef and cheese are the most important ingredients… But really, cheese.”

by michelleweber July 20, 2017October 19, 2022

Who’s moving America’s (1.3 billion pounds of) cheese? The Dairy Management Institute

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Mad Cheese Scientists Fighting to Save the Dairy Industry

by michelleweber July 19, 2017October 19, 2022

Amid an historic glut, a secretive, government-sponsored entity is putting cheese anywhere it can stuff it.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads April 28, 2017October 19, 2022

This week we’re sharing stories by Jason Fagone, Betty Ann Adam, Christian H. Cooper, Clarissa Wei, and Robert Kolker.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

“It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.”

by michelleweber April 26, 2017October 19, 2022

Robert Kolker walks us through the $400 billion lawsuit brought by the creators of This Is Spinal Tap against the movie studios, but Spinal Tap fans will love the insider tidbits about the creation of the film.

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