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Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 12, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Wesley Lowery, Sarah Bellamy, Shawn Yuan, Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and Gabrielle Bellot.

Posted inFeatured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

Four Stories from Wuhan

by Krista Stevens June 12, 2020October 19, 2022

“From the moment my mother died, I haven’t stopped thinking about how I could have saved her.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Rural California Feeds the Nation, But Too Many Rural Residents Can’t Feed and House Themselves

by Aaron Gilbreath December 3, 2019October 19, 2022

In a fertile valley that boats an $8 billion agricultural economy, the people who work the fields and in processing plants rarely enjoy the economic security that the fields’ corporate owners do.

Remembering journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 4, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Evan Ratliff, Gene Weingarten, Zachary Fagenson, Michael H. Keller and Gabriel J.X. Dance, and Clio Chang.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Science & Nature

What the Death of a Glacier Means for Us

by Aaron Gilbreath April 12, 2019October 19, 2022

The death of an iconic California glacier signals the loss of one scientist’s work, the end of an epoch, and possibly the beginning of a new era of mass extinction.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes

California Governor Jerry Brown Is Retiring

by Aaron Gilbreath March 27, 2018October 19, 2022

After 40 years of public service, California Governor Jerry Brown is retiring. This is the story of his last days.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Story

It’s a Wonderful World: The Remaking of California Agriculture

by Aaron Gilbreath February 26, 2018October 19, 2022

An interview with Mark Arax about the two decades he spent writing about the San Joaquin Valley empire of Lynda and Stuart Resnick.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

Being a Teenage Girl is Hard

by Danielle Tcholakian December 4, 2017October 19, 2022

Nobody in their families can understand them, OK?

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

The Price of Tuition-Free College

by Catherine Cusick September 27, 2017October 19, 2022

Tuition-free college is a reality in California. The catch is that eligible students can’t always afford rent, food, or books.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

Breaking Into China’s Counterfeit Supply Chains

by Aaron Gilbreath August 23, 2017October 19, 2022

How private detectives crack down on China’s rampant counterfeit industry.

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