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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads January 6, 2023January 26, 2023

Happy New Year! Here’s our first Top 5 list of 2023.

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No Way to Live

by Seyward Darby January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

“As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declares a state of emergency on housing, residents like Sarah Fay live on the brink of being unhoused.”

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A Drunk Mechanic, Shackled Immigrants, a Crash Landing: The Dangers of ICE Flights

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 8, 2021October 19, 2022

“The airlines behind immigration flights aren’t household names, and they rarely land at major airports. They’re part of a shadow world of contractors that transport immigrants for profit. Since 2004, they have charged the U.S. government — and its taxpayers — more than $2 billion.”

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