Why Can’t California Public Schools Quit Teaching a Eurocentric Version of State History? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Despite decades of effort, activists are still trying to get California public schools to teach an accurate history of the state’s indigenous people and the cruelties of European settlement.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Ben Taub, Paige Blankenbuehler, Alex Horton, Victoria Gannon, and Gustavo Arellano.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Alex French and Maximillian Potter, Wesley Morris, Ruxandra Guidi, Robert Caro, and Mark Abley.
‘What If We Just Got Out of Nature’s Way?’ By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Instead of building seawalls or raising the land to prepare for rising sea levels, California’s Imperial Beach is considering moving the town a few blocks back from the ocean.
Building a Life in Someone Else’s Ghost Town By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Cisco, Utah can’t be a ghost town, because Eileen Muza lives there, but people sure treat it that way.
Does Outdoor Recreation Correlate With Environmental Values? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Being an outdoorsy person doesn’t make you a conservationist, sadly.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Abrahm Lustgarten, Lois Beckett, Julia O’Malley, Alice Driver, and Sarah Jeong.
A Whale Hunt on Facebook By Pam Mandel Highlight Anti-whaling activists target an Arctic subsistence hunter after a whale hunt gets media coverage.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Katherina Grace Thomas, James Lasdun, Kyle Chayka, Tay Wiles, and Buzz Bissinger.
These Law Enforcement Officers Wield Handguns and Vet Supplies By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Nevada’s “cow cops” work a unique beat where crimes range from cattle rustling, bovine homicide, and animal abuse.
Loving the Difficult Places By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Kate Schimel narrates her grueling trek into Oregon’s Kalmiopsis Wilderness with the people who voluntarily clear its impenetrable trails and swim its clear creeks, showing why America needs road-free, undeveloped areas just like it
