An Immoderate Novel for an Immoderate Season: An Interview with Olivia Laing By Bridey Heing Feature Olivia Laing’s new novel, “Crudo,” is a fictionalized account of the summer of 2017, written in real time by Laing — from the perspective of Kathy Acker.
Happy, Healthy Economy By Livia Gershon Feature Growth is only worth something if it makes people feel good.
The Palette is Political By Michelle Weber Highlight There is little in the world that is not in some way political, including YouTube makeup tutorials.
I Paid $710 to Sneak Into This Club By Michelle Weber Highlight We wear slogan tees to signal our politics and identify ourselves to like-minded thinkers — but maybe they mask more than they reveal.
An Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reading List By Danielle Tcholakian Reading List The New York Times came under fire for asking, “Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?” A lot of outlets already knew.
If Tim Russert Could Interview Trump Today By Catherine Cusick Commentary On the tenth anniversary of Tim Russert’s death, one question rings out over the last decade in American politics: What Would Tim Ask?
Stacey Abrams’ Historic Win in Georgia: A Reading List By Danielle Jackson Reading List Stacey Abrams’ win in Georgia could put one of the U.S.’s most populous red states in play for progressives for the first time in decades.
Is New York the Most Corrupt State in the Nation? By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary A robust local media is important to rooting out corruption, but so is a well-informed electorate.
End the White House Correspondents’ Dinner By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary It’s an embarrassment to journalism.
A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture By Minda Honey Feature Minda Honey explores the long unraveling of a #MeToo moment in the wake of cultural upheaval.
Coachella, Alternativo By Gabriel Thompson Feature Durante el tiempo que pasó en el Valle de Coachella, California, el periodista Gabriel Thompson exploró cómo las comunidades latinas de la región se han adaptado a una vida de miedos e incertidumbre durante la administración de Trump.
Coachella, Underground By Gabriel Thompson Feature Spending time in California’s Coachella Valley, journalist Gabriel Thompson explores how the region’s Latino communities have adjusted to a life of fear and uncertainty under a Trump administration.
A Journalist Takes Stock of His Formative Years By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight An experienced reporter looks back at the hard lessons he learned reporting from Eastern Europe during a politically tumultuous time.
Welcome to the New Transnational Paradigm By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight The decline of national political authority requires a new transnational political system. First we have to stop denying the problem.
Wallace Shawn’s Late Night By Aaron Gilbreath Feature The playwright has a lot to tell viewers about human nature and our depraved era. Too bad so few people have seen his plays.
Longreads Best of 2017: Local Reporting By Longreads Reading List We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in local reporting.
Longreads Best of 2017: Under-Recognized Stories By Longreads Reading List Here are the best stories we thought deserved more attention this year.
We’re All Alabama Now By Bob Moser Commentary Alabama, it turns out, isn’t an American outlier after all.
The Complicated Politics of Rescue and Recovery By Michelle Legro Highlight The Cajun Navy was an essential part of Hurricane Harvey relief. But like everything else, their efforts became politically complicated.
Peter Thiel Makes Sure His Kids Are All Right By Michelle Legro Commentary Why the libertarian billionaire keeps tabs on the magazine he founded at Stanford 30 years ago.
Meditations in an Emergency By Michelle Legro Highlight In this oral history of the 2016 election, the media loses the narrative thread it had been creating for decades.
The RNC, Revisited By Longreads Feature Last year, when Jared Yates Sexton went to Cleveland, the ugliness he saw there was a harbinger of much to come.
My Journey to the Heart of the FOIA Request By Spenser Mestel Feature Fifty years ago, the Freedom of Information Act gave the public access to government secrets — all you had to do was ask. How a simple request became a bureaucratic nightmare.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Takes on the Trump Presidency By Danielle Jackson Commentary In an excerpt from his upcoming book on the Obama administration, Coates constructs an incisive look at Donald Trump’s political ascent.
Eileen Myles: There’s No Escaping History By Sari Botton Commentary The poet and one-time presidential candidate isn’t the least bit surprised by the state of our union.
A Long, Dark Night of the Soul at Donald Trump’s Childhood Home By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Alexander Nazaryan spends a night at Trump’s first home in Queens to see if it can tell him anything about the president.
On Syrian Doctors and Borders: America’s Loss is Canada’s Gain By Krista Stevens Highlight How a Syrian physician got caught in the web of Trump’s travel ban and found a new, welcoming home in Canada.
Making Your Own Appointment to Die By Krista Stevens Highlight When someone you love has a fatal disease and chooses to die on their own terms, how do you cope?
The Colorblind Whitewashers of American History By Michelle Weber Highlight Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw offers a sharp rebuke to those who would declare our country “post-racial.”
