Tay Wiles reports on how the Dakota Access Pipeline protests have spread greater understanding of environmental issues among Natives and non-Natives alike, and how they’ve inspired a new generation of protesters who are collaborating to raise awareness of and oppose other projects that impact Indigenous people, their rights, and their land.
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America Is Still the Future
Sullivan reflects back on his time as a foreigner in the U.S. and how he learned to embrace the country’s flaws and virtues during his journey of becoming a citizen.
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The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence
A deep look into the career and voting record of Vice President Mike Pence during his time in Indiana government.
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In 1971, the People Didn’t Just March on Washington — They Shut It Down
The most influential large-scale political action of the ’60s was actually in 1971, and you’ve never heard of it. It was called the Mayday action, and it provides invaluable lessons for today.
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‘We Have a Lot of Firepower — and We Will Persevere’: California vs. Trump
In the first piece in a series at The California Sunday Magazine, Andy Kroll sets out to explore the relationship between California and Donald Trump’s Washington.
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The Great Exception
“We’ve got the scientists. We’ve got the universities. We have the national labs. We have a lot of political clout and sophistication for the battle. And we will persevere,” says California governor Jerry Brown. This first piece in a series explores the relationship between the Golden State and Donald Trump’s Washington.
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The Audacity of Hope: A Reading List on Barack Obama
Of all the articles written about Obama over the years, the ones that intrigued me most were the ones that helped me get to know the man and what he stood for, just a little bit better. With this reading list we remember the man, his time in office, and take a peek at what’s in store after the White House.
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Joe Biden: ‘I Wish to Hell I’d Just Kept Saying the Exact Same Thing’
The vice president looks back — and forward. Veteran journalist Jonathan Alter’s exit interview with Joe Biden.
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Longreads Is Teaming Up with The Stranger to Cover the Inauguration and Protests
We’re teaming up with The Stranger to cover the presidential inauguration and protests in Washington, D.C.
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Meltdown of the Phantom Snowflakes
“When I fight back, though, when I continue to write about injustice in the face of the bullying campaigns that are daily life for every female activist I have met, precisely when I feel strongest—that’s when I’m told I’m weak. A crybaby. Special snowflake. Whiner… As politics turn darker, these slurs have become weaponized. Something […]