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Posted inFeatured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

Closure for a Sister Disappeared

by Krista Stevens January 25, 2021October 19, 2022

“The crypt was a memorial for victims of the regime; she would lie with her peers, after all.”

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction

Cowards and Accomplices

by Judith Hertog January 4, 2019October 19, 2022

In light of her own family’s experience during the Holocaust, Judith Hertog considers her ethical responsibilities in today’s world.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

Cowards and Accomplices

by Judith Hertog January 4, 2019October 19, 2022

In light of her own family’s experience during the Holocaust, Judith Hertog considers her ethical responsibilities in today’s world.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story

To Heil, or Not To Heil, When Traveling in the Third Reich

by Longreads October 10, 2018October 19, 2022

One of the first decisions any tourist had to make when crossing the German border in the mid-1930s was whether or not to “Heil Hitler.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Gone Gray

by Sari Botton July 10, 2018October 19, 2022

In the first essay in Longreads’ new “Fine Lines” series on age and aging, Jessica Berger Gross reflects on what letting her roots grow in at age 45 has meant, in terms of feminism and resistance.

Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Unapologetic Women

The Manipulative Power of ‘You Understand’

by Danielle Tcholakian May 18, 2018October 19, 2022

A reminder, courtesy of Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Politics and Prose

by Sari Botton May 18, 2018October 19, 2022

A personal essay in which Marie Myung-Ok Lee finds herself conflicted about attending a controversial author’s reading and wonders: what does “speaking up” actually mean?

Posted inEditor's Pick

Assertiveness Training

by Sari Botton December 1, 2017October 19, 2022

A personal essay in which Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.

Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

How Food Can Be a Platform for Activism

by Shakirah Simley October 4, 2017October 19, 2022

Food activist Shakirah Simley lays out her philosophy for a ‘good food movement’ that prioritizes racial equality.

diego looking at Caracas landscape.
Posted inCurrent Events, Featured, Profiles & Interviews

“That Was the Final Straw”: On Reporting From Venezuela as It Spiraled Downward

by benhuberman October 3, 2017October 19, 2022

During two chaotic weeks in July, Christian Borys chronicled the stories of young activists facing an impossible dilemma: exile or dictatorship.

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