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Welcome to Digital Nomadland

by Carolyn Wells December 22, 2022December 22, 2022

“A Portuguese island created a village for remote workers, promising community to the newcomers and prosperity to the locals—then delivered on neither.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

Jesus Is Everywhere in Port-au-Prince, but So Is Vodou

by Aaron Gilbreath January 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Violent tensions have existed between Haiti’s Vodouisants and missionary Christians for centuries.

Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Nonfiction, Quotes

Treating Drug Epidemics Requires More Than Changes in Law

by Aaron Gilbreath December 14, 2017October 19, 2022

How Portugal combats its drug epidemic with decriminalization, social services, and new ways of thinking.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads November 3, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Mike Mariani, Emma Marris, Patrick Rosal, Susana Ferreira, and Scott Indrisek.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Decriminalization: A Love Story

by Sari Botton November 1, 2017October 19, 2022

In a ranging piece funded by the Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award, journalist Susana Ferreira reports on the decriminalization of drugs in Portugal, where since 2001, addiction has been treated more like an illness than a crime.

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