This week, we’re sharing stories from Steve Stecklow, Lynn Johnson, Steven Hyden, Morgan Jerkins, and Chris McGreal.
The Guardian
Where Even Walmart Won’t Go: How Dollar General Took Over Rural America
In small towns across Kansas, residents and community leaders grapple with the increasingly ubiquitous presence of America’s fastest-growing retailer.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Aaron Hamburger, William Finnegan, Cecilie Maria Kallestrup and Katrine Jo Anderson, Hannah Jane Parkinson, and Amy Westervelt.
Waiting for Mental Health Care
Patients do ask for help with their mental health. And then they wait.
Arundhati Roy: “Fiction is a Universe”
Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy is the embodiment of concept that the personal is political, even (especially?) in her fiction.
How Amazon Exploits Chinese Workers to Crank Out Its Products
How Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, exploits Chinese workers to manufacture Kindles and smart speakers.
England Is a Giant Russian Money Washing Machine
Russian money is parked in English real estate and other assets, but is it too late to purge its influence on Britain?
A Pyramid Scheme for the Social Media Generation
A new breed of charlatan posts images of their fake opulent lifestyles on Instagram to lure followers into investing in sketchy financial products.
Welcome to the New Transnational Paradigm
The decline of national political authority requires a new transnational political system. First we have to stop denying the problem.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Lizzie Presser, Kathleen McGrory, Bryan Curtis, Anna Merlan, and Amalia Illgner.
