Long Reads

theatlantic.com

The Man Who Broke Politics
Newt Gingrich turned partisan battles into bloodsport, wrecked Congress, and paved the way for Trump’s rise. Now he’s reveling in his achievements
by McKay Coppins (Nov-2018)

theguardian.com

How the ‘rugby rape trial’ divided Ireland
After a trial that dominated the news, the accused were all found not guilty. But the case had tapped into a deeper rage that has not died
by Susan McKay (04-Dec-2018)

elpais.com

The Chilling Extinction of Spain’s Last Glacier
The frozen expanse of Monte Perdido is receding at an alarming rate and could disappear within three decades
by Luis Almodóvar and Nuño Domínguez (25-Oct-2018)

elpais.com

America’s shameful rapprochement to the Franco dictatorship
“Intelligence cables to which EL PAÍS has had access show that the United States asked Madrid for discretion regarding plans to quietly normalize relations between both countries”
English version by Susana Urra (23-Oct-2018)

longreads.com

Burning Down The Haus
“The Very Top Guy in the Stasi was Personally Involved in Figuring Out How to Destroy Punk”
by Will Hermes (Sep-2018)

nytimes.com

New York Times special investigation
“Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father”
by David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner (02-Oct-2018)

wired.co.uk

Using technology to prevent abuses of power
“From the fires of revolution, Ukraine is reinventing government”
by Rowland Manthorpe (20-Aug-2018)

theatlantic.com

A warning from Europe
“Polarization. Conspiracy theories. Attacks on the free press. An obsession with loyalty. Recent events in the United States follow a pattern Europeans know all too well”
by Anne Applebaum (Oct-2018)

vanityfair.com

Growing Up Jobs
“Lisa Brennan-Jobs remembers the pride and pain of a childhood spent navigating the vastness between her struggling single mom and Apple’s mercurial founder.”
by Lisa Brennan-Jobs (01-Aug-2018)

longreads.com

The Tyrant and His Enablers
“How is it possible for a whole country to fall into the hands of a tyrant? According to Shakespeare, it could not happen without widespread complicity.”
by Stephen Greenblatt (May-2018)

nytimes.com

The New York Times: War Without End
“The Pentagon’s failed campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan left a generation of soldiers with little to fight for but one another”
by C. J. Chivers (09-Aug-2018)

theguardian.com

The Guardian Book review:
“Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World – review”
by Yanis Varoufakis (12-Aug-2018)

nytimes.com

The New York Times:
“V.S. Naipaul, Who Explored Colonialism Through Unsparing Books, Dies at 85”
by Rachel Donadio (11-Aug-2018)

nybooks.com

The New York Review of Books:
“On Being a Writer”
by V.S. Naipaul (23-Apr-1987)

theguardian.com

The Guardian on Russian money in the UK:
“How Britain let Russia hide its dirty money – For decades, politicians have welcomed the super-rich with open arms. Now they’re finally having second thoughts. But is it too late?”
by Oliver Bullough (25-May-2018)

nytimes.com

The New York Times on Newark’s approach to ‘transparency’:
“In Newark, Police Cameras, and the Internet, Watch You – Surveillance cameras monitored by the police have become a ubiquitous presence in many cities. In Newark, anyone with internet access is allowed to watch.”
by Rick Rojas (9-Jun-2018)

bbc.co.uk

A BBC story:
“Tales from the far-flung Faroes – The people who live on remote rocks in the North Atlantic”
by Christian Petersen (2-Jun-2018)

revealnews.org

A story from the Center for Investigative Reporting:
“Migrant children sent to shelters with histories of abuse allegations”
by Aura Bogado, Patrick Michels, Vanessa Swales and Edgar Walters (20-Jun-2018)

nymag.com

New York Magazine on the former President of the United States:
“Where Is Barack Obama?”
by Gabriel Debenedetti (24-Jun-2018)

edition.cnn.com

CNN on the accusations made against Morgan Freeman:
“Women accuse Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior, harassment An Phung and Chloe Melas”
by An Phung and Chloe Melas (29-May-2018)

cjr.org

The Columbia Journalism Review on the way journalists in the United States deal with the intensity of covering the Trump administration:
“The burnout year – It’s been an exhausting news cycle, for readers as well as those of us in the business”
by Alexandria Neason (Winter 2018 Issue)

nytimes.com

The New York Times on the effects of Fake News on a small town:
“At the height of the 2016 election, exaggerated reports of a juvenile sex crime brought a media maelstrom to Twin Falls — one the Idaho city still hasn’t recovered from”
by Caitlin Dickerson (26-Sep-2017)

newyorker.com

The NewYorker on the accusations made against Harvey Weinstein:
“From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories”
by Ronan Farrow (23-Oct-2017)