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“Which city do you pity most?” I ask just before the elevator doors close. They laugh and in unison say, “Vallejo!” “California and Bust.” — Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair See more #longreads from...
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Lewis does his best to ignore what he calls “the noise.” “I’m sensitive enough to criticism that if I pay attention to it, it may make me a worse writer,” he says, maneuvering his car through the...
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The Roots of the Greek Debt Crisis
The crisis in Greece is getting worse. Its people on July 5 voted against the terms of the most recent bailout deal in a referendum, rejecting austerity. If a new deal isn’t reached soon, its...
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Michael Lewis has created a singular career out of finding outsized stories hidden in plain sight. Here, he goes deeper to unearth a fascinating profile of Chris Mark, a man who has worked for decades...
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This story was funded by our members. Join Longreads and help us to support more writers.In this week’s edition:• Perilous industry, meet unsung hero• The mother of forensic science• A brilliant...
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We’ve previously featured pieces from “Who is government?,” a Washington Post series in which writers search for “the essential public servant”—including Dave Eggers on the members of NASA’s Jet...
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