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The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1

How a 29-year-old idealist built a global drug bazaar and became a murderous kingpin.

Joshuah Bearman·Wired·April 201510.0(1)

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The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1

Fortress Yellowstone

Fortress Yellowstone

Joseph Bullington·In These Times·April 2026

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Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Alexander Sammon·Slate·April 2026

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Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All

Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All

Marcia Brown&Steve Volk·POLITICO·October 2026

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What’s the Matter With France?

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The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1

The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1

Joshuah Bearman·Wired·April 2015

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The True Cost of Dollar Stores

The True Cost of Dollar Stores

Alec MacGillis·The New Yorker·June 2020

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What’s the Matter With France?

Paul Krugman·Paul Krugman·October 2026

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Trump Is Gutting America’s Core Geopolitical Advantage: The Strategic Costs of Antagonizing Canada and Mexico

Trump Is Gutting America’s Core Geopolitical Advantage: The Strategic Costs of Antagonizing Canada and Mexico

Robert B. Zoellick·Foreign Affairs Magazine·October 2026

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Behind the Barrel: The Oil Traders Fueling Israel's Genocide

Behind the Barrel: The Oil Traders Fueling Israel's Genocide

Charlie Furellis·Oil Change International·September 2026

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Why States Are Cutting Back on Their Climate Goals

Why States Are Cutting Back on Their Climate Goals

Francesca Paris&Ben Blatt·The New York Times·September 2026

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The Seniors Against Senior Housing

The Seniors Against Senior Housing

Charley Locke·Bloomberg.com·August 2026

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The Pay-to-Play Model Has Broken Youth Sports

The Pay-to-Play Model Has Broken Youth Sports

Caitlin Moscatello·Intelligencer·August 2026

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The Future, Made in China

The Future, Made in China

Evan Osnos·The New Yorker·August 2026

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Fortress Yellowstone

Fortress Yellowstone

Joseph Bullington·In These Times·April 2026

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Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Who Killed the Florida Orange?

Alexander Sammon·Slate·April 2026

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The 25 Most Interesting Ideas I've Found in 2025 (So Far)

The 25 Most Interesting Ideas I've Found in 2025 (So Far)

Derek Thompson·Derek Thompson·September 2025

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The True Cost of Dollar Stores

The True Cost of Dollar Stores

Alec MacGillis·The New Yorker·June 2020

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The Fight to Free Ben & Jerry’s

The Fight to Free Ben & Jerry’s

Carrie Battan·Intelligencer·June 2026

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Inside the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand

Inside the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand

David A. Taylor·Scientific American·February 2024

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When the New Neighbor Arrived, They Were Excited. It Turned Into a Seven-Year Nightmare That Had Liberals Losing Their Minds.

When the New Neighbor Arrived, They Were Excited. It Turned Into a Seven-Year Nightmare That Had Liberals Losing Their Minds.

Alexander Sammon·Slate·March 2026

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TSMC’s debacle in the American desert

TSMC’s debacle in the American desert

Viola Zhou·Rest of World·April 2024

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How WhatsApp ate the world

How WhatsApp ate the world

Issie Lapowsky·Rest of World·December 2024

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Why Arbitration Works for Baseball but Not for Health Care

Why Arbitration Works for Baseball but Not for Health Care

Sarah Kliff&Margot Sanger-Katz&Alicia Parlapiano·The New York Times·August 2026

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Invasion of the hedge fund almonds

Invasion of the hedge fund almonds

Tom Philpott·Mother Jones·January 2015

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Heir Ball: How the Cost of Youth Sports Is Changing the N.B.A.

Heir Ball: How the Cost of Youth Sports Is Changing the N.B.A.

Jay Caspian Kang·The New Yorker·June 2025

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Why States Are Cutting Back on Their Climate Goals

Why States Are Cutting Back on Their Climate Goals

Francesca Paris&Ben Blatt·The New York Times·September 2026

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Where are Vacation Homes Located in the US?

Where are Vacation Homes Located in the US?

Brian Potter·Construction Physics·July 2025

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An American education

An American education

Eli Saslow·The Washington Post·October 2022

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Fixing the broken lovelies

Fixing the broken lovelies

Eli Saslow·The Washington Post·November 2022

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The moral calculations of a billionaire

The moral calculations of a billionaire

Eli Saslow·The Washington Post·January 2022

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Tokyo drift: what happens when a city stops being the future?

Tokyo drift: what happens when a city stops being the future?

Guardian staff reporter·The Guardian·January 2025

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The Gen X Career Meltdown

The Gen X Career Meltdown

Steven Kurutz·The New York Times·July 2025

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