"Records and interviews show that the U.S. government repeatedly used its muscle to advance the interests of large baby formula companies while thwarting the efforts of Thailand and other develop...
Recommending memorable pieces by Seth Freed Wessler, Stuart McGurk, Jon Mooallem, Ben Lerner, Kiese Laymon, and Amelia Tait.
https://longreads.com/2023/12/15/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-495/
Our top picks in the investigative reporting category.
https://longreads.com/2023/12/12/best-of-2023-investigations/
"For decades, patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. Columbia let him keep working."
"Taunts that once could be forgotten now live on before large audiences, prompting people to take action."
"The recent transformation of the state’s election laws explicitly enabled citizens to file unlimited challenges to other voters’ registrations. Experts warn that election officials’ handli...
This week’s edition highlights stories by Megan Greenwell, Kerry Howley, Jeremy B. Jones, Marian Bull, and Ava Kofman.
https://longreads.com/2023/06/30/top-5-longreads-of-the-week-472/
"How a doctor’s two-decade quest to grow the penis is leaving some men desperate and disfigured."
https://longreads.com/2023/06/26/inside-the-secretive-world-of-penile-enlargement/
A livelihood is not a life—yet many risk the latter in order to create the former.