Wright Thompson has written an incredible book. By forcing himself to reconsider the dirt where he grew up, he holds a mirror to us all. The book will make huge news in September when it drops. The smart move to make is to preorder now. Please do so.

I wrote about two endearing young scientists, an argument, and the worst day in the history of the planet nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Trying to understand how insurers decide what mental health care you or a loved can get, and for how long? Good luck. And don’t look to the federal gov’t, which oversees most Americans health plans, to help. States are trying to demand standards propublica.org/article/mental…

NEWS: The Supreme Court will not stop Florida’s scheduled execution today of Loran Cole, who has Parkinson’s and challenged the state’s lethal injunction protocol due to that. There were no noted dissents. The execution is scheduled for 6p.

Wow. So glad a reporter did this. Great work, Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸.

Work I've done that I don't list on my resume: *worked at a call center for a dating agency *ran the register at a burrito joint *cocktail waitressed *did seasonal work stringing Christmas lights on wire reindeer *ghostwrote for a trade publication

Everybody has their favorite Robert McFadden lead sentence but I dare you to find one better than this, from 1/1/00.

Our editor recently won a six-year libel case. It didn’t feel like a victory. Not only did the case cost ProPublica hundreds of thousands of dollars, but it also denied @CharlesOrnstein a mortgage approval. Hear the story directly from him: propublica.org/article/bud-fr…

I wrote another book ✨It’s about climate grief, the failures of language during our age of climate catastrophe, and the art of memorial. Part of Transit Books UNDELIVERED LECTURE SERIES, it’s out in Feb 2025. Preorder it pls? bookshop.org/p/books/immemo…

“What interests me,” Rachel Kushner said, “what I know, understand, is people who find ways to build their own reality.”

This piece by Matthew Shaer on the epidemic of loneliness is so smart and nuanced and thought-provoking--and actually hopeful at the end. Highly recommended. nytimes.com/2024/08/27/mag…

Sheriffs, a strikingly powerful and often lawless bunch, deserve far more attention from the criminal justice reform movement. Jessica Pishko has a new book The Highest Law in the Land that takes a close look.

EXCLUSIVE: Ginni Thomas privately cheered on a major religious-rights group for fighting efforts to reform the Supreme Court. Plus: A conservative leader attacked Justice Kagan as "treasonous" for backing an enforceable SCOTUS ethics code. Read/listen: propublica.org/article/ginni-…

Karla Porter's husband stabbed her w/a drill, beat her w/a rake. Not incl in the piece: he also forced her 2 stand @ the sink & drink water until she urinated on herself. She's been sentenced 2, in effect 50 yrs for killing him. Is this justice? My latest: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Tonight, my journalism students are walking around campus interviewing students about their thoughts ahead of the election. I’m walking around observing them, and many have mentioned that students refuse to share their name, year or any identifying and information. Trust in the

Our justice system's definition of self-defense excludes women in abusive relationships who kill their partners, writes Rachel Louise Snyder. Nearly 3/4 of women in a study she explores experienced intimate partner violence the year before they committed homicide. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

incredible thread