Longread #445 -- In the Name of Love -- 1/31/14

"In the Name of Love" by Miya Tokumitsu
Published in Jacobin Magazine, January 2014

Eric

Longread #444 --- The Techtopus -- 1/30/14

"The Techtopus: How Silicon Valley’s most celebrated CEOs conspired to drive down 100,000 tech engineers’ wages" by Mark Ames
Published in PandoDaily, January 23, 2014

Eric

Longread #443 -- Jesse Willms, the Dark Lord of the Internet -- 1/29/14

After reading the first paragraph, I thought I was going to hate this article and almost stopped reading it. Instead, I was blown away by the extent of the shady business practices that just one person has turned into a boom-and-bust cycle of internet empires. It's scary to think that he's only the tip of the iceberg.

"Jesse Willms, the Dark Lord of the Internet" by Taylor Clark
Published in the Atlantic, December 22, 2013

Eric

Longread #442 -- Why Women Aren’t Welcome on the Internet -- 1/28/14

This is an extremely troubling story, and I was especially impressed by how honestly the author addressed the challenges involved (including free speech, limitations of the legal system, etc.) despite herself having been threatened online.

"Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet" by Amanda Hess
Published in the Pacific Standard, January 6, 2014

In related news, I just saw this yesterday -- "Pair jailed over abusive tweets to feminist campaigner."

Eric

Longread #441 -- Feuds and Plots -- 1/27/14

People do the darndest things. Thanks to reader B. Bruce for the recommendation.

"The Elvis Impersonator, the Karate Instructor, a Fridge Full of Severed Heads, and the Plot 2 Kill the President" by Wells Tower
Published in GQ, October 2013

Eric

Longread #440 -- The Sorry Lives and Confusing Times of Today's Young Men -- 1/23/14

"The Sorry Lives and Confusing Times of Today's Young Men" by Sandy Hingston
Published in Philadelphia Magazine, February 20, 2012

Eric

Longread #439 -- The Dawn of Bodybuilding -- 1/16/14

"The Dawn of Bodybuilding" by Paul Solotaroff
Published in Men's Journal, February 2012

Eric

Longread #438 -- How to Humble a Wing Nut -- 1/15/14

Not the longest of longreads, but it nonetheless covers a topic that is often of interest on this blog.

"How to Humble a Wing Nut" by Cass R. Sunstein
Published in Bloomberg, May 20, 2013

Eric

Longread #437 -- Cancer Treatment Centers of America -- 1/14/14

"Behind a cancer-treatment firm's rosy survival claims" by Sharon Begley and Robin Respaut
Published in Reuters, March 6, 2013

Eric

Longread #436 -- The Cost of Living -- 1/10/14

"The Cost of Living" by Stephen S. Hall
Published in New York Magazine, October 20, 2013

Eric

Longread #435 -- If This Was a Pill, You'd Do Anything to Get It -- 1/9/14

Long-time reader MHE81 challenged me to post a positive article about health care in America. Surprisingly, I'd had this one queued up for today or tomorrow anyway, but given the challenge, we'll go with it today.

"If this was a pill, you’d do anything to get it" by Ezra Klein
Published in the Washington Post Wonkblog, April 28, 2013

Eric

Longread #434 -- Doctors' Lucrative Industry Ties -- 1/8/14

"Doctors’ Lucrative Industry Ties" by Roni Caryn Rabin
Published in the New York Times Well Blog, May 13, 2013

Eric

Longread #433 -- The Mining of Rare Diseases -- 1/6/14

This is part 1 of the series, but the whole thing is worth reading. I'll be posting a few other articles about patents and drug development this week as well.

"The Mining of Rare Diseases" by Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong
Published in the Seattle Times, November 2013

Eric

Longread #432 -- Do Clinical Trials Work? -- 1/3/14

"Do Clinical Trials Work?" by Clifton Leaf
Published in the New York Times, July 13, 2013

Eric