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Tag: USA

All longform pieces tagged with #usa on The Slow Scroll

The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
The New Yorker10 Feb 2025 • ~22000 words

Sisters from a convent outside Waco are visiting women on death row in Texas to offer spiritual support. This piece from Lawrence Wright explores the profound connections that develop between the sisters and the inmates, and how visits filled with compassion and understanding con...

High-School Band Contests Turn Marching Into a Sport—and an Art
The New Yorker10 Feb 2025 • ~9600 words

Burkhard Bilger writes about how marching bands have evolved into a competitive and artistic form known as the "marching arts." These bands now incorporate complex choreography, formations, and creative themes into their performances.

After the Raid
Texas Monthly07 Feb 2025 • ~2900 words

In December 2006, a mass ICE raid transformed the small Texas town of Cactus, leaving a significant portion of its immigrant workforce detained. Jack Herrera explores the immediate chaos of the raid and its long-term effects on the community, which has become one of the most dive...

‘Crisis communications’: emails show how NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans helped New Orleans church spin abuse scandal
The Guardian03 Feb 2025 • ~8800 words

A The Guardian investigation reveals extensive and previously undisclosed involvement by high-level executives from the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, professional sports teams, in managing the public relations fallout of the Catholic clergy abuse scandal.

The Panhandle Is Burning. Can Ranching Survive?
Texas Monthly03 Feb 2025 • ~8800 words

Emily McCullar reports on the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek wildfire in the Texas Panhandle through the stories of rancher Adam Isaacs and his family. The fire destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres, killed thousands of cattle, and caused significant economic losses. This l...

The Leaning Tower of New York
The New Yorker02 Feb 2025 • ~4050 words

Eric Lach writes about the troubles surrounding the construction of 1 Seaport, a luxury Manhattan skyscraper that began leaning during construction. Something like this happening might come as a surprise in the modern times we live in, but Lach’s reporting reveals the combination...

Soap to supremacy: The rise of white wellness
Al Jazeera02 Feb 2025 • ~8600 words

Wellness products are not something usually associated with white supremacy movements. However, when Mark Hay’s reporting starts pulling at the threads, they uncover a network of brands that not only promote alternative health but also serve as vehicles for extremist views.

How I Lost My Mother
The Atlantic30 Jan 2025 • ~2800 words

Andrea Pitzer reflects on a childhood shaped by their families devastating experience with Amway. Amway's promises of wealth and opportunity consumed her mother's life for decades, leading to financial ruin and strained family relationships.

Sarah McNally’s Book Club
Vulture29 Jan 2025 • ~4800 words

The owner of the McNally Jackson literary empire is reshaping the city’s reading life.

Will This 98-Year-Old Sculptor Ever Find a Home for His Gigantic Concrete Presidents?
Texas Monthly29 Jan 2025 • ~4850 words

David Adickes hopes to literally cement his artistic legacy by installing 43 massive busts somewhere in Texas. But he’s running out of time.