The long read: Over the past decade, Hungary has been a beacon for the ‘postliberal’ right, with pro-Trump thinkers making regular pilgrimages to Budapest. Now Orbán is gone, how will the movement adapt?

After wildfires scarred the Sacramento Mountains above Ruidoso, New Mexico, the community was under heightened threat of catastrophic flooding. Officials were aware but continued to promote the town to tourists who were oblivious to the danger.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/longform/p/1474962/are-we-sleepwalking-into-world-war-iii

Teams make handshake deals with players as young as 11 while moneylenders prey on their families. The industry is corrupt, but Major League Baseball and the players union have done little about it.

Waymo wants us to give up the car keys. But what are we if not drivers? Molly Fischer on the view from the back seat.

The long read: After his mother died, Otto became convinced he’d been wronged by the forensic investigators – and that one of them was a fraud. The truth was even stranger

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/longform/p/1445158/she-died-covering-war-for-fox-news-her-parents-blame-the-network-and-a-star-reporter

Homeless, alcoholic, and depressed, Michael King lives in a UPS loading bay in Portland, Oregon. One rainy night, he stumbles upon an injured, scruffy cat and takes her in. Nursing her back to health, he names her Tabor.

In a southwest Virginia fairground, thousands of musicians gather every August to keep a centuries-old tradition from flickering out.

The long read: The Emirati royal is increasingly influential on the world stage. Some see him as a visionary. Others compare him to a Bond villain. Who is he?

The Board of Peace’s model for governing Palestine reflects designs for a new world order.

In the great immigration panics of today, sympathy is focused on the home team. We are the ones who are being hurt. It...

Data center opponents have assembled a potent political force. But without a more expansive vision, there is a risk that this techlash could be co-opted and fizzle out.

The long read: Drug gangs have moved off Britain’s streets and into vulnerable people’s homes. Addicts like my friend are easy targets, but the reality can be more complicated than it seems

In a renewed period of coups across the African continent, Ruth First’s analysis in The Barrel of a Gun remains as timely as ever.

Does your child’s favourite show give them a chance to reflect, or does it move too quickly for its lessons to sink in?

The long read: The civilians of Sudan have been trying to throw off military rule for decades, but now find themselves caught in the middle of a deadly power struggle between former allies turned bitter opponents

Soggy fries, ghost kitchens, and a $19 bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich: what we've actually gained on the path to convenience.