Best of 2024, from Jesús Jank Curbelo in collaboration with palabra.: “It was October 1, 2022, and I was en route to becoming one of the nearly 30,000 Cubans who crossed the southern border into the United States that same month.” https://www.texasobserver.org/cuba-journalism-border-immigration-asylum-texas/

#BestOf2024 #immigration #border #politics #USpol #Cuba #journalism #refugees

Longform nonfiction is designed to be started, finished, and to leave you with something to show for it—not to pilfer as much of your precious life as possible for profit. Here are @gusbova's favorites from last year:
https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2024/

#journalism #culture #news #Texas #politics #USpol #BestOf2024

Best of 2024: There remains a hunger in the land for this sort of work—the type of reading experience that can change your opinion on an issue, that is actually interesting fodder for cocktail party conversations, that can even motivate you to take action.
https://www.texasobserver.org/best-longform-stories-2024/

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I made over 200 cartoons in 2024! Here are my 10 favorites about international politics. (3 of 3)

#bestof2024 #politicalcartoons

I made over 200 cartoons in 2024! Here are my 10 favorites about international politics. (2of 3)

#bestof2024 #politicalcartoons

I made over 200 cartoons in 2024! Here are my 10 favorites about international politics. (1of 3)

#bestof2024 #politicalcartoons

Our annual "Best of" package—now in its 13th year!—kicks off today. This week, we'll publish a Year in Reading reflection from each of the @longreads editors. Today, Krista Stevens shares stories that sparked awe and shifted her perspective in 2024.

https://longreads.com/2024/12/09/a-year-in-reading-a-shift-in-perspective/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Longreads #Bestof2024 #Essays #Journalism #Writing #Reading