I wish everyone would read this piece — it’s so rare that a national publication writes about my islands in a way that feels authentic and accurate but Sarah A. Topol gets it right:

As tensions with China mount, the U.S. military continues to build up Guam — placing the burdens of imperial power on the nation’s most ignored and underrepresented citizens, Sarah A. Topol reports in @NYTMag, with support from International Women's Media Foundation. nyti.ms/44gleyx

For those who don't know much about Guam or those who want to learn more - this is a comprehensive and excellently written starting point.

In @NYTMag, Sarah A. Topol reports on the U.S. military's efforts in Guam: If the United States decides to go to war in the Pacific, would the rest of America really understand what that means, whom it involves or what injustices it perpetuates? nyti.ms/3JPFSh0

"We are the price of a ‘free and open Pacific,’ but Guam is not free.” Important NYT Magazine piece on the costs of militarism on the people in Guam and other U.S. Pacific territories: nytimes.com/2023/07/07/mag…

The US military is about to build $11 billion-worth of construction projects in people’s backyards in the Pacific islands. What do they get in return? Not much at al. Sarah A. Topol tells a defining story of a population constantly footnoted. nytimes.com/2023/07/07/mag…

Yesterday's The New York Times The Daily's The Sunday Read shared "The America That Americans Forget" by #IWMFGrantee Sarah A. Topol. We're proud to support this type of innovative reporting through our Fund for Women Journalists. Give it a listen! nytimes.com/2023/07/30/pod…

Magnificent, novelistic piece by ⁦Sarah A. Topol⁩, conveys the internal rot behind the Russian war in Ukraine as well as anything I've seen. nytimes.com/interactive/20… via @NYTimes

Took most of a 2 hr train ride last night to read this astonishing Sarah A. Topol piece on a Russian officer who fled the country after a harrowing near-death experience on the Ukrainian front. So well reported and told, full of cinematic detail. Worth the time. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Guest editor Erika Hayasaki's favorite read is by Sarah A. Topol, who spent over a year reporting this behind-the-scenes narrative reconstruction. It delves into Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine and the people who are forced to make impossible choices. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

I absolutely loved The Deserter by ⁦⁦Sarah A. Topol⁩ in ⁦⁦NYT Magazine⁩. I can’t recommend it enough podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

This is of the best pieces of journalism I’ve ever read or listened to.

Honored to be shortlisted for my story from the Pacific. As tensions with China rise, the US military is building up on Guam and other Pacific islands — placing the burdens of empire on the nation’s most ignored and underrepresented citizens, in @NYTMag, supported by the International Women's Media Foundation

Our Best of 2024 issue is out, featuring Sarah A. Topol, patrick fealey, Rachel Aviv, Michael Hall, joe sexton, Joshua St. Clair, Ben Machell, Zach Baron, Ezra Marcus & many more incredible writers. mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…