Sunday Reads - The Best of Politics, Economics, & Ideas

The Best of Reads Series is restarting after a six week break.

• Mizoram's Wild Flower. (Open Magazine)

• Why one Indian mother gave away her daughters. (BBC)

• Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits. (NYT)

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  I often have to cut into the brain. (Granta)