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Disposable People, Dying to Build a City in the Desert

Disposable People, Dying to Build a City in the Desert

Behind the Exploitative Labor Practices that Inspired Temporary People

By Beenish Ahmed | July 20, 2017

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As Julie Klam Understands, That's the Entire Point

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5 Great Books You May Have Missed in June

5 Great Books You May Have Missed in June

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So You've Decide to Write: What I Learned Editing Hunter S. Thompson

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How a Book About Grover Revealed to Me the Wide World of Literature

How a Book About Grover Revealed to Me the Wide World of Literature

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Jane Austen, Political Symbol of Early Feminism

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Daniel Handler Announces the Winners of the Inaugural Per Diem Poetry Prize

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Jane Austen's Most Widely Mocked Character is Also Her Most Subversive

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By Rachel Dunphy | July 18, 2017

Blood on the Big Screen: A Lady Macbeth Who Does the Killing

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