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How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black Women

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On the Weaponization of Language in a Traumatized Nation

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Andrea Scrima Finds Connections Between American Mythmaking and Political Deceptions

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When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

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Jonathan Evison Walks a Mile in His Characters’ Shoes

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Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

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On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

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Cal Flyn Considers “Ugly” Wastelands, Natural Recovery, and Oil Production 

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On the Self-Education of Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and the Insatiable Quest for Literacy

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