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BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle
“ . . . cleanup workers could be seen on Louisiana beaches wearing scarlet pants and white t-shirts with the words "Inmate Labor" printed in large red block letters.”
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Outside is Our School: Yupik Eskimo Youth Embrace Subsistence Living
“Yupik people have their own education system, and a deep body of knowledge, developed over thousands of years of working together to subsist from the land and water.”
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A Revolution of Spirit: Art + Activism
“[Sharon] Bridgforth's national break came when her performance novel, The Bull Jean Stories, won a Lambda Literary Award. Bridgforth's unique spellings and rhythm bring oral tradition to the page: “na/i's a wo'mn / whats Lovved many wy'mns…”
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Going Green
“My little cinder-block cottage in Austin's Govalle neighborhood is the perfect palette for experiments in ecological dwelling. This is no paint-by-numbers affair, mind you; I intend to Jackson-Pollock the place.”
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New Orleans Stories: Mary Elizabeth
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, one woman tells her story of suffering, survival and eventual rescue.
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