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Earl Shorris was a regular contributor to Harper’s Magazine from 1972 until his death in 2012. In 1995, he founded the Clemente Course for the Humanities, a ten-month-long academic program…

On the Uses of a Liberal Education

by Mark Edmundson, Earl Shorris,

II. As a weapon in the hands of the restless poor

I. As lite entertainment for bored college students

by Mark Edmundson,

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Art by Majima Ryoichi,

Aboard the Gravy Train

by Matt Bivens,

In Kazakhstan, the farce that is U.S. foreign aid

The Inhumanity of the Animal People

by Joy Williams,

Do creatures have the same rights that we do?

Spinning the Poor into Gold

by Barbara Ehrenreich,

How corporations seek to profit from welfare reform

In the garden of tabloid delight

by Lewis H. Lapham,

Notes on sex, Americans, scandal, and morality

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by Shelly Corbett,

Bird-watching as a blood sport

by David James Duncan,

On the redemptive pain of loving the natural world

Old soldiers

by Tony Hendra,

In Spain, the International Brigades join ranks one last time

Bringing Down the House

by David Samuels,

An explosion in Las Vegas plays as performance art

Drinking can break your heart

by Harper’s Staff,

A woman with breast cancer

by Spencer Nadler,

The will to live, as seen under a microscope

While Watts burned

by Don Wallace,

Remembering a riot and a boy's fear

Ten thousand revolutions

by Patrick Symmes,

Through South America, in search of Che Guevara

The federal chain-saw massacre

by Paul Roberts,

Clinton's Forest Service and clear-cut corruption

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Hockey Nights

The Wreck of Time

Before the temple of fire

Sacrebleu! The jazz era is up for sale

Hasta la vista, Fidel

Giving Women the Business

Biocapitalism

Unmasking the court of no appeal

At your disposal

Intrigues

Fascism à la mode

Driving Mr. Albert

Mean Season

II. As a weapon in the hands of the restless poor

On the Uses of a Liberal Education

I. As lite entertainment for bored college students

[untitled]

Aboard the Gravy Train

The Inhumanity of the Animal People

Spinning the Poor into Gold

In the garden of tabloid delight

[untitled]

Bird-watching as a blood sport

Old soldiers

Bringing Down the House

Drinking can break your heart

A woman with breast cancer

While Watts burned

Ten thousand revolutions

The federal chain-saw massacre

January 1998

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