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From records of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina, which was abolished in 1974. Between 1929 and 1974, 7,600 people in the state were sterilized, in the majority of cases…

Snow job

by Harper’s Staff,

On the down low

by Harper’s Staff,

Scared straight

by Harper’s Staff,

Readings

Art by George Boorujy,

Silent sp-r-in-g-

Edited by Philip A. Cooney,

Sea deep–collecting data, doomed explorers III

Art by Ethan Murrow,

Monkey do

Translated by Nomi Friedman,

The age of aquariums

by Ginger Gail Strand,

Salt Lake City, Utah

by Richard Ross,

Waiting for the End of the World

by Richard Ross,

Vitznau, Switzerland

by Richard Ross,

San Pete County, Utah

by Richard Ross,

Greenbriar, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

by Richard Ross,

The narrator

by Conor O’Callaghan,

Sockin’ it to the man

by Harper’s Staff,

Empty stage (Westbury)

Art by Craig McPherson,

Young H saved from infamy

by Carole Maso,

Cruel to be kind

by Harper’s Staff,

Small town

by Jay Orff,

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The terror of his ways

Machinations

Hoppy meal

The great game

Fink tank

Let a hoe be a ho

Irving pointing to God

Judgment day

American pastoral

Valley of Sterility

Snow job

On the down low

Scared straight

Readings

Silent sp-r-in-g-

Sea deep–collecting data, doomed explorers III

Monkey do

The age of aquariums

Salt Lake City, Utah

Waiting for the End of the World

Vitznau, Switzerland

San Pete County, Utah

Greenbriar, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

The narrator

Sockin’ it to the man

Empty stage (Westbury)

Young H saved from infamy

Cruel to be kind

Small town

August 2005

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