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El Corralón

by Earl Shorris,

Bayview, Texas, the Immigration and Naturalization Service Processing Center. The camp lies well to the north of the Rio Grande, covering 317 acres of the flatlands beside the Gulf of…

Mr. Shorris Is Dreaming

by Alexander Nazaryan,

Earl Shorris and The Art of Freedom

In memoriam

by Harper’s Staff,

American Vespers

by Earl Shorris,

The ebbing of the body politic

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

by Earl Shorris,

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…

A nation of salesmen

by Earl Shorris,

Cautionary tales from the life of homo vendens

The circle of revolution

by Earl Shorris,

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El Corralón

Mr. Shorris Is Dreaming

In memoriam

American Vespers

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

A nation of salesmen

The circle of revolution

December 1973

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