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Remembering Trina Robbins - The Comics Journal

Top 100 Yankees, No. 30: Roy White - Pinstripe Alley

The cool, steady White put together 15 seasons of excellent ball, all in pinstripes and always finding a way to make his presence felt.

Robert Laxalt: remembering one of Nevada's greatest authors, journalists

To celebrate the noted Nevada author who was born 100 years ago, the University of Nevada, Reno is hosting a two-day centennial celebration.

The unemployed workers' movement - Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward

Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward give a detailed account and analysis of the militant movement of unemployed American workers during the Great Depression, how it developed and how it was recuperated by the government through its own leaders.

Court grants Warrior Met Coal restraining order against striking miners

Book review: 'Milk Fed' targets societal taboos

“Milk Fed” as satire targets a number of taboos and exposes the crushing inflexibility in Hollywood, Judaism and society.

5 books to read in March 2021: Kazuo Ishiguro, Hanif Abdurraqib, and more

Image: Avid Reader As moving as it is riveting, Patricia Engel’s Infinite Country is a one-of-a-kind telling of the timeless story of migration. The era-leaping novel combines international history—the Colombian Conflict, the introduction of the DREAM Act—with the personal stories of a family whose bond cannot be broken by geography. A late-night dash for freedom in the opening chapter is just the start of a border-crossing relay race that spans the Western Hemisphere. Engel’s pacing is breathless—she covers three generations in under 200 pages—but just as frequently gives way to heart- and time-stopping moments. Infinite Country is poised to be one of the most stirring page-turners of the year.