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Rachel Carson
January 10, 2023
Scott W. Stern
The Problem With Silent Spring Environmentalism
A new history of the environmental movement places too much emphasis on famous figures like Rachel Carson and shies away from confronting failures.
March 23, 2012
David Hajdu
Hajdu: The Many Musical Tributes to Rachel Carson
February 28, 2012
Michael Kazin
Why Don’t Liberals Write Big Books Anymore?
April 7, 2011
Judith Shulevitz
The Toxicity Panic
September 2, 2010
Ruth Franklin
Dechronification
September 30, 2009
Jackson Lears
The Usefulness of Cranks
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Ted Nordhaus, Michael Shellenberger
Second Life
September 24, 2007
Ted Nordhaus, Michael Shellenberger
Second Life
September 24, 2007
Ted Nordhaus, Michael Shellenberger
Second Life
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Alan Brinkley
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