David Stairs Dear Bruce, Following your much-discussed July 7th “reasoned but misinformed volley” about design imperialism on the Fast Company blog, you were practically cut off at the knees for your viewpoint. The folks at Fast Company were probably happy about this, but it surprised me largely because I considered your piece not only uncontroversial, [...]

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Olon Dotson This is the second of two special features on the racial history of America’s industrial heartland. INTRODUCTION: IN MEMORY OF JOHN THADIS DOTSON Leake County Courthouse, Carthage, MS. Only one storefront shows signs of activity on the square surrounding the Leake County Courthouse in Carthage, Mississippi. Once a thriving block of retail establishments, [...]

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