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The Hercules Powder Press
"Printers' ink is the greater explosive."
May 15, 2024
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Leah Zani
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The Powder Press is a reader-supported newsletter of public anthropology and creative writing about the chemical forces that shape our world.
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Over the Fence--Part 2
Tracking the border between rural America and the US military's explosive waste.
Aug 28, 2025
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Leah Zani
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Over The Fence
The fence between Camp Minden and the rural town of Doyline, Louisiana, is also the border between war and peace.
Jul 29, 2025
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Leah Zani
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Sunday at 16th Street--Part Two
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Dec 4, 2024
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Sunday at 16th Street
I visit the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to learn about the bombing that occurred here in 1963—and for lessons in healing and…
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The Keystone Mine Claims Map
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