
Keri Leigh Merritt
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Writer. Historian (PhD). Labor & Inequality. Books: #AfterLife #MasterlessMen. NEW: Lillian Smith bio. Film @thecivilwardoc1. IG @kerileighmerritt
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I want everyone to see this because the West has dehumanised so much of our identity across the Middle East for centuries. They’ve been made to believe we come from nothing more than desert tents that flap in the wind. We come from culture. We must humanise our region and people.

Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha says the situation in Gaza is as bad as ever, with Israeli forces committing regular massacres against civilians. "We are publishing the names of these children who are killed and no one cares."




Wow. Deeply grateful for this review of THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US in Rolling Stone: "A stunning narrative account of the working poor whose unhoused ranks have swelled over the past generation, largely without any notice or regard from media or public agencies."








We're reminded of our interviews with Keri Leigh Merritt when reading this from Economic Policy Institute: epi.org/publication/ro…



