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Lewis LaphamFellowBorn January 8, 1935 in San Francisco, California, Lewis Lapham Inducted into the American Society of Magazine Editor's Hall of Fame in 2007, Lapham continues to write his bi-monthly Notebook column for Harper's Magazine. His documentary film, The American Ruling Class, premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, The Century Club and the Advisory Council to The New School University, Mr. Lapham has lectured at many of the nation's leading universities, among them Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Stamford and the Universities of Michigan, Virginia and Oregon. He has also worked with the PEN American Center, sitting on the board of judges for the PEN/Newman's Own Award. He lives in New York City. |
Working In The ShadowsA Year of Doing the Jobs Americans Won't Do
What is it like to do the back-breaking work of immigrants? To find out, Gabriel Thompson spent a year working alongside Latino immigrants who initially thought he was either crazy or an undercover immigration agent. Combining personal narrative with investigative reporting, Thompson shines a bright light on the underside of the American economy, exposing harsh working conditions, union busting and lax government enforcement—while telling the stories of workers, undocumented immigrants and desperate U.S. citizens alike, forced to live with chronic back pain in the pursuit of $8 an hour. Check out Thompson's interview on PBS' Tavis Smiley here. More El Monstruo: Book TourFebruary 11 - April 13 | Across the United States
February 11 - May 14
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