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Lauren Markham

History World

If These Walls Could Talk

The strange history of border fortifications.

Lauren Markham Harper's Feb 2018 20min Permalink

Crime

The Girl Gangs of El Salvador

In El Salvador, more and more young women are choosing—or being forced into—gang life.

Lauren Markham Pacific Standard Sep 2017 25min Permalink

Arts Science

Our School

On Alaska’s North Slope, village schools aim to blend book learning with the Arctic reality.

Lauren Markham Orion Jan 2017 25min Permalink

Death of a Valley

In the middle of a new drought, looking back at a drowned California town.

Lauren Markham Guernica Oct 2015 15min Permalink