Russell Banks, award-winning fiction writer, dies at 82

American novelist wrote about rural working class communities and those who died trying to break out in his native north-eastRussell Banks, an award-winning fiction writer who rooted such novels as Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter in the wintry, rura…

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The economic downturn is hurting the creator economy, one of the most-hyped sectors of the past decade, in particular since its middle class hasn’t yet emerged (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
The economic downturn is hurting the creator economy, one of the most-hyped sectors of the past decade, in particular since its middle class hasn’t yet emerged  —  We’re seeing the truth about one of …

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