"the status quo still fears what she and writers like her have to offer: a clear, strong, articulate commitment to socialist and feminist values, with a call to action for the establishment of those values as a way of life. She is dangerous to the interests of the tiny elite who run this country-and for that we should be thankful."
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MartÃn Espada used as blurb for Walking to the Edge: Essays of Resistance (1991)
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