inequality and the harm it causes
Development in Poor Countries · Read · War / Conflict
Linda Polman has somehow been writing for years, ever so quietly, about the glaring problems within the humanitarian aid industry. We Did Nothing tells the story of Haiti, Rwanda, and[…]
A lot of people believe we live in a country devoid of racism. A country where capitalism is the main driver of health and wealth, and social policies are both[…]
Biographies / Personal Stories · Development in Poor Countries · Read
John Perkins is not a talented writer. He’s an even worse human being. I don’t like him. His books, however, are informative, and should be read. Not because they are[…]
After hearing so much about Liberation Theology in various works on social justice and poverty, I wanted to read something that dealt directly with Liberation Theology. Clodovis and Leonardo Boff[…]
The definitive book of real American history, written from the point of view of the oppressed, rather than the conquerors. Howard Zinn died last year, after a lifetime of advocacy[…]
Development in Poor Countries · Featured · International · Read
This book is either the biggest fraud or the most honest accounting of corruption on development in Haiti that I’ve ever come across. The stories recounted within are so unbelievable[…]
Biographies / Personal Stories · Featured · Read · Structural Violence as main theme
This is truly my favorite book in the entire world. I keep a handful of uses copies on my bookshelf, and will thrust this book into the hands of any[…]
Inequality · Read · Watch
Matt Taibbi has a comprehensive article entitled “Why isn’t Wall Street in jail?” that was published in Rolling Stone a few days ago. I’ll let the sub-heading from the article’s[…]
The New Yorker has a thoroughly well written piece on the downside of aid. It traces the emergence of humanitarian aid as an international industry, starting with the Biafran war[…]
Since I’m on a Bezruchka kick lately, I figured I’d post my thoughts on Womb to Tomb. I read much faster than most people speak, so I was happy to[…]