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. War Games, as the sub-title informs, is the story of[…]
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[…]
This is the companion book to a Brad-Pitt-narrated PBS series by the same name. I haven’t had time to write a formal review of the book yet, but the PBS[…]
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[…]
I don’t really follow any sort of popular sports, so it may not surprise you to hear that I know next to nothing about March Madness. Well, I knew next[…]
Sometime last year, while sitting in traffic behind a bus, I saw a mobile-billboard that read, “Texting is not a choice, for 9-1-1 use your voice!” The bus turned down[…]
The BBC Newshour today had a story featuring a torture victim from Kenya seeking compensation for his castration, alongside other now elderly victims of colonial torture. The report also featured[…]