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Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work
Russ Baker reviews Jonathan Rowe's posthumous book, ‘Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work’.
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Socialist Discussion – Visions of a New World
The struggle for structural reforms is essential to changing the “common sense” of the US political arena. But it is not enough to wound the rabid beast; one must …
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The Last Lost Cause, Review of “In Fear Itself“
Was the mid-century dominance of southern Democrats essential to the defeat of Hitler and the triumph of American democracy?
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No Gay Utopia: A Review of Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s “The End of San Francisco“
Yet another example of why Bernstein Sycamore remains near the head of the table of social critics, gender-benders and boundary pushers.
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Look Out Monsanto: The Global Food Movement Is Rising
The book “Harvesting Justice” isn't just a look at the world's most exciting food justice groups - it's also a knockout organizing tool. Chewing on a mouthful of locally …
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Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World Is a Seed
‘The Seed Underground’ is a love letter to the quiet revolutionaries who are saving our food heritage.
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The Squeezed Middle: The Title Says It All
“The Squeezed Middle: The Pressure on Ordinary Workers in America and Britain,” a short book edited by Sophia Parker, brings together 16 scholars and activists to diagnose America's malaise. …
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The Community of the Undomiciled: Thomas Napper’s “Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home“
As unlikely as it sounds, there is great beauty to behold on the streets of Skid Row.
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Heroes Not Saints: Dreier’s Greatest Americans
Peter Dreier's ‘The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame’ forces reflection on greatness, the vast progress and reaction of 20th century history …
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From Torah to Tikkun: Rabbi Michael Lerner’s Recipe for Peace in the Middle East
Reviewer finds author's prescriptions for peace in the Middle East inadequate in ‘Embracing Israel/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal and Transform the Middle East.’