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Book Review: Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church by Hahrie Han In this book, Hahrie Han addresses racism—a topic that, while some white people may be tired of hearing about it, most Black people are tired of experiencing it in real life at almost every level of society. The characters presented …
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Book Review: Post Growth: Life after Capitalism by Tim Jackson In this book, Tim Jackson provides a compelling explanation of how Capitalism requires an infinite trajectory of growth that is demonstrably impossible, while also providing a tangible alternative road map of how to prosper in a post growth economy. Beyond the established damning critiques of …
Book Review: The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance by Jemar Tisby In this book Jemar Tisby provides a special inside look into the historical and personal experiences of African Americans that is not always included in other accounts of the people and events covered. Additional personal perspectives are presented of …
Book Review: Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique by Jonathan Gienapp Constitutional Originalism is actually a modern theory crafted to prop up right wing judicial chicanery—this is revealed by the exhaustive survey of the Founding era Jonathan Gienapp presents in this book. Gienapp searches out the true sense of what the US Constitution meant to …
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Book review: How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain by Peter S. Goodman Through a gripping exposé of actual events and people caught at every point along the array of the critical supply chain dysfunctions that have affected everyone, Peter S. Goodman brings to life for the reader the lives …
Book Review: White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy by William J. Barber, II In this book, William Barber provides essential corrective focus on the common cause of both Black and white people and all other categories that separate us as well—exposing the fatal error within conservative and progressive …
Book Review: The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society By Joseph E. Stiglitz In this book Joseph Stiglitz effectively shreds the destructive neoliberal economic dogma that has caused such immense suffering for the past 50 years. Siglitz artfully debunks the theories of Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek so that they now no longer …
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Book review: The Activist’s Media Handbook: Lessons from Fifty Years as a Progressive Agitator by David Fenton In this book, David Fenton shares a lifetime of experience on how to message effectively for political and activist campaigns. The author is brutally candid about his own failures, both career and personal—this lack of pretentiousness makes his …
Book review: Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War by W. Craig Reed This book is a military tech thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout—with real life anecdotes. Composed of material recently released from if-I-tell-you-I’ll-have-to-kill-you status, these stories are as sobering as they are entertaining. Reed superbly knits …
Book review: Building a Sustainable Home: Practical Green Design Choices for Your Health, Wealth, and Soul by Melissa Rappaport Schifman The point at which current methods of housing construction are no longer sustainable is clearly in view—it’s actually been within sight for some time. In this book Melissa Rappaport Schifman describes her actual experiences in …