(“Burning Country” by Robin Yasmin-Kassab and Leila al-Shami provides a vital description of the events surrounding the ongoiong Syrian revolution. Written from a ground-level point of view, it provides a glimpse of what […]
The rise of Donald Trump, the internet videos of white racists – some of them workers – insulting and threatening Black Lives Matter activists, the swing of white male blue collar workers […]
From the widespread support for Donald Trump to the growth of far right parties in Western Europe to the recent victory of the Svoboda party in the municipal election in the city […]
Some people use the holiday season to take time to read a good book. Others like to give books over this season. Here’s some suggestions for some reading titles. Other suggestions are welcome: […]
According to some, cooperation and empathy violate our natural instincts. These scientists argue that those who survived in our deep past were those who were best able to dominate and overcome others […]
Are Cell Phones Dangerous to our Health? Book review of “Disconnect” by Devra Davis It may come as a surprise to today’s teen agers, but just 20 years ago cell phones were […]
Our Stolen Future by Theo Colborn et al a book review by John Reimann Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victories over nature. For each such […]
