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From a reader in Western Massachusetts:
10 Reasons to Oppose the Escalation of War in Afghanistan
Human cost of war: Soldier and civilian deaths and injuries have been escalating each year since 2001. Nearly 1000 U.S. soldiers have been killed while 32,000 Afghan civilians have died as a result of…
A nice list from the SF Chronicle:
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon by Neil Sheehan
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City, by…
A few of the recent pieces I've liked:
Sommer Mathis at CityLab: What If the Best Way to End Drunk Driving Is to End Driving?
Dylan Matthews at Vox: More evidence that giving poor people money is a great cure for poverty
Tressie McMillan Cottom in the Washington Post: No, college isn’t the answer.…
Another list for your reading, gift giving and collection development pleasure.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Plundered Planet: Why We Must--and How We Can--Manage Nature for Global Prosperity by Paul Collier
The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and…
Still love her work.
My first thought was that some of those kids are only going fighting 'cause the jobs are gone, but then I learned that a new poll (Rasmussen) would seem to indicate that 62 percent of U.S. people are now against single-payer as health reform. So maybe the brainwash scrubs well.
If only those war funds could pay instead for healthcare.