Books
‘Waking in Havana’: Good works on the AIDS front in Cuba
November 12, 2019Elena Schwolsky’s new book Waking in Havana: A Memoir of AIDS and Healing in Cuba is a well-written, moving account of her work as a nurse in Cuba’s HIV/AIDS prevention program.
Read moreBreaking the class ceiling: New books challenge the meritocracy trap
November 6, 2019Often times, it’s the lucky breaks that already advantaged people enjoy that allow them to achieve even more success.
Read moreLiving and dying on the factory floor: Class and race at work
October 17, 2019David Ranney says "rather than rant at people about class and race, we should realize that when class” comes to the fore, and workers unite as a class against bosses, “racism can go away.”
Read more‘Walk with Gandhi’ on the 150th anniversary of his birth
October 8, 2019This book is a gleaming, wonderfully enriching pleasure in terms of aesthetic appreciation and engaging the mind.
Read more“Intersectional before it was cool”: The women’s movement during state socialism
October 3, 2019Without a doubt, the Cold War was a very productive moment for women's rights because the Eastern Bloc once championed them on the international stage.
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