Tag: current interest
member name: Henry Berry
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September 29, 2008 10:29 AM EDT --
Even assuming John McCain's move of "suspending" his campaign to become involved in trying to resolve the financial crisis was not basically a political ploy, it raises questions about what . . .
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September 02, 2008 08:42 AM EDT --
John McCain's remark that he doesn't know how to use a computer or navigate the Internet was not merely an admission that he was out of it when it came to a centerpiece of contemporary technology, . . .
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June 17, 2008 08:13 PM EDT --
the origins, perspectives, and concerns of Western imperialism as reflected in science fiction
COLONIALISM AND THE EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE FICTION by John Rieder. Wesleyan U. Press, Middletown, . . .
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April 07, 2009 12:15 PM EDT --
a writer delves into the past and finds a new view of the present on a trip to Germany
MY GERMANY - A Jewish Writer Returns to the World His Parents Escaped by Lev Raphael. Terrace Books/U. of . . .
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October 21, 2008 09:56 AM EDT --
McCain's campaign committee has announced that in the next week or so, McCain will be joining up with running mate Sarah Palin to campaign with her for part of the final days of the presidential race . . .
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September 27, 2007 12:46 PM EDT --
the practical case for quality prekindergarten programs
ENRICHING CHILDREN, ENRICHING THE NATION - Public Investment in High-Quality Prekindergarten by Robert G. Lynch. Economic Policy Institute, . . .
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November 13, 2009 11:42 AM EST --
morality inhering in public speaking by political and other leaders
PUBLIC ADDRESS AND MORAL JUDGMENT - Critical Studies in Ethical Tensions edited by Shawn J. Parry-Giles and Trevor Parry-Giles. . . .
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January 10, 2008 11:49 AM EST --
working toward a thriving multicultural city in today's world
THE INTERCULTURAL CITY - Planning for Diversity Advantage by Phil Woods and Charles Landry. Earthscan, London; www.earthscan.co.uk; . . .
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January 21, 2008 07:07 PM EST --
the illusions of environmentalism
SHOPPING OUR WAY TO SAFETY - How We Changed from Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves by Andrew Szasz. U. of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, . . .
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October 27, 2008 08:04 PM EDT --
1872 Federal Mining Law and environmentalism
THE MINING LAW OF 1872: Past, Politics, and Prospects by Gordon Morris Bakken. U. of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM; unmpress.com; asutton@unm.edu. . . .
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November 06, 2008 07:31 PM EST --
Iraqi poets write about the effects of the War
FLOWERS OF FLAME - Unheard Voices of Iraq edited by Sadek Mohammed, Soheil Najm, Haider Al-Kabi, and Dan Veach. Michigan State U. Press, East Lansing, . . .
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December 02, 2008 11:13 AM EST --
(This is a reposting of the first column at the blog I started named The Obama Column . I'll be regularly posting columns there covering the transformational aspects of the Obama presidency. And . . .
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February 19, 2009 12:09 PM EST --
Here's a link to an instructive website/blog I've been meaning to pass on: http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/ . I subscribed to John Robb's regular email notices some time . . .
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January 21, 2008 07:14 PM EST --
South Africa's provocative and effective newspaper
THE GUARDIAN - The History of South Africa's Extraordinary Anti-Apartheid Newspaper by James Zug. Michigan State U. Press, East Lansing, . . .
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June 11, 2008 11:51 AM EDT --
up-to-date, comprehensive study of gangs as a worldwide phenomenon
A WORLD OF GANGS - Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture by John M. Hagedorn; Foreword by Mike Davis. U. of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, . . .
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December 08, 2008 09:38 AM EST --
The car company executives' new perspective upon having their jets taken away
The first news article I read that the auto companies of Ford, GM, and Chrysler were developing serious financial . . .
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May 18, 2009 10:39 PM EDT --
a first-person account of the ambiguity of humanitarian work in Africa
OUTSIDERS IN AFRICA - The Uncertain Business of Doing Good by Larry Krotz. Michigan State U. Press, East Lansing, MI; www.msupress.msu.edu; . . .
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April 15, 2008 01:35 PM EDT --
the role of Italian film in the society's renewal after World War II
ITALIAN LOCATIONS - Reinhabiting the Past in Postwar Cinema by Noa Steimatsky. U. of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN; . . .
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July 07, 2008 09:26 AM EDT --
Pretty soon I'll be posting a new chapter in my book-in-progress on crime and corruption in the public and private sectors of the Connecticut legal system. The new chapter titled Encounters With Strangers . . .
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July 10, 2008 08:26 PM EDT --
The latest completed chapter of my book-in-progress is titled Encounters with Strangers . In this chapter, I relate incidents of attempted entrapment and witness intimidation by agents of the criminal . . .
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