Arundhati Roy on Returning to Fiction, Redefining Happiness & Writing about Worlds Ripped Apart | Democracy Now!
Exciting both the literary and political action worlds, Arundhati Roy returns to fiction…
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Economic Update: When Us Govt Destroyed a Political Party | Democracy at Work
Prof. Richard D. Wolff’s latest Economic Update is an extra good one…
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How Anne Frank’s Diary Survived | Time.com
On the somber 70th anniversary of the day Anne Frank began her diary, TIME tells us something about the publication history of her important literary contribution…
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Amazon Debuts a New Bestseller List for Books | Fortune.com
Amazon introduces a new bestseller list, Amazon Charts, that combines various book formats. Fortune.com reports…
Read More“American Prophets” with Albert Raboteau | On Contact
On Contact host Chris Hedges talks to Prof. Albert Raboteau about his latest book, American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice, in which Raboteau explores religious radicals, or prophets…
Read MoreThe Unsung Delight of a Well-Designed Endpaper | Atlas Obscura
The ultimate satisfaction of handling a printed book may be when you open the cover to spy an exquisitely designed endpaper. Sarah Laskow tells us a bit about the history of this unique art form…
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Sanders: “More Than Ever, It’s Our Revolution”
Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic Primary. Hillary Clinton lost the General Election. The Republicans will be in command of all three branches of government. Late Show host Stephen Colbert asks Bernie if he regrets the title of his new book, Our Revolution.
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Medea Benjamin: Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection | The Progressive Direction
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of peace activist group CODE PINK and human rights group Global Exchange, was in the Tampa Bay area last weekend to promote her new book: Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection. I attended one of Benjamin’s eye-opening talks…
Read MoreA Short Reading List to Help You Get Through Tough Times | GOOD
Are current events getting to you? Need a rest from politics? Take a breather. Curl up with a good book. Courtney Young offers a short reading list to soothe your spirit and restore empathy…
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