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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, & Aid
Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies & Aid by Samantha Nutt, M.D. McClelland & Stewart 2011. I often see bumper stickers on cars that read “Support Our Troops!” or “If you don’t stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in … Continue reading
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Tagged book report, congo, corruption, Damned Nations, foreign aid, greed guns armies & aid, Haiti earthquake, iraq, mililtary industry, military profiteers, Saddam Hussein, Samantha Nutt M.D., somalia, support our troops, War Child, war in DRC, weapons manufacture
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More Money Than Brains: Why School Sucks, College is Crap & Idiots Think They’re Right
More Money than Brains: Why School Sucks, College is Crap & Idiots Think They’re Right by Laura Penny. McClelland & Stewart 2010. Penny’s basic premise is that the people she labels nerds, particularly those who aspire to higher education, are … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-intellectualism, book review, career training, freedumb, George Bush, higher education, Laura Penny, liberal arts degree, Michael Ignatieff, More Money than Brains, neoliberal, nerds, Stephen Harper, university, why college is crap, why idiots think they're right, why school sucks
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Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet by Bill McKibben. Alfred A Knopf Canada 2010. My 84-year-old aunt doesn’t believe in climate change. Here’s the thing, though. Climate change is a lot like gravity. It doesn’t matter one … Continue reading
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