‘A Little History of Economics’ Provides a Charming Overview of the Dismal Science
Niall Kishtainy, writing for a general audience, provides a breezy stroll through economic thought, from Plato to Thomas Piketty.
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Eviction Has Become Increasingly Prevalent and Increasing Damning
Matthew Desmond sees poverty and housing as questions of morality in Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.
The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Video Stores
As chain video stores grew like kudzu, their “back rooms” began to take over and keep the store afloat through relocation and expansion until it extended like the caves of the Vatican and encompassed everything from porn to mild “adult” titles, like the Russ Meyer collection.
In Defense of Brunch
A provocative and insightful new book challenges us to rethink our obsession with brunch, and to critically consider what this overpriced, messy meal really says about shifting class identities in today’s world.
The Industrial Revolution 2.0
We live in a world filled with powerful, compact, networked computers -- a world that those computers are about to transform.
‘Grand Theft Auto V’: A Populist Revenge Fantasy
The final boss of Grand Theft Auto V is Mitt Romney's 1%.
Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Nickel and Dimed’ Is, Sadly, Still Relevant
At Nickled and Dimed‘s first publication in 2001, it was a revelation to many who didn’t realize the extent nor the impact of poverty upon the American working class. Do they get it now?