Structural Violence

inequality and the harm it causes

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Development in Poor Countries · Read · War / Conflict

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We Did Nothing

  • May 14, 2011

Linda Polman has somehow been writing for years, ever so quietly, about the glaring problems within the humanitarian aid industry.  We Did Nothing tells the story of Haiti, Rwanda, and[…]

Read · United States

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Welfare Racism

  • May 2, 2011

A lot of people believe we live in a country devoid of racism.  A country where capitalism is the main driver of health and wealth, and social policies are both[…]

Biographies / Personal Stories · Development in Poor Countries · Read

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Confessions of an Economic Hitman

  • April 30, 2011

John Perkins is not a talented writer.  He’s an even worse human being.  I don’t like him.  His books, however, are informative, and should be read.  Not because they are[…]

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Introducing Liberation Theology

  • April 30, 2011

After hearing so much about Liberation Theology in various works on social justice and poverty, I wanted to read something that dealt directly with Liberation Theology.  Clodovis and Leonardo Boff[…]

Read · United States

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A Peoples’ History of the United States

  • April 30, 2011

The definitive book of real American history, written from the point of view of the oppressed, rather than the conquerors.  Howard Zinn died last year, after a lifetime of advocacy[…]

Development in Poor Countries · Featured · International · Read

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Travesty in Haiti

  • April 30, 2011

This book is either the biggest fraud or the most honest accounting of corruption on development in Haiti that I’ve ever come across.  The stories recounted within are so unbelievable[…]

Biographies / Personal Stories · Featured · Read · Structural Violence as main theme

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Mountains Beyond Mountains

  • April 29, 2011

This is truly my favorite book in the entire world.  I keep a handful of uses copies on my bookshelf, and will thrust this book into the hands of any[…]

Inequality · Read · Watch

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Why isn’t Wall Street in jail?

  • March 5, 2011

Matt Taibbi has a comprehensive article entitled “Why isn’t Wall Street in jail?” that was published in Rolling Stone a few days ago. I’ll let the sub-heading from the article’s[…]

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Humanitarian Aid and Catering Conflicts

  • February 27, 2011

The New Yorker has a thoroughly well written piece on the downside of aid. It traces the emergence of humanitarian aid as an international industry, starting with the Biafran war[…]

Health · Listen · Read

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Womb to Tomb

  • February 26, 2011

Since I’m on a Bezruchka kick lately, I figured I’d post my thoughts on Womb to Tomb. I read much faster than most people speak, so I was happy to[…]

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  • Recent Book Reviews

    • Strength in What RemainsJune 2, 2011
    • The Spirit LevelMay 30, 2011
    • The Uses of HaitiMay 30, 2011
    • Witness to WarMay 29, 2011
  • Recent Audio Reviews

    • Kenyan torture victims seek compensationApril 5, 2011
    • A day in the life of a SomalianMarch 16, 2011
    • Structural violence in popular musicMarch 5, 2011
    • Womb to TombFebruary 26, 2011
  • Recent Film Reviews

    • T-shirt TravelsJuly 4, 2011
    • Washing machines and maternal mortalityMay 22, 2011
    • Rx For SurvivalApril 30, 2011
    • An Iran primerMarch 30, 2011

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