Structural Violence

inequality and the harm it causes

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The Spirit Level

  • May 30, 2011

This might be the best book dealing with social issues that I’ve read in a long, long time.  It is also the only inequality, poverty, and global health related book,[…]

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The Umbrella of US Power

  • May 20, 2011

Written pre-9/11, this is a slim volume from Chomsky that outlines the broad strokes of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the ways in which the United States wantonly[…]

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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[…]

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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[…]

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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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