i love frequent Atlantic contributor Sandra Tsing Loh. She has the uncanny ability to nail, succinctly, the slices of the pie that make up our culture. This is from her “Classed Dismissed” [...]
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By joshuacitrak, on February 3rd, 2010 |
 Right now I’m reading a double economic doozy, Raj Patel’s “The Value of Nothing” and David Walker’s “Comeback America.” For all our pomp, wealth and ego we’ve allowed our leaders to guide us into an economic minefield…and they don’t have a map or the brains to get us out. [...] By joshuacitrak, on January 20th, 2010 |
Hit the jump to see the good doctor, Raj Patel author of two best selling, hard hitting, socially conscious [...] By joshuacitrak, on July 29th, 2009 |
As the deadline for the Google Book Settlement opt out, as negotiated by the Author’s Guild, nears, all authors need to be aware of their (lack of) rights regarding this settlement. In my opinion, this is a terrible deal for authors and artists in general as it had not punished Google for illegally copying books and gives them license in to future to continue doing so. [...] By joshuacitrak, on April 28th, 2009 |
The great Satan is at it again. While deftly not admitting any fault and or problems with its clunky proprietary e-reading system, Kindle, Amazon has acquired Stanza, a mobile e-reader which I use and recommend. [...] By admin, on April 14th, 2008 |
“Imperial San Francisco” chronicles not only San Francisco’s rise in power and popularity (it’s the second most visited city in America, next to NY), but the effect large urban centers have on the surrounding [...] |
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