Books on Wajapi tagged as politics by geir

The Lomborg Deception: Setting the Record Straight About Global Warming

Howard Friel

Notes:

From a review in Newsweek: "In a display of altruistic masochism that we should all be grateful for ... author Howard Friel has checked every single citation in [Lomborg's] Cool It ... [revealing] that Lomborg's work is 'a mirage'". Sounds interesting.

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Tagged on: 23 Feb 10
Tags: politics environment

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime

John Heilemann, Mark Halperin

Notes:

"This shit would be really interesting if we weren't in the middle of it." I'm sure this is the same thing an Icelandic economist said about our recent troubles ... Anyway, the Economist calls this a "must read" for those interested in US politics.

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Tagged on: 15 Jan 10
Tags: politics todo

Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Vintage)

Robert B. Reich

Notes:

Written before the government bailouts of 08-09 but interesting nevertheless. Mostly a demonstration of how lobbying effects public policy in the US. Not as boring as it sounds - but almost.

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Tagged on: 28 Oct 09
Tags: economics politics

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

Nikki Grimes

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Here's a book the Nobel Committee has probably been reading recently. I came across it in a English bookshop in Paris, apparently run by Canadian hippies. I'm generally in favor of Obama and his administration, but a children's book describing him with god-like reference is still slightly strange.

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Tagged on: 09 Oct 09
Tags: politics

Freakonomics A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

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It's a very entertaining read, this one. I really have to look into making Wajapi serve up "closely matched" images for books that Amazon for some reason doesn't supply images for!

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Tagged on: 20 Mar 09
Tags: business economics politics

Globalization and Its Discontents

Joseph Stiglitz

Notes:

Since our beloved country is now at the mercy of the IMF, I guess Stiglitz should now be on one's reading list.

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Tagged on: 19 Jan 09
Tags: todo politics finance

Supercapitalism: The Battle for Democracy in an Age of Big Business

Robert B. Reich

Notes:

Not exactly super-entertaining but very informative and interesting.

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Tagged on: 07 Jan 09
Tags: politics

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Naomi Klein

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Not as "radical" as I expected. A good thing as far as I'm concerned. Klein puts her arguments forward in a highly interesting and entertaining manner.

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Tagged on: 06 Jan 09
Tags: politics