This Month’s Book Recommendations Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economistby Kate RaworthChelsea Green Publishing (March 22, 2017) 320 PagesEconomics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making for the future, guides multi-billion-dollar investments, …
La Jolla Democratic Club Newsletter February 2021 The LJDC Monthly MeetingSunday, February 21, 20212 – 4:30 pm NOTE! The LJDC meeting is rescheduled to the third Sunday this month, because of Valentine’s Day! Our first speaker will be San Diego …
This Month’s Book Recommendation by Paula McCormack Evicted, Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew DesmondWinner of the Pulitzer Prize, 2016Crown; Reprint edition (February 28, 2017) 448 pages EVICTED is a wrenching sociological study of the effects of the …
The LJDC Monthly MeetingSunday, January 10, 20212 – 4:30 pm The Program:The Case for Public Power in San DiegoThe S.D. City Council recently approved a 4 1/2 month extension of the electric and gas Franchise held by San Diego Gas …
This Month’s Book Recommendations Against Charity, by Julie Wark and Daniel RaventosAK Press (January 9th 2018)Charity is not a gift. Gift-giving implies reciprocity, an ongoing relationship. When requital is impossible, the act of giving remains outside mutual ties and charity …
The Making Of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston Melville House (August 2, 2016)The culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, this in-depth report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at …
What Does It Mean to be White?, by Robin DiAngeloPeter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers; Revised edition (June 15, 2016)This is an outstanding (and readable) analysis of whiteness, from incisive and wide-ranging critiques of how white folks deflect, deny, and …
Marcia Bookstein’s Bookshelf So, the first book is Lost Connections, by Johann Hari. I heard him on TED radio, and he has a TED talk, worth listening to if only for his adorable British accent. As you read the book you’ll hear …
The Long Honduran NightResistance , Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup by Dana Frank A story of resistance, repression, and US policy in Honduras in the aftermath of a violent military coup.This powerful narrative recounts the …
Marcia Bookstein’s Bookshelf The most important book I’ve read so far is:War Is A Racket, by Brigadier General Smedley D. ButlerYes, his first name is a bit unfortunate, but he is, as far as I know, the most decorated war hero …