Abortion and the Law in America (2020) offers a comprehensive legal history of abortion rights in the US. It highlights the social and cultural shifts that have contributed to the abortion debate and looks closely at the types of arguments invoked by both sides. Introduction: Learn how the abortion debate in the US has changed …
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Sitting at work, you use your brain to solve problems and think about all sorts of things. But how often do you ponder why it is that so many people spend upwards of eight hours in an office, each day? The thought probably never entered your head. Don’t fret if how your workplace came to …
Rogues (2022) is a compilation of veteran journalist Patrick Radden Keefe’s most famous profiles for the New Yorker Magazine. Keefe delves into the lives of notorious criminals and con artists, exploring their complex motivations. He examines the societies that made them and the systems we have for bringing people to justice. Genres Biography and Memoir, …
The book identifies and analyzes the ten most serious threats that humanity faces in the 21st century, such as the Great Stagflation, the Tech Cold War, the Climate Emergency, and the Pandemic Age. The book warns that these threats are interrelated and mutually reinforcing, and that we are running out of time to prevent or …
Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World (2000) examines how globalization and new technologies are affecting indigenous peoples. It provides an analysis of the many opportunities and threats that globalization entails for indigenous societies, along with success stories of how indigenous activists are using technology to benefit their communities. The book’s chapters present the perspectives of …
Adrift (2022) argues that the United States is flailing, despite all its success and global dominance since World War II. It’s a country struggling to adapt to revolutionary changes in technology, facing deep economic and political divisions and threats of extremism, and quickly losing ground to rivals like China. Despite all of this, Scott Galloway …
Longpath (2022) is written to change the way you think about humankind. By teaching the lessons of the Longpath mentality, it shows how to break the bad habit of short-term thinking and embrace a mentality that helps connect humanity’s past, present, and future in order to make a better world. Introduction: Discover how to reshape …
The article is a summary and review of the book Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson, which explores various topics related to civilization from a cosmic perspective. The article highlights how the author uses his knowledge and experience as an astrophysicist and science communicator to illuminate the connections and contradictions between …
Maid (2019) is a memoir that tells a powerful story about a low-income single mother’s experience raising her daughter, working as a maid and struggling to get by in the United States today. A deeply personal account, it also has broader implications, providing insight into the social, cultural and psychological dimensions of poverty. Introduction: Learn …
The Gun Debate (2014) conveys a clear picture of how firearms are bought, sold, used, and policed in the US. It lists and fact-checks a number of key arguments used by both pro and anti-gun campaigners in the ongoing debate about the parameters of gun control across the country. Genres Politics, Society and Culture, Social …
