Columns
Tuesday, May 4 2010
Barbara Ehrenreich and the Brahmin Fantastic
In Barbara Ehrenreich's Bait and Switch, she experiences an exclusive corporate culture in America that is disturbingly similar to India's privileged genetic intelligentsia; also know as the caste system.
Reviews
Tuesday, October 18 2011
'Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America' Is, Sadly, Still Relevant
Will the current economic hardships America is facing finally break society's cycle of poverty and punishment?
Wednesday, December 2 2009
Bright-Sided by Barbara Ehrenreich
In attacking America's "cult of cheerfulness", Ehrenreich makes a good argument, but doesn't take it far enough.
Tuesday, January 23 2007
Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy by Barbara Ehrenreich
The big boogie and when, why it ended.
News
Wednesday, June 9 2010
For Barbara Ehrenreich, realism beats positive thinking
Her breast cancer diagnosis introduced writer Barbara Ehrenreich to an unfamiliar world of positive thinking — pink ribbons, pink teddy bears and even the idea…
