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Illumination on the American Religious Landscape

Joel Wentz The Englewood Review of Books
This book looks at the emergence, among some white Christians in the USA, of a religious culture based on shoring up white identity and racism while being "perniciously shrouded in Christian language, expression, symbols and thought forms."

Why MLK is Relevant to Today's Food Industry

Errol Schweizer The Bittman Project
MLK’s economic philosophy is relevant today, where up to 75% of grocery employees are food insecure, where seven of the ten lowest paying jobs are in the food industry, where farmworkers are mostly excluded from basic labor protections.

Not All the News Is Bad

Christine Holland
Poet Christine Holland struggles against the disasters reported daily in the news, finding hope in the world's resilience and her own.

Sid Caesar!

Paul Buhle Portside
The most informative of all studies of humor on US television in its early golden years, this biography deserves wide reading. For readers sympathetic to today’s protests against media-created monsters it will offer reflections on what comedy can do

Albert Einstein’s “Why Socialism?”

David C. Perlman Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
"The essays in this book," writes reviewer Perlman,"bring out Einstein’s deep humility, anti-racism and socialist commitment."

The MAHA Dietary Guidelines III: Conflicts of Interest

Marion Nestle Food Politics
The new dietary guidelines, which were released Wednesday and emphasize protein, meat, cheese and milk, were informed by a panel of experts with several ties to the meat and dairy industries.

Writing My Country

Beau Beausoleil
Poet Beau Beausoleil asks what happens when the crew on the "boat of liberty," a lifeboat bearing the survivors of other times and wrecks, gives up.