LIVING TOGETHER – Thoughts on Politics & Society

No Logo (1999) by Naomi Klein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Klein and http://www.naomiklein.org/main) employs journalistic savvy and personal testament to detail the insidious practices and far-reaching effects of corporate marketing. It also looks at the powerful potential of a growing activist sect that may alter the course of the 21st century. First published before the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, this is an infuriating, inspiring, […]

Hidden Agendas (1998) is one of John Pilger’s (http://johnpilger.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pilger) most substantial and challenging books. It strips away the layers of deception, dissembling language and omission that prevent us from understanding how the world really works. From the invisible corners of Tony Blair’s New Britain to Burma, Vietnam, Australia and South Africa, Pilger unravels the

Studs Turkel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studs_Turkel) offers this invaluable sociological work from 1972 documenting the working lives of ordinary Americans. It is an exploration of what makes work meaningful for people in all walks of life: from Lovin’ Al the parking valet, to Dolores the waitress, from the fireman to the business executive, the narratives move constantly between mundane details, emotional

There is currently an epidemic of ‘affluenza’ throughout the world – an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses – that has resulted in huge increases in depression and anxiety among millions. Over a nine-month period, bestselling author Oliver James (http://www.selfishcapitalist.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_James_(psychologist)) travelled around the world to try and find out why. The author discovered how, despite very different cultures