On AlterNet: books

Chicago Public Schools Take Marjane Satrapi’s ‘Persepolis’ Out Of Seventh-Grade Classrooms

Alyssa Rosenberg, Think Progress, Mar 19, 2013

Story | Topic: Education

Shocking Story of How the US Ignored International Law to Become World's Kidnapper and Torturer

Ian Cobain, Counterpoint Press, Jan 21, 2013

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Barbara Kingsolver's 'Flight Behavior' Brilliantly Weaves Fiction And The Climate Change Crisis

Jennifer Weeks, Daily Climate, Dec 20, 2012

Story | Topic: Environment

Screw Positive Thinking! Why Our Quest for Happiness Is Making Us Miserable

Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Dec 4, 2012

Story | Topic: Personal Health

“The Revisionaries”: Texas Schoolbook Battle — Crazier Than You Thought!

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon, Oct 25, 2012

Story | Topic: Culture

The Book Is Dead--For Good Environmental Reasons

Deborah Emin, AlterNet, Oct 23, 2012

Story | Topic: Environment

Naomi Wolf and the Sacred Vagina

Jill F, Feministe, Sep 10, 2012

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Why Do We Idolize Jerks?

Geoffrey Nunberg, Perseus Books, Aug 15, 2012

Story | Topic: Culture

Apocalypse Now: Do We Have A Global Death Wish?

Jay Michaelson, Religion Dispatches, Aug 9, 2012

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Autoworkers Under the Gun: Why Republicans Demand Worker Concessions (It's Not About Money)

Gregg Shotwell, Haymarket Books, Jul 26, 2012

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