By Michela Wrong – The London Review of Books Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad The theme? of the latest Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (it was meant to take place in June but has been postponed because…
By Andrei Grachev* His legacy after 30 years of the disintegration of the USSR Two books were published practically simultaneously in Great Britain and France to commemorate the forthcoming 30th anniversary of the breakup of the Soviet Union. They had almost identical…
By Roberto Savio* In a robustly entertaining – and thoroughly informative – book on the lighter side of the United Nations, Thalif Deen, a former UN Bureau Chief and Regional Director for Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency, has just published a book titled “No Comment –…
By Sue Stephenson * – Wall Street International Magazine The entire process of how books are chosen is too secretive considering its societal impact The books we read influence our thinking and our opinions—sometimes for generations. Yet as readers and writers, we know so little…
By Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins* – Boston Review In his new memoir the former president makes clear he had no intention of being a savior. In October 2008, a month before the historical election that would make him the first Black president of the United States, Barack Obama grew…
By Jennifer Senior* – The New York Times ——————————- We reproduce below an analysis of The New York Times, from November 2016, after the election of Donald Trump, which we have recovered because he lucidly designs our time. Kind regards, Roberto Savio…
By Dino Lencioni* The new edition of this book is entitled The Jerusalem Helix. Imagine an Atheist, a Catholic, a Protestant, a Muslim, a Jew, a Hindu, and a Buddhist who are all part of the same book club.
By Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) “House of Absolute Horrors” Guests : David Cay Johnston, founder and editor-in-chief of DCReport.org. In a new book, Mary Trump — the president’s niece — describes Donald Trump as a “sociopath” who grew up in a dysfunctional…
The Berrett-Koehler Team (1) “Ethical Markets (2) fully supports Jerroll Sanders in her tireless advocacy for justice, democratic and economic reforms in the USA to include our African-American communities. We are honored to have Jerroll Sanders, brilliant independent…
By Marshall Auerback* – Independent Media Institute Germany’s highest court issued a ruling that could threaten the existence of the euro with a constitutional court decision that said the European Central Bank’s bond-buying operations exceeded the ECB’s legal remit, and…
