Category Archives: Politics

Politics and economics

United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It) – Mickey Huff & Nolan Higdon, Foreword by Ralph Nader

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…commercial media are in the business of marketing the immediate and sensational and have no mandate to serve the public interest.” In fact, the media profited from Trump’s celebrity and candidacy, and continues to do so … Continue reading

Posted in American Politics, History, Non-fiction | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It) – Mickey Huff & Nolan Higdon, Foreword by Ralph Nader

My Neighbour Osama Bin Laden – Yslar Tatuky

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned What happens when one puts Osama bin Laden and Salman Rushdie at the same dinner table? Yslar Tatuky is such a person as he has grand, though idealistic, hopes for humanity in his novel, My … Continue reading

Posted in Historical Fiction, Humor & Satire, Philosophical reads, Politics, Slavic Literature, World Issues, World Literature | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on My Neighbour Osama Bin Laden – Yslar Tatuky

Mr. Siegel Writes to Washington – Rich Siegel

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Mr. Siegel sends a weekly letter to various Republican politicians on what they are doing wrong. This collection of letters to each Republican senator (including multiple ones to speaker McConnell) is filled with a satirical look … Continue reading

Posted in American Politics, Humor & Satire, Non-fiction, Politics | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Mr. Siegel Writes to Washington – Rich Siegel

MAD About the Trump Era – Various (Author, Illustrator)

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Are you looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift for the mom who doesn’t think she’ll be able to stand one more day with this corrupt, narcissistic president? Is she depressed that her worst fears have … Continue reading

Posted in American Politics, graphic novels/illustrated humor, Humor & Satire, Politics | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The Clinton emails, again?

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Just when you thought that U.S. politics couldn’t get any crazier, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blocked a vote in the Senate in favor of a resolution that would demand the public release of the Mueller report. … Continue reading

Posted in American Politics, Revisited, What the...? | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Clinton emails, again?

A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring, One Woman’s Story – Asmaa al-Ghoul (Author), Selim Nassib (Author), Mike Mitchell (Translator)

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I think the real occupying forces are the internal ones, Hamas, Fatah, the parties…then comes the major occupation: Israel. We can’t get rid of the latter without first of all getting rid of the former. To … Continue reading

Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Our Best, Politics, Social Justice, World Issues | Tagged , , | Comments Off on A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring, One Woman’s Story – Asmaa al-Ghoul (Author), Selim Nassib (Author), Mike Mitchell (Translator)

A Divided Life: A Personal Portrait of the Spy Donald Maclean – Robert Cecil

(Reviewed by Ila Bullinger) Who was Donald Mclean? The son of a parliament member born to class in Marylebone, London in 1913. He was privileged, educated, handsome and charismatic. So why did he become a spy? Could you be persuaded … Continue reading

Posted in Bios and Memoirs, History, Politics, WWII | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on A Divided Life: A Personal Portrait of the Spy Donald Maclean – Robert Cecil

Gigolo: Inside the Secret World of the Super Rich – Ben Foster, Clifford Thurlow

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I had plenty of money but always needed more. I had thought of myself as a healer when I started work at the spa. I had turned into a total slut. I played every client until … Continue reading

Posted in Bios and Memoirs, History, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Gigolo: Inside the Secret World of the Super Rich – Ben Foster, Clifford Thurlow

From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia – Michael McFaul

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) “I have spent the greater part of my life trying to deepen relations between Russia and the United States. But in 2014 all these efforts seemed for naught. Heightening my sense of frustration, I was banned … Continue reading

Posted in American Politics, Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction, Our Best, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia – Michael McFaul

Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment -Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The militias referred to in the Second Amendment were intended as a means for white people to eliminate Indigenous communities in order take their land, and for slave patrols to control Black people.” American historian Roxanne … Continue reading

Posted in American Politics, History | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment -Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz