Wed 1.06.10| Well-Being and Inequality

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Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger Bloomsbury Press, 2009

The Equality Trust

Prevention Institute

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Some nations' populations do better than others. They are, on average, healthier, and they live happier lives. Why is this? Is it because some countries are richer, or because their residents have higher living standards? In a new book, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett show that higher levels of health and social problems occur in societies with greater income inequality.

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Tues 8.11.09| Nanotech & Toxic Products

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Nano & Biocidal Silver, a Friends of the Earth report

Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power Chelsea Green, 2009 (paper)

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Nanotechnology involves the manufacture and manipulation of tiny particles. Products that contain nanoparticles are now ubiquitous. Ian Illuminato discusses what this means for human health and the environment. Also, Mark Schapiro contrasts the EU's regulation of toxic chemicals in everyday products with the US approach.

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Mon 12.22.08| Intersexuality

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Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience Duke U. Press, 2008

Newborns with atypical genitalia are more common than you might think. Should having an intersex condition be considered a medical problem? What role do social factors play in determining gender? In a new book Katrina Karkazis explores the many debates affecting how intersexuality is viewed, treated and experienced.

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Tues 7.22.08| Crisis & Response

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Rick Wolff, "Economic Blues" MRZine

Richard Wolff & Stephen Resnick, New Departures in Marxian Theory Routledge, 2006

Home prices plummeting; stock markets reeling; fuel and food prices spiking. Radical economist Rick Wolff explains why busts have followed booms, and who or what is responsible. Also, Jeff Conant and Gopal Dayaneni discuss the new book A Community Guide to Environmental Health, and specifically its section on oil.