Join #FoodandLit in April as we visit Cuba 🇨🇺
Join #FoodandLit in April as we visit Cuba 🇨🇺
Last year I read Nickel and Dimed with my seniors. While I thought it was good for them to read about experiences they may not be that close to, I did find her book a bit meh. I wanted them to read more about the people living these lives and less about a fairly affluent person play acting. I‘m hoping this is good and I can use it in class this year!
This is a brilliant idea: a fair labor practices designation for colleges and universities! #labor #business #economics #education
Wait a minute! Richard Nixon supported Universal Basic Income (UBI)?????
This book is a good starting point for how income inequality affects ordinary lives. The other night I heard on the Nightly Business Report that “the economy is firing on all cylinders.” And I thought, really?! It‘s not for most people in southern Indiana. So read this book and join the conversation! Are we as ordinary people going to continue to accept being squeezed?
Great book looking at the struggles of the middle class. The observations that we don‘t care about care- day care, maternity leave, health care, adjunct professor, etc- was spot on. The Uber teacher chapter and 24 hour day cares were really interesting. It just corroborated my fear that the only American value that is promoted currently is making money- no matter the impact on our workers (or environment). Great reporting!
1. Elizabeth George
2. John Steinbeck
3. Mary Roach
4. Harper Lee ... Pulitzer
I don‘t think I‘ve ever read a nonfiction book that had me nodding in agreement the whole time. Maybe b/c I see pieces of myself in every single chapter, as I assume most people would. This book is dead-on-balls accurate about the middle class, working class, and everyone else struggling. It‘s timely, relevant, thorough and as an added bonus, she makes no secret about her disdain for and the role 45 plays in this mess. I need more room to discuss
Highly recommend. I appreciate that Quart isn‘t afraid to put the blame where it belongs-on our Government.