Marilyn Gates

“A clarion call for reform of a failed, wasteful, and heartless model of disaster relief which is self-serving rather than at the service of humanity.”

“OIivares makes us laugh, cry, and empathize with immigrants grappling with conflicting identities and often unwilling hosts.

We tend to view childhood through rose-colored glasses, evoking an age of innocence and carefree days anchored by loving and protective families in safe and supportive Leave It to Beaver n

It could be argued that the core of both cultural and national identity lies in our stomachs!

“The Most Hated Man in America is an invaluable cautionary tale about the insidious threat to society of induced moral panics that can easily run away with reason

“This is a must read for anyone concerned with escalating inequality globally and the potential of labor organizing in tandem with more humane corporate management for transforming communit

“an important barometer of youth mental health and reminder of the insidious ways that technology can swiftly reshape society right under our noses.”

“Cuba: This Moment, Exactly So is a feast for the eyes and all the senses, celebrating the human spirit exulting in the sheer joy of living . . .”

As Donald Trump might claim, we are the largest audience to witness what is possibly the biggest ever corporate coup, the takeover of a country.

Every generation spawns a handful of academics who become public intellectual rock stars resonating across a broad swath of social concerns far beyond their specific specializations.

“a wake up call about the dangers of entrenching divisions around national identity—a summons to action.”

The majority of humankind has long since stopped depending on hunting for subsistence, but we are still strangely fascinated by wild animals, the larger the better.

National Geographic magazine has been a window on the world for some five generations of Americans.

“We depend upon the benefits from nature to sustain our bodies and the solace of wild places to soothe our souls, but somewhere along the way we lost respect for nature. We lost wonder.

“For some families, sending a child to a private university now is like buying a BMW every year—and driving it off a cliff.

Popular culture’s visual imaginaries of traditional Native Americans tend to exotic representations of a vanished people.

Plato asserted that “What is honored in a country will be cultivated there.” If so,  it could be argued that the U.S.A. today honors computers, social media, and the iPhone.

“Family Secrets resonates with authenticity, and makes us look deep within ourselves and our sanitized domestic histories . . .”

“underscores the imperative of immigration reform for both practical and humanitarian reasons.”

“Dreamland stands as a model of meticulous investigative reporting . . .”

“Until we abandon needs-based approaches where food insecurity is regarded as an individual problem and ‘handouts’ are given to deserving ‘beneficiaries’ instead of to rights-holding reside

“It is not that migrants never come back, it is that they can never come home enough to keep families, cultures, and hearts whole.

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“The central question guiding these conversations is how do we balance border control and America’s need for a vital workforce through humane and viable alternatives to xenophobia and a for

“Whatever the reader may think about American immigration policy and N.’s rather unusual personal situation for a Mexican immigrant, we have to appreciate his determination

“. . . eloquent, gritty, and incisive . . .”