Uneven Developments
The Unresolved Past
April 18, 2012
Yesterday I took a trip to the idyllic Castello di Rivoli to the west of Turin with my friend Andrea. […]
Read PostWelcome to the Land of Inequality
April 17, 2012
Teaching American Studies in Torino, as I am for the next two weeks, is an eye-opening experience. I feel a […]
Read PostAccidental Deaths
April 16, 2012
I’m in Torino, Italy for a couple of weeks to teach a course in the Masters in American Studies program. […]
Read PostBeirut Dispatch: The Arab Spring and the Muddled Left
January 31, 2012
Lebanon is a country with a long history of sectarian strife. The remnants of the civil war, which pitted Christians […]
Read PostArchitecture of Fear
December 11, 2011
During the colonial era, Africa was represented as the land that time left behind. European colonial powers justified their rule […]
Read PostClimate Apartheid
Here is the final press statement from the Climate Justice Now! Campaign on the events in Durban: COP17 succumbs to […]
Read PostBehind the scenes
December 10, 2011
A couple of films by my friend Rebecca Sommer, plus a clip of an impassioned statement from a young Climate […]
Read PostPeople’s Alternatives
December 8, 2011
This is the final session in a two-day workshop organized by the Transnational Institute, a group that bills itself as […]
Read PostGlobal Corporate Influence on Energy and Climate Policy
Jacqui Patterson, Director, NAACP Environment and Climate Justice Program I’m going to be talking about the impact of coal corporations […]
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