March 26, 2020 9
Essential Books
for Today’s Most Critical Issues
A Brief History of Fascist Lies
Federico Finchelstein“This is not just a deft intellectual history
of fascism, but an urgent reminder of the
deep well of hate that lies beneath our
era of ‘alternative facts’ and ‘fake news.’”
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington PostA Field Guide to Climate Anxiety
How to Keep Your Cool on a
Warming Planet
Sarah Jaquette Ray“Bold and beautiful, this hands-on
companion is essential reading for
wrestling with the most important issue
of our time.” —Kari Marie Norgaard, author
of Living in Denial: Climate Change,
Emotions, and Everyday LifeObstacle Course
The Everyday Struggle to Get an
Abortion in America
David S. Cohen and Carole Joff e“A disturbing account of the impact on
women and their medical providers of
the unremitting attacks on the right to
abortion. Powerful.” —Linda Greenhouse,
author of Becoming Justice BlackmunHellfi re from Paradise Ranch
On the Front Lines of Drone
Warfare
Joseba Zulaika“’Compelling, subversive, powerful and
original. A deeply impressive book.”
—Richard English, author of Does
Terrorism Work? A HistoryPowering Empire
How Coal Made the Middle East
and Sparked Global Carbonization
On Barak“Brilliantly insightful and marvelously
written, this book reminds us of how
deeply the legacy of coal continues to
inform contemporary energy politics.”
—Dominic Boyer, author of The Life
Informatic: Newsmaking in the Digital EraWWW.UCPRESS.EDU
Industrial-Strength Denial
Eight Stories of Corporations
Defending the Indefensible, from the
Slave Trade to Climate Change
Barbara Freese“A must-read for anyone wanting to understand
the truth about corporate-created untruths,
this engaging, painstakingly researched, and
elegantly written book is crucial for helping us see
through profi t-driven narratives.” —Joel Bakan,
author of The Corporation: The Pathological
Pursuit of Profi t and Power