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Author Archives: pithysummary
Bulletin #56
The Non-fiction Feature: The Injustice of Place by Kathryn Edin, Luke Shaefer, and Timothy Nelson
The Poetry Spot: Affrilachia by Frank X. Walker
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Affrilachia
Walker is a Kentucky-based writer, and Affrilachia is a beautiful collection of poems; shedding light on Appalachian life is one thing, and Walker brings the focus closer on what it is like to be black–and often poor–in this historically fraught region.
The Injustice of Place
How the poorest places in the U.S.–rural communities–all share a history of resource extraction and human exploitation.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #53
The Non-fiction Feature: The Politics of Medicaid by Laura Katz Olson
The Memoir Spot: Cost of Living by Emily Maloney
The Product Spot: KFF – Medicaid 101
KFF – Medicaid 101
A recent and useful primer on Medicaid and its impact.
The Politics of Medicaid
An examination of how Medicaid came to be, and the political and monetary forces that shape it today.
Cost of Living
Essays about the very guts of the medical industrial complex, and the many struggles that our healthcare system forces upon its patients.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #52
The Non-fiction Feature: Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
The Children’s Spot: Endlessly Ever After by Laurel Snyder and Dan Santat
The Product Spot: stickK
stickK
Understanding that there’s a big difference between having a goal and achieving it, stickK bridges this distance using loss aversion and accountability.