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Citizens of London – The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
The tremendous impact that US Ambassador Gil Winant, CBS reporter Ed Murrow, and businessman Averell Harriman had on the sprawling events of WWII.
The Lost Vintage
A fascinating mystery about wine, World War II, and generations of haunting family secrets.
The Weekly Bulletin: February 10, 2022
The Non-fiction Feature: Citizens of London;
The Fiction Spot: The Lost Vintage;
The Product Spot: The National WWII Museum.
The National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world—why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today.
The Weekly Bulletin: February, 3 2022
The Non-fiction Feature: Saving Capitalism;
The Fiction Spot: This Mournable Body;
The Product Spot: A Starting Point.
This Mournable Body
How does capitalism force people to evaluate themselves? What will people sacrifice—family, dignity, heritage—to appease whatever capitalism demands of us?
Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few
How big corporations and Wall Street have transformed each of capitalism’s building blocks in their favor.
A Starting Point
The Product Spot A snapshot review of a useful product! Also in this Weekly Bulletin:The Non-fiction Feature: Saving Capitalism by Robert ReichThe Fiction Spot: This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga The Pithy Take Capitalism, as demonstrated by this week’s Non-fiction Feature, is malleable. To reshape it into a structure that serves the greater population, asContinue reading “A Starting Point”
The Weekly Bulletin: January 27, 2022
The Non-fiction Feature: How to Blow Up a Pipeline;
The Children’s Spot: We Are Water Protectors;
The Product Spot: Patagonia’s Worn Wear Program.