How geography can shape political decisions, economies, and futures.
Author Archives: Carlen
NatGeo Geography page
NatGeo’s Geography page, filled with explainers and interactive programs, is a chance to explore what geography is and how it shapes our world and choices.
2054
2054 is a political sci-fi thriller, set a few decades in the future, after a war between the U.S. and China completely blows up the current political order.
The Rock Eaters
The Rock Eaters is Brenda Peynado’s beautiful collection of short stories, and it spans a wide range of issues–immigration, class differences, xenophobia, debt and more–and often has a touch of magical realism.
The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe
A suspenseful recounting of how the federal government created the student loan system, and how banks, Sallie Mae, and universities transformed it into the monster it is today.
NAACP student debt stories
The NAACP–a legendary civil rights organization that advocates for black Americans–has compiled stories from students from around the country, focused on the incredible burden of the student debt system and its impact on their lives.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #48
The Non-fiction Feature: The Debt Trap by Josh Mitchell
The Fiction Spot: The Rock Eaters by Brenda Peynado
The Product Spot: NAACP student debt stories
The Undying: pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care
A sharp, personal look at breast cancer and the politics surrounding it.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #47
The Non-fiction Feature: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Memoir Spot: The Undying by Anne Boyer
The Product Spot: Cancer screening tests
Cancer screening tests
Cancer screening tests aim to find cancer when it may be easier to treat successfully.