If you are interested in sending aid to Haiti, please consider Partners in Health (PIH). PIH has operated clinics and hospitals in Haiti for over 20 years and, in the process, has revolutionized how infectious diseases are treated in poor countries around the world. In 2008, I wrote about “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” a wonderful Tracy [...]
Tagged Haiti, povertyBelated happy new year everyone. I’ve had good intentions to blog more often, but all of my writing energy is going toward new songs, editing research papers for publication, and trying to land a letter in Penthouse Forum. Here is a bunch of things I’ve been reading/digging/thinking about over the last month, culled from my [...]
Tagged too many to list, twitterI’m interested to hear what you think about President Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. I understand some of the criticisms of Obama’s decision: we are getting more deeply involved in an endless quagmire; we can’t afford to spend trillions fighting — for what, exactly? — when there are so many desperate problems [...]
Tagged Afghanistan, Obama, politicsFrom my Twitter feed: Sociology/Social issues/Higher Ed Can you imagine the outrage that would ensue if dozens of white teens died in the Chicago suburbs every year? Chicago public schools in 2007-08 academic year: 34 deaths and 290 shootings. Not enough ppl care, certainly not ones in power. Sad. http://bit.ly/tI4nF # Thomas LaVeist does work [...]
Tagged music, politics, sociologyMJ = great player, not a nice guy. Sadly, people just go along with it. “Jordan’s night to remember turns petty” – Yahoo! http://bit.ly/EhbbJ # Incredible show – more thoughts later. “U2 Reinvent the Stadium Show as 360 Tour Launches in Chicago” – Rolling Stone – http://bit.ly/qKlL7 # It’s the beginning of the third week [...]
Tagged academia, music that matters, racism, sports, Swine fluStanford study: young ppl write more than previous generations, social tech spurs literacy revolution http://bit.ly/jWVDf (RT @barrywellman) # Two pastors discuss merging their black & white churches in Louisville – NPR http://ow.ly/nerw (via @praxishabitus) # Excellent essay on Sen. Kennedy, sin, & redemption by @TenuredRadical. She is one of the best academic bloggers around. http://bit.ly/3fqwK [...]
Tagged immigration, literacy, race, religion, Senator KennedyRT @digiphile: 46 years ago today, MLK shared his dream from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial: http://bit.ly/1adE48 | “Free at last” # Seriously, these guys have no shame. Mike Huckabee : “Kennedy Would Have Been Urged To Die Earlier Under ObamaCare http://bit.ly/2TFAUk # Good preview of La Vuelta A Espana (Tour of Spain) from [...]
Tagged Chris McCandless, cycling, Krakauer, MLK, New Orleans, race, wingnutsVideo of Biden’s emotional tribute to Ted Kennedy: “It Was Never About Him” http://bit.ly/3VFbxX # RT @brainsplittr: Strongly recommended. Jill Quadagno’s “One Nation Uninsured.” Details #hcr obstruction – http://tiny.cc/QhFvX #sociotweets # Jenn Lena with good advice for grad students on presentation of self. Students: take this seriously. http://bit.ly/RBw5 #sociology # New book on how and [...]
Tagged cold war, college football, grad student advice, health care, Ted KennedyRT @PIH_org: How Mountains Beyond Mountains and Paul Farmer led Tracy Kidder to write Strength in What Remains: http://bit.ly/obPUl # Absolutely wonderful book. RT @PIH_org: New edition of Mountains Beyond Mountains published today! w/ updated epilogue http://bit.ly/ob8V9 # RT @mtrobinson: RT @HopkinsCHDS: Unsafe urban neighborhoods linked to teen weight http://bit.ly/KAZXQ #sociotweet # Most takes on [...]
Tagged health, neighborhoods, Paul Farmer, race, Ted Kennedy, Tracy Kidder, violenceLong, interesting article about the unusual world of Craigslist (the business). http://bit.ly/ofMbl # RT @Shelia_Cotten @sidneyeveSurvey: The new digital divide is Internet-access speed: high-speeds vs. the slow-pokes” http://is.gd/2xPFn # Just switched from Seesmic to Tweetdeck. So far, so good. # RT @timwiseman: Great article today on the ‘Made in Akron’ store in Highland Square http://tr.im/x3Nt [...]
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