Main Street's body count rises Nov 8, 2009
(Note that, months ago, Barbara Ehrenreich raised the issue in. . (Salon)
Books roundup: Self-help Nov 5, 2009
Bright-SidedBy Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan, 256 pp. $23. (USA Today -- Life)
The Opt-Out Myth Oct 24, 2009
(Barbara Ehrenreich diagnosed this problem first in her book. My guess is that whats changed is not the habits of women but their attitudes. (Slate)
WORLD NEWS: The Dark Side of Positive Thinking Oct 22, 2009
Barbara Ehrenreich Tackles Positive Thinking in Her New Book, 'Bright-Sided' - ABC News ... Barbara Ehrenreich Tackles Positive Thinking in New Book, 'Bright-Sided ... Best-selling author Barbara Ehrenreich thinks so, and she spells it out in "Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.". (ABC News)
We all should ‘Pay It Forward' Oct 21, 2009
Cayuga Reads has picked this year's book after starting with Nickel and Dimed: on (not) getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich, followed by Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point on trends and the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, that deals with child neglect and homelessness. Organizers work diligently to find a book # fiction or nonfiction # that is accessible to readers both in availability and price (several, more recent books have been passed over, because they are not mass market... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Barbara Ehrenreich questions positive thinking Oct 20, 2009
It was almost 10 years ago that Barbara Ehrenreich, newly diagnosed with breast cancer, discovered a subject that really made her mad: positive thinking ... Barbara Ehrenreich will appear 7 p.m. Friday at a Book Passage event at Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael, and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Commonwealth Club, Cubberly Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Blinded by Optimism—from 9/11 to Subprime Oct 16, 2009
Barbara Ehrenreich says American positivity is a "mass delusion" partly to blame for the nation's recent ills ... Bright-Sided:How the Relentless Promotion ofPositive Thinking Has Undermined AmericaBy Barbara EhrenreichMetropolitan Books; 235 pp; $23 ... In 2000, Barbara Ehrenreich was "optimistic to the point of delusion" when it came to First World health care. (BusinessWeek)
Feminism Ruined Womens' Lives? Not Really Oct 15, 2009
Barbara Ehrenreich: Deconstructing The Bogus Argument That The Movement Has Made Women Miserable ... (CBS) Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of 16 books, including the bestsellers Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch ... By Barbara Ehrenreich:Reprinted with permission from TomDispatch. (CBS News)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 15, 2009
Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. on COM. Author Barbara Ehrenreich ( Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America ). Dr. Oz Show at 9 a.m. on Ch. (Boston Globe)
Enough with the bright side Oct 11, 2009
Positive thinking can be dangerous, says Barbara Ehrenreich ... So it comes as a shock when writer Barbara Ehrenreich starts her new book by launching an assault on the pink ribbons: Not only does the forced, smile or die cheerfulness of the breast cancer culture infantilize women, she argues, it can do them harm, by making them feel guilty for failing to heal themselves by staying positive. (Boston Globe)
Overrated Optimism: The Peril of Positive Thinking Oct 10, 2009
Barbara Ehrenreich on The Peril of Positive Thinking - TIME ... Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of the forthcoming Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America (Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt ny). (Time.com)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
by Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books). The author of "Nickel and Dimed" urges us to get real. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Romagnoli’s ‘Bicycle Runner’ recalls a time of love and war Sep 6, 2009
He calls Barbara Ehrenreich s 2001 Nickel and Dimed the gold standard of commercial publishing success involving a labor-related book - and hopes that there is a book in the works that will top it. Livesey on Bronte Margot Livesey kicks off the Celebrity Bookclub at Newtonville Books this week. (Boston Globe)
Conservative Curriculum Quotas? Aug 28, 2009
John Rawls, Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, J. S. Mill, J.-J. Rousseau, Howard Zinn, Robert Nozick, Ayn Rand, Russell Kirk, Paulo Freire, C. Wright Mills, Ludwig von Mises, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Oakeshott, Eric Voegelin, Albert Jay Nock, Reinhold Niebuhr, Charles Reich, Herbert Marcuse, Angela Davis, Alasdair MacIntyre, William F. Buckley, Barbara Ehrenreich, Milton Friedman, Murray Rothbard, John Kenneth Galbraith, Charles Taylor, F.A. Hayek. Who is missing. (The American Conservative)
Just what is 'annualism'? Aug 25, 2009
IN THE STORY Nellie Bly: Pretended to be mentally ill to investigate asylum conditions Jack London: Lived with homeless in east London for The People of the Abyss John Howard Griffin: Took anti-vitiligo drug in large doses to appear black for expose of racist attitudes Hunter S Thompson: Pioneered Gonzo journalism Barbara Ehrenreich: Worked menial jobs to document life on minimum wage ... A very notable modern example is Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, an... (BBC News -- UK)
A touch of class Jul 5, 2009
In Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America , US investigative journalist Barbara Ehrenreich quotes a worker at a home cleaning company who, referring to the mansions she cleans, says: "All I can think of is like, wow, I'd like to have this stuff one day. It motivates me, and I don't feel the slightest resentment because, you know, it's my goal to get where they are." ... Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America, by Barbara Ehrenreich. (The Age, Australia -- Features)
Rich-Now-Poor Man Jun 25, 2009
New York Times columnist Barbara Ehrenreich calls them the Nouveau Poor. I call them "poor babies," with the level of sarcasm depending on how much compassion I can muster that day. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Should the Government Decide Your Salary? Jun 16, 2009
Also see the book "Nickel & Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich, especially the Evaluation chapter, for ADDITIONAL details. . (CBS News -- Opinion)
Welcome to a dying industry, journalism grads May 31, 2009
Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of "This Land is Their Land: Reports From a Divided Nation" (Holt Paperbacks, April 2009). She delivered this commencement address to the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism class of 2009 on May 16. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
More Debate for Affordable Housing Measure May 22, 2009
Activist and author Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the bestseller Nickel and Dimed, a firsthand account of surviving on minimum wage, also appeared. She said she was shocked to learn that Los Angeles, considered a progressive example to the rest of the country, does not have an ordinance like this. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Wellesley's MassBay students hear a Frank view of the economy Apr 9, 2009
The campus choice was Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. The suitably themed book describes people working very hard, but simply not doing very well economically. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Give Me a BreakFailure is your choice Apr 1, 2009
And author Barbara Ehrenreich won fame by claiming that it s almost impossible for an entry-level worker to make it in America ... Barbara Ehrenreich wanted to fail. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
John Stossel Questions the Middle Class "Struggle" Mar 12, 2009
Social commentator and best-selling author Barbara Ehrenreich agrees. "It used to be that you could expect to get a job after college, rise in that job, maybe switch jobs at some point and then retire with a generous pension," she said. (ABC News)
After Capitalism Mar 11, 2009
The Nation, March 23In the cover package, Barbara Ehrenreich and Bill Fletcher Jr. socialism. While both are staunch socialists, they did not expect capitalism to fail in the way that it seemingly has: "There was supposed to be a revolution," not the nationalization that has occurred. (Slate)
Cambodia's empty dock Feb 22, 2009
Cambodia's empty dock. International justice is a farce while those in the west who sided with Pol Pot's murders escape trial. (guardian.co.uk)
Can we dig our way out of the recession? Feb 21, 2009
Zoe Williams: Can we dig our way out of the recession. Can we dig our way out of the recession. (guardian.co.uk)
• Events calendar Feb 13, 2009
Evening Book Club, 7 p.m. at Burley Public Library, 1300 Miller Ave. Discussion of "Nickle and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich. Free admission. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
'PATRIOT' GAMES Feb 12, 2009
As progressive writer Barbara Ehrenreich says, "Dissent, rebellion and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.". Don't tell that to Hollywood. (New York Post -- Opinions)
