This Land Is Their Land

Posted on 27 February 2017 by Barbara Ehrenreich

America in the aughts hilariously skewered, brilliantly dissected, and darkly diagnosed by the bestselling social critic hailed as the soul mate of Jonathan SwiftBarbara Ehrenreich s first book of satirical commentary, The Worst Years of Our Lives, about the Reagan era, was received with bestselling acclaim The one problem was the title couldn t some prophetic fact checker have seen that the worst years of our lives far worse were still to come Here they are, the 2000s, and in This Land Is Their Land, Ehrenreich subjects them to the most biting and incisive satire of her career.Taking the measure of what we are left with after the cruelest decade in memory, Ehrenreich finds lurid extremes all around While members of the moneyed elite can buy congressmen, many in the working class can barely buy lunch While a wealthy minority obsessively consumes cosmetic surgery, the poor often go without health care for their children And while the corporate C suites are now nests of criminality, the less fortunate are fed a diet of morality, marriage, and abstinence Ehrenreich s antidotes are as sardonic as they are spot on pet insurance for your kids Salvation Army fashions for those who can no longer afford Wal Mart and boundless rage against those who have given us a nation scarred by deepening inequality, corroded by distrust, and shamed by its official cruelty.Full of wit and generosity, these reports from a divided nation show once again that Ehrenreich is, as Molly Ivins said, good for the soul The Times London Best Read [ This Land Is Their Land ] By [ Barbara Ehrenreich ] – kino-fada.fr I really liked Nickel and Dimed It was original, clever, frightening and a total page turner I read it while restocking the shelves at a university bookstore, getting paid 6.50 an hour It resonated But this book What happened Here s how I imagine it Publisher we need another book from you.Barbara Ugh, but I m so busy with my speaking schedule I haven t been working on anything new.Publisher we need it in three weeks.Barbara Hum, okay, I ll hobble together something from my blog, rand I really liked Nickel and Dimed It was original, clever, frightening and a total page turner I read it while restocking the shelves at a university bookstore, getting paid 6.50 an hour It resonated But this book What happened Here s how I imagine it Publisher we need another book from you.Barbara Ugh, but I m so busy with my speaking schedule I haven t been working on anything new.Publisher we need it in three weeks.Barbara Hum, okay, I ll hobble together something from my blog, random things I ve read on the internet, and spurious unfounded assumptions that will make even severely left leaning Rebecca roll her eyes and snort.And Voila You have This Land is Their Land Now, there could be perfectly legitimate ideas in here, an...Ehrenreich has this amazing ability to look critically at social, political, education and economic policy and point out exactly where the policiy falls short of meeting its supposed goal I think this is an important book for people to read because, even though each chapter is short and doesn t list a whole host of numbers and statistics although she sights, of course, for your researching if you re so inclined she really gets you think about the flip side of the current administration s poli Ehrenreich has this amazing ability to look critically at social, political, education and economic policy and point out exactly where the policiy falls short of meeting its supposed goal I think this is an important book for people to read because, even though each chapter is short and doesn t list a whole host of numbers and statistics although she sights, of course, for your researching if you re so inclined she really gets you think about the flip side of the current administration s policies And while she s certainly harder on the Conservatives, she even busts on my boy Bill and other Democrats because she s not out to win an election ...There s no replacing the late, beloved pundit Molly Ivins and her ability to skewer the right with such great good humor, but Barbara Ehrenreich comes closest to filling the gap In this collection of recent topical mini essays, the author of the recent classic Nickel and Dimed targets the myriad issues our right leaning government and corporate America use to distract us from those that could and should unite the country in righteous indignation What should be uniting us, as Ehrenreich comes There s no replacing the late, beloved pundit Molly Ivins and her ability to skewer the right with such great good humor, but Barbara Ehrenr...I ve read her other books I liked them, but this one, not so much I understand her intent to make us aware of absurd CEO salaries, unfair employment practices to increase profit, millions that do not have health insurance, etc and those facts and figures, and stories were stunning I agree that these are huge problems facing the American public today They frustrate me, and they obviously frustrate her But, I don t w...As I read this I imagined Jonathan Swift smirking in approval The author has a vicious,acerbic style entirely appropriate for her subject matter why is america so plagued with selfish, greedy idiots The standout essays were well researched but written with the easy gracefulness of someone used to dealing with human corruption and greed My favorite piece could have been taken from swift himself an essay on why children should be forced to work in sweatshops and factories they are basically c As I read this I imagined Jonathan Swift smirking in approval The author has a vicious,acerbic style entirely appropriate for her subject matter why is america so plagued with selfish, greedy idiots The standout essays were well researched but written with the easy gracefulness of someone used to dealing with human corruption and greed My favorite piece could have been taken from swift himself an essay on why chil...This book is comprised of short and witty essays and articles by the author of Nickel and Dimed, a book that I enjoyed Barbara Ehrenreich is effective in illustrating all of the dysfunction of U.S society, especially the struggles of the working poor and the middle class Unfortunately, her essays sound like a series of rants with very few proposed solutions I just don t see what good it does to talk about all that ails us and not recommend changes As a result of reading this book, I am hype This book is comprised of short and witty essays and articles by the author of Nickel and Dimed, a book that I enjoyed Barbara Ehrenreich is effective in illustrating all of the dysfunction of ...I started out really liking this book what can I say, she pulled at my tender heartstrings when she bitched about the bloated overclass but I m a fan of citing sources and studiesand, unfortunately, I...Barbara Ehrenreich is the kind of writer you might know aboutand know her views in generalbut may not have read That s how it was for me until the last few days when I ripped through This Land is Their Land Reports from a Divided Nation She is what used to be called a liberal, not a bad word in my book, and she attacks the growing wealth divide in the U.S with ferocity, humor, cutting wit, solid facts, and chilling anecdotes.The style of this volume is one short, snappy chapter after an Barbara Ehrenreich is the kind of writer you might know aboutand ...It pains me to say this, but Barbara Ehrenreich is no longer a journalist Somewhere between Nickel and Dimed and this book, she crossed the line into punditry, taking a seat with Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann, no longer even holding up a pretense of objectivity While I was intrigued by the premise of the book, which is supposed to tackle the subject of inequality in America, I found that the writing does not deliver Instead of facts and statistics and information, I was bombarded with Barb It pains me to say t...Once again I try to read a book of essays, and once again I am frustrated I think it s because I spend so much time online, and most popular essays are about the length of a really good blog post Unlike blog posts, however, these essays lack any kind of linkage to provide context When Ehrenreich wants to talk about something Rush Limbaugh said, I have to take her on faith When she talks about increasing layoffs, etc, I have to take her on faith I don t necessarily suspect her of lying, exac Once again I try ...

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27 February 2017

Barbara Ehrenreich