We are taught from young not to judge a book by its cover - good advice most of the time! However, in the case of Annie Lowrey’s Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World, the message is pretty clear from the very first visual to the very last page. With this one, the very title is the thesis of the whole book.
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The article is a review of a book focused on the power of lies and political manipulation within democratic systems that are leading to the rise of authoritatian regimes. It includes several examples from Poland, Hungary, UK or the USA.
Looking for some inspiration for new novels to read? Then read this review of three Nordic novels!
ATKA ATUN │atka_brozek@yahoo.com An androgynous woman, an embryo in a jar, a boyish adult, Andy Warhol, Allan Ginsberg, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, LSD, STDs, AIDS, art for art’s sake, Chelsea Hotel, hunger, lice but then – love, friendship, respect, almost divine devotion – innocence. “Just Kids” is a story of an extraordinary couple in the … Continue reading In a Relationship with… Patti Smith
ATKA ATUN | atka_brozek@yahoo.com In the old park, in ice and snow caught fast Two spectres walk, still searching for the past. Journey into the Past is a book about love, anger and shame. The protagonist, Ludwig, a twenty-three year old man from a poor background, becomes a Councillor’s private secretary, moves into his mansion and … Continue reading In a Relationship with…Stefan Zweig