Ed Meek

Book Review: “Running Out” — Drought Time

November 3, 2021
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The sense of loss that necessarily pervades Running Out is balanced is by Lucas Bessire’s lyrical prose, whose consistently crisp beauty serves as a welcome respite.

Book Review: How to Win the War Against Climate Change — Go Electric

July 16, 2021
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Instead of techno-utopian rhetoric, Electrify offers a plan with pragmatic steps to create a better environment and a stronger economy.

Book Review: “The Brilliant Abyss” — Our Imperiled Oceans

June 23, 2021
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Helen Scales is a self-described nerd who studies the ocean as an enthusiast as well as a scientist.

Book Review: “The New Climate War” — Enough of the Doomsayers!

May 22, 2021
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This incisive volume will assist the creation of a much-needed collective effort, helping to frame a unified approach to waging combat on those who are destroying the environment for the sake of short term profit.

March Short Fuses – Materia Critica

March 1, 2021
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief bursts of criticism.

Book Review: The Glory of “Full Dissidence”

February 5, 2021
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Full Dissidence is not just about the corruption of professional sports. It is a fierce polemic that will alter the way you look at America.

Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2020

December 20, 2020
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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s “Just Us: An American Conversation” — Tough Talk about Race

August 19, 2020
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Claudia Rankine comes off like a disgruntled but interesting guest at a dinner party who keeps turning the conversation back to subjects that make others uncomfortable but are well worth talking about and seriously examining.

Book Review: “How to Be an Antiracist” — A Helpful Step in Overcoming America’s Racial Divide

July 7, 2020
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A more accurate title for Ibram X Kendi’s engaging and compelling book might be:” How I learned to think like an antiracist and how you can too.

Book Review: “Hiding in Plain Sight” — Detailing the Malignancy of Donald Trump

June 6, 2020
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According to Sarah Kendzior, “we have a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government.”

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