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End Times Fascism

Posted on October 29, 2026 by Harry Katz

Authoritarian politicians like Donald Trump are often called “fascists” but are they really? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor argue that today’s far right is driven by something new: a dangerous apocalyptic ideology they call “end times fascism.” Their book examines end times fascism and the best ways to defeat it. Continue reading →

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The Worlds I See

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Harry Katz

Dr. Fei-Fei Li may not be a household name, but for over twenty years she’s been a driving force behind the advancement of artificial intelligence, particularly computer vision and deep learning. Her book, The Worlds I See, is both a personal memoir and a history of AI. Continue reading →

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Good Economics for Hard Times

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Harry Katz

Good Economics for Hard Times By Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo Hachette Book Group, New York, 2019 Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their research into alleviating global poverty.  In Good Economics … Continue reading →

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Blackfish City

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Harry Katz

Blackfish City By Sam J. Miller HarperCollins, New York, 2018 A warrior woman comes to the city of Qannaq in a small skiff accompanied by an orca and a polar bear.  Who is she?  Why has she come?  What’s her … Continue reading →

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Exit West

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Harry Katz

Wow! What a marvelous magical book to close out this tumultuous year! Nadia and Saeed live in an unnamed city in an unnamed country, perhaps in the Middle East, or maybe Afghanistan or Pakistan, or possibly anywhere, that is being … Continue reading →

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