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For a book about the all-too-human “passions of war,” my 1997 work Blood Rites ended on a strangely inhuman note: I suggested that, whatever…
Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich (August 26th, 1941 - September 1st, 2022) was an American essayist, author and political activist. She was the author of innumerable articles and essays for various publications as well as the author of 21 books, including Nickel and Dimed (2001). She has been engaged in activism on the topics of health care, peace, women’s rights and economic justice. She founded United Professionals in 2006 and was an honorary co-chair for Democratic Socialists of America.
Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking.
Why are Americans such wusses? Threaten the Greeks with job losses and benefit cuts and they tie up Athens, but take away…
"Many people are not getting by. The human species faces dire ecological threats. Pretending everything will be OK helped get us into…
Has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult? When the House of Representatives passed the Stupak amendment, which would take…
If you can’t find any swine flu vaccine for your kids, it won’t be for a lack of positive thinking. In fact,…
Feminism made women miserable. This, anyway, seems to be the most popular takeaway from "The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness," a recent…
To judge from most of the commentary on the Gates-Crowley affair, you would think that a "black elite" has gotten dangerously out…
[Nation Editors Note: In our March 23 issue, we published "Reimagining Socialism," a forum inspired by Barbara Ehrenreich and Bill Fletcher Jr.’s …
In most parts of the world, mass unemployment brings the specter of mass social unrest. Not in the U.S., though, where 13…