Since the earthquake in Haiti there has been a torrent of international aid, a growing movement to cancel Haiti’s foreign debts and turn emergency loans into grants, and talk of how Haiti …
Read More >After decades on the rise, obesity rates have stabilized among most groups of Americans, according to two CDC studies published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But rates remain …
Read More >We are pleased to announce that Episode 27 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews Janet Poppendieck, author of …
Read More >Neve Gordon’s August 20 op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, in which he supports an international boycott of Israel as “the only way to save his country”, has sparked controversy and debate …
Read More >Bargaining for Eden, Stephen Trimble’s newest book, follows citizens in two communities grappling with change on extraordinary public lands in their backyards. Conflict grows from the tension between grassroots values and greed, …
Read More >Stephen Trimble’s Bargaining for Eden is now available in paperback. The following reading guide questions are available to facilitate the book group and classroom discussions the book is provoking: Discussion Questions: 1. …
Read More >We are pleased to announce that Episode 22 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews Laurel E. Fletcher and …
Read More >Peter Asmus, President of Pathfinder Communications, is a journalist, consultant, and author of many of books, including Introduction to Energy in California, which was published by UC Press in June 2009. To …
Read More >Paul D. Blanc is Professor of Medicine and holds the Endowed Chair in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Blanc is also the author of How Everyday …
Read More >On June 4, Sophie Erskine of 3:AM Magazine interviewed Amiri Baraka about music, politics, the origins of his name, and controversial comments he has made in the past. Baraka is known as …
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