Could the premise behind the new movie, Delivery Man, be a reality? In this op-ed for the New York Times, Rene Almeling, author of Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm, …
Read More >Have you ever wondered what our authors experience on a book tour? Hilary Levey Friedman, author of Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture, lined up a cross-country tour, reading and …
Read More >Hilary Levey Friedman’s Atlantic article about the increasing prevalence of childhood competitive sports has spurred a discussion at the New York Times‘ Room for Debate. The Times assembled a team of experts to debate …
Read More >August 2013 marks a sad milestone for the Golden Gate Bridge. There were more suicides that month—10—than any other in the bridge’s history. John Bateson, author of The Final Leap, calls attention to …
Read More >To mark the 2nd anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, we’re revisiting the origins of the General Assembly with this excerpt from Nathan Schneider’s Thank You, Anarchy: Notes from the Occupy …
Read More >Greetings from the American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting in New York! At left, Judith A. Levine poses at the UC Press booth with her new book, Ain’t No Trust, which explores issues …
Read More >Despite some signs that the economy is getting better, poverty is still a persistent threat for the majority of Americans, a new study by the AP has found. Survey data showed that …
Read More >Today in The Atlantic, Hilary Levey Friedman writes about the gendered notions that influence parents’ choice of after-school activities for their girls. If you’ve ever wondered about how your daughter’s extracurriculars can …
Read More >Last week’s news that Detroit will default on $2 billion of debt has many wondering what will happen to cities in similar financial distress, and to the nation’s economy as a whole. Gordon Young’s …
Read More >Ananya Roy and her colleagues at the #GlobalPOV Project, an initiative of UC Berkeley’s Blum Center for Developing Economies, have just released a stunning new illustrated video that explores the business of poverty. Roy …
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