The Worst Years of Our Lives: Irreverent Notes from a Decade of GreedEhrenreich here reprints a selection of her elegantly satirical essays that were originally published in Ms., Mother Jones and other journals during the Reagan years, articles in which she skewers political figures and others for causing a decay in human values. A strong sense of the ridiculous informs Ehrenreich's attack on those she judges guilty: phony evangelists, moneyed polluters and developers, Wall Street bandits, officials heedless of the poor. There are pieces on Nancy Reagan's memoir My Turn and on Oliver North as warrior prince of the secret government. The book has its critics, but Ehrenreich could also promote healthy rebellions in her role as someone who doesn't suffer fools at all, let alone grudgingly.--adapted from Publishers Weekly. |
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Page 130
... professional - managerial middle class , which is the breed- ing ground for social ideals like the new man or new woman , has become an embattled group . In the 1950s and ' 60s , young men of this class could look forward to secure ...
... professional - managerial middle class , which is the breed- ing ground for social ideals like the new man or new woman , has become an embattled group . In the 1950s and ' 60s , young men of this class could look forward to secure ...
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... professionals heralded this plan with squeals of delight . A few years ago , you will recall , they lost considerable face when it was discovered that the hundreds of thousands of inpatients in their care were receiving no more ...
... professionals heralded this plan with squeals of delight . A few years ago , you will recall , they lost considerable face when it was discovered that the hundreds of thousands of inpatients in their care were receiving no more ...
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... professionals use for a street - side mental - health test ? We trust they will dispense with embarrassing questions like , " Name and address ? " But what about that standard neuro- logical question : " Who is the president of the ...
... professionals use for a street - side mental - health test ? We trust they will dispense with embarrassing questions like , " Name and address ? " But what about that standard neuro- logical question : " Who is the president of the ...
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FAMILY VALUES | 3 |
Spudding Out | 15 |
The Cult of Busyness | 22 |
Copyright | |
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