Global Values 101

by KIM, ANN S.HOLBROOK, KATE

• ISBN13: 9780807003053
• ISBN10: 0807003050
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: Beacon Press

Summary

Global Values 101 grew out of one of the most popular courses ever offered at Harvard University, in which some of the most original thinkers of our day sat down with students and explored how ideas have made them-and can make us-more engaged, involved, and compassionate citizens. They addressed the topics of war, religion, the global economy, and social change: Amy Goodman, host of the popular radio program Democracy Now as well as the author of The Exception to the Ruler, speaks about the role of the citizen and the media in a free society; Lani Guinier reveals that students" SAT scores more accurately describe the kind of car their parents drive than the grades they will earn in college and shows the way to a more equitable college admissions system; Juliet Schor, author of Born to Buy and The Overspent American, discusses the evolution of personal responsibility in a consumer culture; and Robert Reich, author of Locked in the Cabinet, tells us to get involved in politics because, if you want to see change, you have to make change happen. For anyone who has been moved by idealism and wondered how to become an engaged citizen, this collection offers a range of stories on how progressive ideals can inform, inspire, engage, and ultimately change lives. Other contributors include Harvey Cox, Katha Pollitt, Howard Zinn, Diana Eck, and Naomi Klein.

Author Biography

Brian Palmer, Ph.D., and Kate Holbrook were voted Harvard's best young faculty member and teaching fellow, respectively. Ann S. Kim and Anna Portnoy joined them as teaching fellows and documentary filmmakers.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Brian Palmer
History and Investigations
Asking the Questions
Historian	3	(22)
Howard Zinn
literary scholar	25	(18)
Elaine Scarry
linguist	43	(20)
Noam Chomsky
Labor and Economy
Working It Out
political scholar	63	(14)
Robert Reich
economist	77	(18)
Juliet Schor
corporate leader	95	(12)
Aaron Feuerstein
journalist	107	(16)
Naomi Klein
Diversity and Equality
Balancing the Scales
legal scholar	123	(22)
Lani Guinier
writer	145	(18)
Katha Pollitt
Brutality, Bloodshed, and Resolution
A Violent Inheritance
legal scholar	163	(12)
Martha Minow
diplomat	175	(14)
Swanee Hunt
physician	189	(20)
Jennifer Leaning
Religion and Ethics
In Search of Global Values
theologian	209	(12)
Harvey Cox
ethicist	221	(12)
Peter Singer
Distance and Proximity
Closing the Gap
physician	233	(10)
Paul Farmer
journalist	243	(14)
Amy Goodman
Sources	257	(8)
Acknowledgments	265	(2)
Index	267