The SQUEEZE: There are many crises facing humanity today. From global warming and environmental destruction to political destabilization and economic breakdown, these problems are daunting to say the least. But where there is a problem, there is a...

The SQUEEZE: Many people say that confession is good for the soul. Confessing allows a person to endure the struggle of confronting the self, its problems and belief systems. However, confessing also has its drawbacks, as John Perkins comes to lea...

The SQUEEZE: In Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, Christakis and Fowler examine the concept of social connectivity and base their investigation on a central topic: the spike in the mortality rate ...

The SQUEEZE: Kurt Eichenwald’s Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story is a financial and political thriller, detailing events surrounding the Enron scandal and the financing strategies that rocked the U.S. economy, Wall Street, and a major accounting f...

The SQUEEZE: We often believe that in making decisions we do so on a rational level, but Kevin Hogan and James Speakman suggest otherwise in Covert Persuasion: Psychological Tactics and Tricks to Win the Game. Hogan and Speakman believe that we ma...

The SQUEEZE: Traditional capitalism has been ineffective in solving problems such as inequality and poverty, even though free markets continue to sweep the globe. It is within this context that Muhammad Yunus examines the concept of social busines...

The SQUEEZE: Nouriel Roubini predicted the current financial crisis before others saw it coming. In Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance, Roubini and Stephen Mihm reveal much about the methods they used to foretell the financi...

The SQUEEZE: The application of mathematics or science to social phenomenon is a current practice that allows for the study of parallels with respect to behavior specific to both social systems and natural physical laws. In Critical Mass: How One ...

The SQUEEZE: The economic crisis of 2008 has its roots in the failing stock and housing markets. In 1996, Alan Greenspan predicted a declining stock market and used the term “irrational exuberance” to explain the activities that would later charac...

The SQUEEZE: Kevin Phillips’ previous work, American Theocracy, warns about financial recklessness. In Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism, Phillips explores the financial crisis fully, giving...