If anybody seriously wants to understand

[nadinbrzezinski]

what has happened in the UK, and why the inequality exists... as well as here... Tony Judt wrote a marvelous book on how the safety net has been under attack for decades and why.

Ill Fares the Land.

http://www.amazon.com/Ill-Fares-Land-Tony-Judt/dp/1594202761

It will start to explain why we are where we are. It is far from the only explanation, but part of it. And it is highly recommended. It will help to also explain some of our conservative thinking in both the US and England.

[tblue]

1. Alright, who unrec'd this?

I think it's mighty important!

[Creideiki]

2. Cults of personality

Nadin doesn't have 6 idols to He Who Shalt Be Exalted and 8 Altars to the Blessed Wife and 3 Shrines to the Adored Daughters in her house. Therefore, anything she posts must be unrec'd because it can't possibly be of value.

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. That's it in a nutshell.

:grr:

K&R!

[pintobean]

7. What's great about finding a new way to say the same thing everyday?

[supernova]

4. Nice Excerpt in NY Review of Books

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/apr/29/ill-fares-the-land/?pagination=false

Seems like a great overview of the book. I would love to get it.

[Raksha]

8. Thanks for the link to that excerpt.

I shared it on Facebook after I read it with this comment: "I think I need to read this book, and I'm probably not the only one."

[Adsos Letter]

5. Also add this one by Judt: "Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945."

For the broader context.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Link to it

http://www.4shared.com/document/LTnRH76Z/Judt_Tony_-_Postwar_A_History_.html

And they had it in PDF too.