John Barker reviews “Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town” by Jon Krakauer It was non-stranger rape. It was a non-stranger rape of a college student by a classmate she had known from first grade, her neighbor growing up who referred to ...
25 May 2015 - John Barker
Book review: God’s Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican by Gerald Posner Italian banker Roberto Calvi’s body is found hanging from Blackfriar’s Bridge in London on June 18, 1982, bringing to an end another chapter in Italy’s made-for-TV sa ...
12 Apr 2015 - John Barker
The San Jose copper mine in the Atacama Desert of central Chile was founded in 1889. It is a testament to owner neglect. The 121 years of mining have left the mountain honeycombed. The unusually high pay induces miners to travel up to 36 hours to get to t ...
18 Feb 2015 - John Barker