William Upski Wimsatt

This book is better as a reminder than as a wake-up call. Wimsatt didn't write a coherent, cohesive argument so much as an anecdotally charged, energetic ramble. That critique mentioned, Wimsatt is clearly a righteous person who implements the most useful forms of self-help and groundswell/grassroots activism and community involvement.

Not even half of Americans have ever been punched in the face, apparently. Craziness!

a no-nonsense treatise on the culture of prisons, physical and mental. my copy is heavily underlined and referred to often. upski & soft skull press both rock -- I haven't come across anything that was written/published by one or the other that I haven't found uplifting and useful.

the chapters are a bit uneven, but it's a hopeful read. the title is a takeoff on Michael Moore's book, but instead of detailing what's wrong, this includes what's going RIGHT and how we can do it all better