Barbara Ehrenreich: "Blood Rites: A New Evolutionary Perspective on Violence"
Barbara Ehrenreich, author, social critic and political essayist, discusses the emotional and social aspects of warfare and violence. Barbara Ehrenreich is an American author and political activist who describes herself as "a myth buster by trade" and has been called "a veteran muckraker" by The New Yorker.During the 1980s and early 1990s she was a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of America. She is a widely read and award-winning columnist and essayist, and author of 21 books. Ehrenreich is perhaps best known for her 2001 book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.