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Is it possible to create a borderless world? How might it be better
equipped to solve the global emergencies threatening our collective
survival? Build Bridges, Not Walls is an inspiring, impassioned
call to envision-and work toward-a bold new reality. "Todd Miller
cuts through the facile media myths and escapes the paralyzing
constraints of a political 'debate' that functions mainly to
obscure the unconscionable inequalities that borders everywhere
secure. In its soulfulness, its profound moral imagination, and its
vision of radical solidarity, Todd Miller's work is as
indispensable as the love that so palpably guides it."-Ben
Ehrenreich, author of Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of
Time "The stories of the humble people of the earth Miller
documents ask us to also tear down the walls in our hearts and in
our heads. What proliferates in the absence of these walls and in
spite of them, Miller writes, is the natural state of things
centered on kindness and compassion."-Nick Estes, author of Our
History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access
Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance By the
time Todd Miller spots him, Juan Carlos has been wandering alone in
a remote border region for days. Parched, hungry and disoriented,
he approaches and asks for a ride. Miller's instinct is to oblige,
but he hesitates: Furthering an unauthorized person's entrance into
the U.S. is a federal crime. Todd Miller has been reporting from
international border zones for over twenty-five years. In Build
Bridges, Not Walls, he invites readers to join him on a journey
that begins with the most basic of questions: What happens to our
collective humanity when the impulse to help one another is
criminalized? A series of encounters-with climate refugees, members
of indigenous communities, border authorities, modern-day
abolitionists, scholars, visionaries, and the shape-shifting
imagination of his four-year-old son-provoke a series of
reflections on the ways in which nation-states create the problems
that drive immigration, and how the abolition of borders could make
the world a more sustainable, habitable place for all. Is it
possible to imagine a borderless world? How could it emerge, and
how might it be better equipped to solve the global emergencies
that threaten our collective survival? Build Bridges, Not Walls is
an inspiring, impassioned call to envision-and work toward-a bold
new reality. Praise for Build Bridges, Not Walls: "Todd Miller's
deeply reported, empathetic writing on the American border is some
of the most essential journalism being done today. As this book
reveals, the militarization of our border is a simmering crisis
that harms vulnerable people every day. It's impossible to read his
work without coming away changed."-Adam Conover, creator and host
of Adam Ruins Everything and host of Factually! "All of Todd
Miller's work is essential reading, but Build Bridges, Not Walls is
his most compelling, insightful work yet."-Dean Spade, author of
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crises (And the Next)
"Miller calls us to see how borders subject millions of people to
violence, dehumanization, and early death. More importantly, he
highlights the urgent necessity to abolish not only borders, but
the nation-state itself."-A. Naomi Paik, author of Bans, Walls
Raids, Sanctuary: Understanding U.S. Immigration for the
Twenty-First Century and Rightlessness: Testimony and Redress in
U.S. Prison Camps Since World War II "Todd Miller not only makes
the case for tearing down the walls of Fortress America, but also
for the future of the planet and humanity. The stories of the
humble people of the earth he documents ask us to also tear down
the walls in our hearts and in our heads. What proliferates in the
absence of these walls and in spite of them, Miller writes, is the
natural state of things centered on kindness and compassion."-Nick
Estes, author of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus
the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous
Resistance "Miller lays bare the senselessness and soullessness of
the nation-state and its borders and border walls, and reimagines,
in their place, a complete and total restoration, therefore
redemption, of who we are, and of who we are in desperate need of
becoming."-Brandon Shimoda, author of The Grave on the Wall
"Miller's latest book is a personal, wide-ranging, and impassioned
call for abolishing borders."-John Washington, author of The
Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum and the US-Mexican Border and
Beyond "Through careful reporting and vivid personal experience,
Miller illuminates the immediate need to bring people closer in an
era of dehumanizing violence that is at the heart of U.S. political
discourse and institutions and which has become painfully condensed
in the Trump years."-Oswaldo Zavala, journalist and professor of
Latin American literature and culture at the City University of New
York and author of Drug Cartels Do Not Exist: Narcotrafficking and
Culture in Mexico
Now featuring more than 400 board-style questions with complete
answers and explanations, BSR Pediatrics, Second Edition prepares
medical students for success in pediatric rotations, shelf exams,
and the UMSLE Step 2 with a comprehensive overview of general and
subspecialty pediatrics presented in the popular Board Review
Series outline format. Concise descriptions, clinical correlations,
numerous figures, and nearly 100 tables detail the essentials of
pediatrics, accompanied by case-based review questions at the end
of each chapter and a comprehensive end-of-book exam to build
test-taking confidence and help your students excel in clerkship.
Board Review Series outline format distills essential information
in a manageable, student-friendly presentation. Thoroughly revised
content reflects the latest advances in general and subspecialty
pediatrics. Expanded question banks at the end of each chapter test
comprehension and identify areas of weakness. Expanded end-of-book
comprehensive examination with detailed answers and rationales
readies students for the rigors of the exam experience. eBook
available for purchase. Fast, smart, and convenient, today's eBooks
can transform learning. These interactive, fully searchable tools
offer 24/7 access on multiple devices, the ability to highlight and
share notes, and more
According to U.S. military planners, climate change now poses the
#1 national security threat to the U.S., ranking higher than
terrorism. Last year alone, 19.2 million people were displaced as a
result of climate change.Population movement due to climate change
is an emerging issue and this book is in a unique position to
address this as a national security issue. Immigration and borders
continues to be a major issue in the national and international
news cycle and Todd Miller's print history ranging from his feature
in the New York Times Magazine to Border Patrol Nation position him
to address this. As people are displaced from the coast, they being
to "challenge" borders. The response unfortunately has been
militarization. Immigration, border fortification, and climate
change legislation will continue to be subject to ongoing debates,
giving Miller many opportunities for op-eds on the top political
blog TomDispatch, where he's a regular contributor, as well as The
Nation, Huffington Post, Mother Jones, Common Dreams and Guernica,
where he regularly writes, too.
A Scrum Master's work is never done. The Development team needs
your support, the Product Owner is often lost in the complexities
of agile product management, and your managers and stakeholders
need to know what will be done, by when, and for how much. Learn
how experienced Scrum Masters balance the demands of these three
levels of servant leadership while removing organizational
impediments and helping Scrum Teams deliver real world value.
Discover how to visualize your work, resolve impediments, and
empower your teams to self-organize and deliver using the Scrum
Values, Agile Principles, and advanced coaching and facilitation
techniques. A Scrum Master needs to know when their team is in
trouble and understand how to help them get back on the path to
delivery. Become a better Scrum master so you can find the problems
holding your teams back. Has your Daily Scrum turned in to a
meeting? Does your team struggle with creating user stories? Are
stakeholders disengaged during Sprint Review? These issues are
common. Learn to use empiricism as your guide and help your teams
create great products. Scrum is so much more than a checklist of
practices to follow, yet that's exactly how many organizations
practice it. Bring life back to your Scrum events by using advanced
facilitation techniques to leverage the full intelligence of your
team. Improve your retrospectives with new formats and exercises.
Ask powerful questions that spark introspection and improvement.
Get support and buy-in from management. Use Scrum as a competitive
advantage for your organization. Create a definition of done that
improves quality and fix failing sprints. Take the next step on
your journey as a Scrum master. Transform your Scrum practices to
help your teams enjoy their work again as they deliver high quality
products that bring value to the world. What You Need: A moderate
level of experience using the Scrum Framework.
"In his scathing and deeply reported examination of the U.S. Border
Patrol, Todd Miller argues that the agency has gone rogue since the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, trampling on the dignity and rights of
the undocumented with military-style tactics...Miller's book
arrives at a moment when it appears that part of the Homeland
Security apparatus is backpedaling by promising to tone down its
tactics, maybe prodded by investigative journalism, maybe by the
revelations of NSA leaker Edward Snowden...Border Patrol is quite
possibly the right book at the right time ..."--Tony Perry, Los
Angeles Times "At the start of his unsettling and important new
book, Border Patrol Nation, Miller observes that these days 'it is
common to see the Border Patrol in places--such as Erie,
Pennsylvania; Rochester, New York; or Forks, Washington--where only
fifteen years ago it would have seemed far-fetched, if not
unfathomable.'"--Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor
"Miller's approach in Border Patrol Nation is to offer a glimpse
into the secretive operations of the Border Patrol, reporting with
a journalist's objectivity and nose for a good story. Miller's book
is full of facts, and it's clear he's outraged, but he gives voices
to people on every side of the issue...Miller's book is a
fascinating read...and bring the work of Susan Orlean to
mind."--Amanda Eyre Ward Kirkus Reviews "Todd Miller's invaluable
and gripping book, Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front
Lines of Homeland Security is the story of how this country's
borders are being transformed into up-armored, heavily militarized
zones run by a border-industrial complex. It's an achievement and
an eye opener."--Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch "What Jeremy Scahill
was to Blackwater, Todd Miller is to the U.S. Border Patrol!"--Tom
Miller, author, On the Border: Portraits of America's Southwestern
Frontier "Todd Miller has entered a secret world, and he has gone
deep...Powerful."--Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's
Highway: A True Story "Journalist Miller tells an alarming story of
U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security's ever-widening reach into
the lives of American citizens and legal immigrants as well as the
undocumented. In addition to readers interested in immigration
issues, those concerned about the NSA's privacy violations will
likely be even more shocked by the actions of Homeland
Security."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Armed authorities
watch from a military-grade surveillance tower as lines of people
stream toward the security checkpoint, tickets in hand, anxious and
excited to get through the gate. Few seem to notice or care that
the US Border Patrol is monitoring the Super Bowl, as they have for
years, one of the many ways that forces created to police the
borders are now being used, in an increasingly militarized fashion,
to survey and monitor the whole of American society. In fast-paced
prose, Todd Miller sounds an alarm as he chronicles the changing
landscape. Traveling the country--and beyond--to speak with the
people most involved with and impacted by the Border Patrol, he
combines these first-hand encounters with careful research to
expose a vast and booming industry for high-end technology,
weapons, surveillance, and prisons. While politicians and
corporations reap substantial profits, the experiences of millions
of men, women, and children point to staggering humanitarian
consequences. Border Patrol Nation shows us in stark relief how the
entire country has become a militarized border zone, with
consequences that affect us all. Todd Miller has worked on and
written about US border issues for over fifteen years.
The twenty-first century has witnessed the rapid hardening of
international borders. Security, surveillance, and militarization
are widening the chasm between those who travel where they please
and those whose movements are restricted. but that is only part of
the story. As journalist Todd Miller reveals in Empire of Borders,
the nature of U.S. borders has changed. These boundaries have
effectively expanded thousands of miles outside of U.S. territory
to encircle not simply American land but Washington's interests.
Resources, training, and agents from the United States infiltrate
the Caribbean and Central America; they reach across the Canadian
border; and they go even farther afield, enforcing the division
between the Global South and North. The highly publicized focus on
a wall between the United States and Mexico misses the bigger
picture of strengthening border enforcement around the world.
Empire of Borders is a tremendous work of narrative investigative
journalism that traces the rise of this border regime. It delves
into the practices of "extreme vetting," which raise the
possibility of "ideological" tests and cyber-policing for migrants
and visitors, a level of scrutiny that threatens fundamental
freedoms and allows, once again, for America's security concerns to
infringe upon the sovereign rights of other nations. In Syria,
Guatemala, Kenya, Palestine, Mexico, the Philippines, and
elsewhere, Miller finds that borders aren't making the world
safe-especially not in the midst of an ever-worsening climate
crisis. They are, undoubtedly, the frontline in a global war
against the poor.
This wonderful story is about a puppy who must follow the path and
not stray from it in order to find his family.
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