Other than reading The Week I am pretty much clueless about what's happening in the world. Out of sight out of mind. Can't do much about most of it anyway. Trying to positively effect my immediate locale. Netflix has almost supplanted basic cable, though I put up with ads when I'm sick or brain dead. Sometimes.
I've seen Zinn in documentaries but never read any of his books. Sounds like Full Catastrophe Living could be on my list...
Almost done with Griffin's Buddhism and the Twelve Steps. It's a stretch. Not convincing me to be a 12 Stepper. So much of the book is replacing steps from a nontheist perspective. It's a revision. Still not convinced "higher power" or "God as we know him" works for me.