COLA and Cartoons: A Showcase of Freshman Research At UNLV

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Professor McMahon and the students of his COLA 100 section wish to acknowledge the kind support this project received from the following members of the Lied Library staff: Patricia Iannuzzi (Dean, University Libraries) Vicki A. Nozero (Director, User Services) Dan Werra (Media and Computer Services) Priscilla Finley (Humanities Librarian

Conclusion-Cola and Cartoons: A Showcase of Freshman Research At UNLV

The decisions we make about politics and society are influenced by what we see and hear in the news. That is why political cartoons are so important. They present clear opinions on complicated matters in ways that transcend everyday language

Reading Capital in the Twenty-First Century: Thomas Piketty and political economy

This paper offers a radical political economy critique of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century, drawing on heterodox economics and the social structure of accumulation (SSA) theory. We argue that the dynamics of inequality in capitalist systems cannot be fully explained at the level of capitalism in general, or by supplementing such an account with reference to state policies or contingent events, but require attention to the specific institutional form of capitalism.Cet article propose, du point de vue de la radical political economy, une analyse critique du livre de Thomas Piketty Le Capital au xxie siècle. Cette analyse est fondée sur l’économie hétérodoxe et la théorie de la structure sociale de l’accumulation (SSA). Nous défendons la thèse selon laquelle la dynamique des inégalités dans les systèmes capitalistes ne peut pas être pleinement expliquée si l’on s’en tient au niveau le plus général du capitalisme, et ce même si l’on prend en compte les politiques publiques et les événements conjoncturels. La compréhension de cette dynamique nécessite de caractériser la spécificité de chaque forme institutionnelle du capitalisme.Este artículo propone, desde el punto de vista de la radical politcal economy, un análisis crítico del libro de Tomas Piketty El Capital en el siglo XXI. Este análisis está basado en la economía heterodoxa y la teoría de la estructura social de la acumulación (SSA). Defendemos la tesis de que las dinámicas de las desigualdades en los sistemas capitalistas no pueden ser explicadas en su totalidad si nos quedamos únicamente en un nivel más general del capitalismo, y esto incluso si tomamos en cuenta las políticas públicas y los acontecimientos coyunturales. La comprensión de esta dinámica precisa que se realice una caracterización de la especificidad de cada forma institucional del capitalismo

Conservative Management of Azygous Vein Rupture in Blunt Thoracic Trauma

We report a case of successful conservative management of acute traumatic rupture of the azygous vein. A 48-year-old male was involved in a motor vehicle collision. Primary survey revealed acute right intrathoracic haemorrhage. He remained haemodynamically stable with rapid infusion of warmed crystalloid solution and blood. Computed tomographic imaging showed a contained haematoma of the azygous vein. The patient was managed conservatively in the intensive care. Azygous vein laceration resulting from blunt thoracic trauma is a rare condition that carries a universally poor prognosis unless the appropriate treatment is instituted. Clinical features include acute hypovolaemic shock, widened mediastinum on chest radiograph, and a right-sided haemothorax. Haemodynamic collapse necessitates immediate resuscitative thoracotomy. Interest in this injury stems from the severity of the clinical condition, difficulty in diagnosis, the onset of a rapidly deteriorating clinical course all of which can be promptly reversed by timely and appropriate treatment. Although it is a rare cause of intramediastinal haemorrhage, it is proposed that a ruptured azygous vein should be considered in every trauma case causing a right-sided haemothorax or widened mediastinum. All cases described in the literature to date involved operative management. We present a case of successful conservative management of this condition

The Pages of Whiteness: Theory, Evidence, and the American Immigration Debate

The author traces the growth and decline of whiteness studies over the past two and a half decades, from the publication of David Roediger’s The Wages of Whiteness in the early 1990s to the present day. Although it accurately identified race as a social construct in modern society, ‘whiteness’ also employed over-simplifications that ultimately undermined its critical relevance. Nonetheless, the author demonstrates how the colourful career of ‘whiteness’ as a scholarly concept can inform contemporary debates over immigration and identity