Farmer, Paul

Examines inequalities in the distribution and outcome of infectious diseases, asking why the poor are more likely to be targeted by modern plagues such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

Dr. Paul Farmer describes the devastating impact the January 12, 2010, earthquake had on Haiti, and chronicles the experiences he and his colleagues had in the year following the quake as they worked with the UN to try and aid in the country's recovery efforts.

Presents a collection of short speeches in which the author implores the next generation to address such issues as poverty, inequality, climate change, and epidemic disease while demonstrating how these goals can be achieved.

Presents firsthand accounts of global poverty, arguing that promoting the social and economic rights of the poor is the most important struggle of modern times, and challenging conventional thinking on human rights by comparing the relationship between political injustices and the suffering of the powerless.