Dean Peerman

Dean Peerman is a Century contributing editor.

Articles by Dean Peerman

On the Shelf

Economy, Difference, Empire

Social Ethics for Social Justice

by Gary Dorrien

Unearthing Franco's Legacy

Mass Graves and the Recovery of a Historical Memory in Spain

edited by Carlos Jerez-Farrán and Samuel Amago

A Perfect Spy

by John le Carré

Summer reading list

Jun 22, 2011 by Dean Peerman

Gary Dorrien's spring Century article, which argued for economic as well as political democracy, whetted my appetite for the book that part of it was adapted from: Economy, Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice.

Features

Kids in combat

U.S.-funded child soldiers
Oct 30, 2007 by Dean Peerman
From 1995-2005, 2 million child soldiers were killed and 6 million permanently disabled or injured. An estimated 300,000 children (younger than 18) are currently serving as soldiers. Some have joined voluntarily out of economic desperation or for their own safety; others have been forcibly recruited by rebel forces. Still others have been by recruited by recognized sovereign governments—and eight of the nine such governments receive military assistance from the U.S.
Features

Toxic trailers

Another legacy of Katrina
Sep 18, 2007 by Dean Peerman
The second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has come and gone, and the storm’s devastation continues to take its toll—sometimes in ways that are the consequence of human negligence, indifference, incompetence and just plain stinginess.
Features

Paradise for pedophiles

The flesh trade in India
Jul 24, 2007 by Dean Peerman
When actor Richard Gere kissed Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty last April, a judge in Jaipur signed an arrest warrant. The charge? Committing “an act of obscenity” in a public place.
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