In a series of mock lesson plans, Galeano provides an eloquent, passionate, funny, and shocking exposé of our first-world privileges and assumptions. From a master class in "The Impunity Of Power" to a seminar on "The Sacred Car"—with tips along the way on "How To Resist Useless Vices" and a declaration of "The Right To Rave"—he guides us through a world unevenly divided between abundance and deprivation, power and helplessness.
"He keeps the radical faith with dry wit, endless curiosity, and an unceasing appetite for absurdity. Upside Down is rife with subversive aphorisms and revealing statistics." —Mother Jones