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  • Art and Inner Spaces

    “Oh my God, does art engender humanity? It awakens your humanity. But humanity has nothing to do with political theory. Political theory is in the interests of one group of humanity, or one ideal for humanity. But humanity—my heavens, that’s… Continue reading

    Art and Inner Spaces
  • On the Waterfront

    “I could have been a contender” — Rod Steiger and Marlon Brando   “We’ll work if Terry works…” — Lee J. Cobb, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, and Eva Marie Saint Continue reading

    On the Waterfront
  • Eleven Nations “Up in Arms”

    The borders of my eleven American nations are reflected in many different types of maps—including maps showing the distribution of linguistic dialects, the spread of cultural artifacts, the prevalence of different religious denominations, and the county-by-county breakdown of voting in… Continue reading

    Eleven Nations “Up in Arms”
  • The best science and technology podcasts – Telegraph

    Really nice resource for the curious. The best science and technology podcasts, from astronomy for beginners to consumer advice, selected and updated by Pete Naughton via The best science and technology podcasts – Telegraph.   Continue reading

    The best science and technology podcasts – Telegraph
  • Sheryl Sandberg: “Men need to do more childcare and housework” – Salon.com

    For her new book, “What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?,” veteran journalist Marianne Schnall interviewed high-achieving women about why the highest glass ceiling in the land is still in place. The following is taken from her talk… Continue reading

    Sheryl Sandberg: “Men need to do more childcare and housework” – Salon.com
  • Willing Embrace

    In order to open up a cipher of the Encompassing Good, our mindfulness must turn to what obtains eternally, hold it as an idea, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will. A paraphrase of… Continue reading

    Willing Embrace
  • The government needs to reform its relationship with technology

    …MindMixer works to create a platform to more easily create dialogues between citizens and political figures. Bowden explains it as bringing the “town hall meeting concept online.” At heart, though, is the understanding that the government needs to integrate and… Continue reading

  • Henry A. Giroux | Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University

    Across the globe, the forces of casino capitalism are on the march. With the return of the Gilded Age and its dream worlds of consumption, privatization and deregulation, not only are democratic values and social protections at risk, but the… Continue reading

    Henry A. Giroux | Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University
  • Are we all screwed if we refuse to stand up and push back?

    In December 2012, a pink-haired complex systems researcher named Brad Werner made his way through the throng of 24,000 earth and space scientists at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, held annually in San Francisco. This year’s conference… Continue reading

    Are we all screwed if we refuse to stand up and push back?
  • Surviving the post-employment economy – Opinion – Al Jazeera English

    A lawyer. A computer scientist. A military analyst. A teacher. What do these people have in common? They are trained professionals who cannot find full-time jobs. Since 2008, they have been tenuously employed – working one-year contracts, consulting on the… Continue reading

    Surviving the post-employment economy – Opinion – Al Jazeera English