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  • Dissent and Punishment in the Book of Life: Introduction to Henry Giroux’s “Youth in Revolt”

    Young people are demonstrating all over the world against a variety of issues ranging from economic injustice and massive inequality to drastic cuts in education and public services.1 In the fall of 2011, on the tenth anniversary of September 11,… Continue reading

  • How do #Millennials Define #Happiness? | Breathe and Smile

    Very good take on the situation from a GenY perspective with a link to the important notion of  “Betterness.” There used to be a ladder to success. It was the college→good job→marriage→house→family→cushy retirement. Sure, not everyone made it, there were… Continue reading

  • Consumer Spending and Inequality Denial – NYTimes.com

    …there’s a much bigger bait and switch here. Remember, the question is what’s happening to the middle class. Nobody questions the fact that America has grown richer over the past several decades. The question is whether that growing wealth has… Continue reading

  • The RSA Animate Revolution: Ideas in the age of information overload – YouTube

    Acclaimed popular psychologist Richard Wiseman joins celebrated RSA Animate illustrator Andrew Park to unveil new evidence that shows that RSA Animate videos not only entertain, but educate in a surprisingly effective way. via The RSA Animate Revolution: Ideas in the… Continue reading

  • 1/30/13 – Late Night, Brown Couch

    I live in perpetual darkness. On occasion, I feel the warm glow of another. That gentle, unmistakable heat. I reach for it, and I am cast into a desert with a spotlight above. I am flooded with sensation, feeling, emotion.… Continue reading

  • Originally posted on Home Remedies | Indian Natural Cure | Effective Treatment at Home: When it comes to sugary foods we always think they are bad for us. Were continually told by doctors and other health care practitioners that we… Continue reading

  • From Marx to Ratzinger. The Turning Point Manifesto

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions It’s not just the Courtyard of the Gentiles. In the borderland between faith and lack of faith, the season of conversions has returned. And of Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: “…In the Catholic Church, famous… Continue reading

  • Knowledgable Compassion

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Compassion’s beauty arises in the moment you give a crying child a hug or sit down for a candid conversation with a friend about their recent struggles.  Compassion proves our humanity, showing our… Keith… Continue reading

  • Why Parents Need to Let Their Children Fail

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions A new study explores what happens to students who aren’t allowed to suffer through setbacks. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Loving struggle and the benefits of fortitude come from the encounter of person to person… Continue reading

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