When Kenneth Jarecke photographed an Iraqi man burned alive, he thought it would change the way Americans saw the Gulf War. But the media wouldn’t run the picture. Source: www.theatlantic.com The hardware-focused coverage of the war removed the empathy that… Continue reading

In light of the counter-revolutionary successes after Reagan and Powell, Herbert Marcuse’s ”philosophy of psychoanalysis” must be repurposed. Source: truth-out.org In light of the counter-revolutionary successes after Reagan and Powell, Marcuse’s “philosophy of psychoanalysis” in Eros and Civilization must be repurposed to… Continue reading

At last, here’s the video of NASA’s LDSD test—the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator system that will take a new rover to Mars, one even larger than Curiosity. It’s impressive to see the entire system in action, working like clockwork even while… Continue reading

The imagination can be the catalyst for collective liberation, but only if we embrace radical ideas and practices, and open ourselves to the possibility that our world could be radically different. Source: truth-out.org How can we understand the radical imagination… Continue reading

Teaching the Platonic Dialogues through sandwiches, by Dr. M. Ritchey, PhD Source: medium.com Continue reading

However much you admire the masters of uncanny or supernatural fiction, from MR James or Henry James to Sheridan Le Fanu and Walter de la Mare, you would be hard put to imagine any of them in the vicinity of… Continue reading

Source: www.goingmobo.com Rebooting is reprogramming yourself.   Continue reading

Sterling Cooper & Partners would be nothing without the office savvy of Joan Harris. But as Christina Hendricks demonstrates in the new clip from Funny Or Die, the former Miss Holloway would be practically useless in a modern office environment.… Continue reading

The former secretary of labor on the myth of “paid-what-you’re-worth” and how our money can be better spent Source: www.salon.com Continue reading

Monopoly is back: Barry Lynn on the concentration of American economic power — and how we can restore fairness Source: www.salon.com Continue reading

The Distracted Generation Infographic: Tools and Tips to Get Children Refocused! Source: elearninginfographics.com Continue reading

First published by EDU Tech on 24th July, 2014 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are an exciting new development in online education. In this article, Viplav Baxi explores the origins of MOOCs, t… Source: learnos.wordpress.com “What we should be doing… Continue reading

In Spiti, every step you take in the 1,000-year-old Tabo monastery is like a walk through the pages of history Source: www.business-standard.com Basically, the origin point of Tibetan Buddhism. Continue reading

If we live in a disenchanted age — an era of science, technology, and secular reason — why are stories about supernatural forces, magical beings, and godlike powers so popular? Alan Jacobs explains what fantasy lets us safely see. Source:… Continue reading

WASHINGTON— In an effort to ensure that those on welfare are actively seeking employment, a new law enacted this week will require recipients of federal aid to periodically submit vials of sweat for measurement by government officials. Source: www.theonion.com Too… Continue reading

Florida Governor Rick Scott, once a proud climate denier, is now reluctant to talk about it. What changed? Source: www.newrepublic.com Continue reading

Its use of the kinds of big lies favored by totalitarian regimes is aimed at feeding two reactions: racism among its supporters and terror among its victims in Gaza. – 2014/08/03 Source: m.truthdig.com Continue reading