I received this link which I think is worth sharing. The news was so chaotic around 9/11. I missed this story; the video is very moving. It’s about boat rescues at the tip of Manhattan. It is only around 10 minutes long.
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The news about the forest fires in Maui is heartbreaking. A poem in the Rattle newsletter sent me looking for W. S. Merwin’s palm garden on Maui. Luckily it was not touched by the fire. This short video helped lift my spirits and create hope. We each can make a difference.
Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past was like a mini history course aimed at 20 myths that many accept at face value. Each essay traces the history of the beliefs around topics like ‘Vanishing Indians,’ American Exceptionalism,’ The Border,’ and ‘Voter Fraud.’ If you are curious about why
Desmond is a sociology professor at Princeton and an award winning author. He has a very thought provoking take on poverty. He argues that poverty exists in the U.S., the richest country in the world, because those who are not poor benefit from it. He convincingly argues that semantics confuse our understanding of how government
I listened to an interview with Allende on Democracy Now. Her latest book is The Wind Knows My Name. I’m looking forward to reading the novel, but I won’t be able to check it out from my library for awhile; I’m number 11 on the waiting list. Meanwhile, the interview was quite wonderful. I highly
I was first introduced to a concept of ‘colored people time’ from a Black perspective by Amber Rose Johnson, now Dr. Johnson, a ModPo facilitator. It came up during one of the zoom discussions during last fall’s ModPo course. Amber Rose was part of an art exhibit on the topic, and she co-edited the exhibit
James Bridle’s book is an amazing read. Bridle is truly a Renaissance man who takes a deep dive into exploring the complexity of intelligence. They (Bridle’s preferred pronoun) write about a rich world of intelligences in which human intelligence and AI are situated. Bridle studied computer science and cognitive science at University College London and holds
When I looked for a review of the Netflix film Where the Crawdads Sing, I read that it was based on a book written by Delia Owens who is 73 years old; this is her first novel. At 75, I was immediately impressed. I went on to read a NYT’s article about Owens and her
This book discusses how elites have co-opted important criticisms of racial capitalism to serve themselves. He defines the problem concisely and puts forth ideas on how to create politics that center global solidarity. This is a philosopher who sees that the important issues of our day cannot be solved within political boundaries. Solutions require collective
I was introduced to this author on a Democracy Now news broadcast. He is a brilliant thinker, and he looks at reparations through a very large lens. He delves deeply into the history which has led to current worldwide inequality, and he points to solutions that get at the root of some of the problems
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