I was only half joking recently when I suggested in a Facebook comment that Johann Sebastian Bach, if he were alive today, would probably be playing with the New Orleans street jazz band, Tuba Skinny. I think he’d have loved the washboard. For the last couple of weeks, I have been obsessed not just…
By Don Pelton I bought a Kindle book today without browsing it first, assuming that it was a collection of essays, like all of John Brockman‘s previous books. It’s actually a book of questions, one question per page, several hundred of them, by deep thinkers. The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions About…
By Tom Engelhardt Reprinted from TomDispatch.com As I turn 75, there’s no simpler way to put it than this: I’m an old man on a new planet — and, in case it isn’t instantly obvious, that’s not good news on either score. I still have a memory of being a camp counselor in upstate New…
Published on Tuesday, July 02, 2019 by Common Dreams Warren says that his case has generated “a greater awareness of the humanitarian crisis in the bordlerland… and a flood of water into the desert at a time when it is most needed.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Federal prosecutors in Arizona announced Tuesday that…
Despite continued court delays, confidence remains high among the young people suing the government for its support of fossil fuels. by Fran Korten posted Jun 20, 2019 in Yes Magazine On June 4, Andrea Rodgers was in the front row of attorneys sitting before a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court. The court session,…