The last in our series exploring the spirit of America in the footsteps of one of its greatest writers, John Steinbeck. At key spots on Steinbeck’s 1960 journey across the country, we team up with…
The second in a three-part series, journeying into the soul of America through the eyes of artists, while following in the footsteps of Nobel Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck who drove across the country in 1960…
First in a three-part journey into the soul of America, through the eyes of working people who happen to be artists. In this episode, David Slater in Sag Harbor, New York, and Kalamu ya Salaam…
There they go again. @amywestervelt
You mean a win for humans living on this planet, right?
Thanks, @Fly_Sistah. There's some willful not-knowing going on too, of course, but yeah. Lot of people don't know or haven't let it register.
Reupping this since people really seem not to know: White Affirmative Action https://www.sceneonradio.org/episode-44-white-affirmative-action-seeing-white-part-13/ @SceneOnRadio https://twitter.com/Fly_Sistah/status/998319073758007297
"The source for author Jordan Peterson’s recent claim that climate change cannot be modeled was a climate science denier who received money from a libertarian think tank funded by oil companies."
In the US, 70% of people are worried about climate change but only 8% are activated. Sowing uncertainty is a technique that's been used for decades to keep that gap as big as possible: "if we aren't 100% sure, best to wait." Here's the most recent example. https://www.desmog.com/2022/01/28/jordan-petersons-climate-expert-is-science-denier-funded-by-oil-backed-think-tank/
We're clear about this, right? The people banning books and accurate teaching about history and racism are not naive, not "overprotective" of kids' tender sensibilities about violence, language, etc. Assuring them that "kids can handle it" is beside the point. They know that. 1/2
