Category Archives: lifestyle

Our Fast-Changing and Scary World

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Will climate change ever slow down? Is it time for a peace plan in Ukraine? What’s with Trump’s cabinet appointments? Men vs. women: Are we living in different worlds? Hal Ginsberg and I discuss the fate of the U.S. and … Continue reading →

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The Junkification of American Life

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

By David Brooks/ NY Times/ September 5, 2024 Back in February, the music historian Ted Gioia wrote an essay on the state of American culture. He argued that many creative people want to create art (work that puts demands on people), but … Continue reading →

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So Much Clutter, So Little Time…

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Arlen Grossman

Pathological Consumption Has Become So Normalized That We Rarely Notice It By George Monbiot/ monbiot.com/ November 14, 2018 There’s nothing they need, nothing they don’t own already, nothing they even want. So you buy them a solar-powered waving queen; a … Continue reading →

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How True Is This!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Arlen Grossman
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Or Black Thursday

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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THE PROGRESSIVE FUTURE?

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Five Possibilities for the Next Great Progressive Push By Gar Alperovitz and Steve Dubb/ Common Dreams/ February 1, 2013 Obama’s second inaugural address opened some hope of a brighter progressive future, yet virtually all the critical economic and distributional issues … Continue reading →

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THE EXISTENTIAL CLIFF

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

The Myth of Human Progress By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ January 13, 2013 Clive Hamilton in his “Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth About Climate Change”describes a dark relief that comes from accepting that “catastrophic climate change is virtually … Continue reading →

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One Ex-POW Ran For President

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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iPhone 5: A Taller, Better Version

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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A Different Way of Living

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Charles Eisenstein and the “Gift-Based” Society: To learn more: Sacred Economics

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