Thoughts on reading โ€˜Strangers in their own landโ€™ by Arlie Russell Hochschild

Neoliberalism and the self-harm faithful PART II - The Great Paradox What Arlie Russell Hochschild calls the "Great Paradox" might itself spring from our difficulty in determining exactly what POPULISM is [or of what political wing; right or left, it is]. Populism has been both of or at least partially of the โ€˜leftโ€™ โ€“ the … Continue reading Thoughts on reading โ€˜Strangers in their own landโ€™ by Arlie Russell Hochschild

Commentary on ‘Strangers in Their Own Land’

Neoliberalism and the self-harm faithful An introduction Iโ€™ve been exercising what passes for my mind with THE GREAT DIVIDE that currently occupies much of the debate about the state of the [American] nation. Forgive my anything but slick allusion to that address given by the US president, but itโ€™s almost incumbent on anyone with an … Continue reading Commentary on ‘Strangers in Their Own Land’

John

What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? My understanding is that John is either the first or second most common second name for my first, Stephen. So it has no special meaning other than its commonality. And maybe that's significant?

A teacher reviews The Big Fat YES debate[s] – Book 1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNH2VV19 [ Year 8 Coordinator BSHS ] Marie Kโ€™s review of Big Fat YES debate[s] โ€“ Book 1 'I enjoyed the read; age appropriate language for years 5-8, entertaining and written like a conversation. I think the illustrations were appropriate for me but maybe could be simpler for yr 5/6 students (add colour???).ย  I am … Continue reading A teacher reviews The Big Fat YES debate[s] – Book 1

Music and art and Mathematics

Integration This little gem on Escher: he 'heard Bachโ€™s Goldberg Variations [and] his mind snapped onto its own gift for rendering meaning through form. Enthralled by Bachโ€™s music, by its mathematical figures & motives repeating back to front & up and down, by โ€œa compelling rhythm, a cadence, in search of a certain endlessnessโ€, Escher … Continue reading Music and art and Mathematics

Do I want to save capitalism?

While reading Robert Reich's SAVING CAPITALISM Have discovered over recent months and via The Guardian and other publications, one Robert Reich. Reich is 'an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator' who 'worked in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and served as Secretary of Labor from 1993 to 1997 in the … Continue reading Do I want to save capitalism?