The Republican Brain: Interview with Science Writer Chris Mooney
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In the midst of the George W. Bush
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Dec 24 2012 / 3 Comments / Read More »06:12 am | We’ve never asked for your financial support before, but we are asking now. The mainstream press doesn’t pay attention…
Nov 17 2012 / No Comment / Read More »07:45 am | Could a book be more timely than journalist Gary Weiss’ “Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America’s Soul?”…
Oct 21 2012 / 5 Comments / Read More »01:00 pm | The seemingly obvious answer to the question above is no. Presently the main policy debate in Washington is over…
Sep 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »04:58 am | The folks at Amazon have created an “Election Heat Map” that indicates trends in the purchase of political books.…
Aug 28 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »05:34 am | Joining a growing body of work on radical movements of the seventies, Michael Staudenmaier’s new book has revived interest…
Aug 17 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »The Republican Brain: Interview with Science Writer Chris Mooney
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Interview With Solar Power Entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett
The Coal War: Interview with Climate Hope Author Ted Nace
Feminism and Veganism: An Interview with Carol J. Adams, Part 2
Twenty Years of “The Sexual Politics of Meat:” An Interview With Carol J. Adams
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May 20 2013 / No Comment / Read More »12:48 am | Welcome to the inaugural book club event for Conducive Media’s Left Eye on Books. We will focus on books centered around current progressive issues and invite readers to share their thoughts and comments and join in on the discussion. Our subject is Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply by the renowned environmentalist…
Jan 4 2011 / 4 Comments / Read More »05:52 am | In the midst of the George W. Bush Administration, science writer Chris Mooney’s The Republican War on Science (Basic Books, 2005) noted an increasing trend: the rejection of science by a growing number of Republican Party members, not just on evolution, but on topics as varied as stem cell research, the hole in the ozone…
May 26 2012 / 5 Comments / Read More »01:40 pm | Although just released on August 10, “The Help,” a film adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s novel, has already run aground of racism charges by the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH). In its formal statement to moviegoers, the ABWH admonishes the film for “widespread stereotyping” of African American culture during the Civil Rights era. Their concerns range…
Aug 20 2011 / 1 Comment / Read More »05:52 am | In the midst of the George W. Bush Administration, science writer Chris Mooney’s The Republican War on Science (Basic Books, 2005) noted an increasing trend: the rejection of science by a growing number of Republican Party members, not just on evolution, but on topics as varied as stem cell research, the hole in the ozone…
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Nov 17 2012 / No Comment / Read More »10:15 am | This week, the global left mourns the passing of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and debates his legacy. As I have spent no time in Venezuela, I defer to those more…
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