Comments on: Reading for the New Majority http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: hurley http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80684 hurley Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:56:55 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80684 Ben & Englishman: Several environmental books were recommended on the original thread (i.e. the thread to the show). Mine was: Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action, by the great Vermont polymath George Perkins Marsh (1864), “the first book to attack the American myth of the superabundance and inexhaustibility of the earth.” What could be more timely? An extraordinary book by an extraordinary man. Ben & Englishman: Several environmental books were recommended on the original thread (i.e. the thread to the show). Mine was:

Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action, by the great Vermont polymath George Perkins Marsh (1864), “the first book to attack the American myth of the superabundance and inexhaustibility of the earth.” What could be more timely? An extraordinary book by an extraordinary man.

]]> By: EnglishIan in France http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80683 EnglishIan in France Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:56:01 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80683 I do agree with Ben that it's pretty scary that not one guest, or OSR voice, could be found to recommend some reading on climate change. One moment I sense the USA is at a tipping point of understanding on this issue, then a show like this. Very frightening. And 'an afternoon scramble' really can't stand unquestioned as an excuse not to find such a reading recommendation. It was able to find Virgil and Thucydides; for a moment I thought we were going to have Paul Kennedy. And China, Russia, India and Brazil? Surely American Democrat leaders might find it handy being a little up to speed on these powerhouses. Hopefully, with some Shakespeare, Tolstoy and Dostoevesky all will work out fine, and at least we got Russia covered. I do agree with Ben that it’s pretty scary that not one guest, or OSR voice, could be found to recommend some reading on climate change. One moment I sense the USA is at a tipping point of understanding on this issue, then a show like this. Very frightening.

And ‘an afternoon scramble’ really can’t stand unquestioned as an excuse not to find such a reading recommendation. It was able to find Virgil and Thucydides; for a moment I thought we were going to have Paul Kennedy.

And China, Russia, India and Brazil? Surely American Democrat leaders might find it handy being a little up to speed on these powerhouses. Hopefully, with some Shakespeare, Tolstoy and Dostoevesky all will work out fine, and at least we got Russia covered.

]]> By: Lvtfan http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80682 Lvtfan Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:22:26 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80682 Ben, Progress and Poverty speaks in many ways to environmental issues, and Henry George's remedy would have awesome benefits in slowing, even reversing, urban sprawl. See http://www.wealthandwant.com/themes/Natural_Resources.html, http://www.wealthandwant.com/themes/Sprawl.html http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Foldvary_Geo-Rent.html http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Gaffney_Nonpoint.html http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Gaffney_RLT&GLT.html http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Gaffney_EiSoE.html http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Beck_3KTCS.html Bill Batt: The Compatibility of Georgist Economics and Ecological Economics at http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Batt_GEE.html Ben,

Progress and Poverty speaks in many ways to environmental issues, and Henry George’s remedy would have awesome benefits in slowing, even reversing, urban sprawl.

See http://www.wealthandwant.com/themes/Natural_Resources.html, http://www.wealthandwant.com/themes/Sprawl.html

http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Foldvary_Geo-Rent.html

http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Gaffney_Nonpoint.html

http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Gaffney_RLT&GLT.html

http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Gaffney_EiSoE.html

http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Beck_3KTCS.html

Bill Batt: The Compatibility of Georgist Economics and Ecological Economics at http://www.wealthandwant.com/docs/Batt_GEE.html

]]> By: OliverCranglesParrot http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80681 OliverCranglesParrot Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:22:54 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80681 My personal favorite commentary on modern politics: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Being-There-Jerzy-N-Kosinski/dp/0802136346/sr=8-2/qid=1163549806/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/104-3660086-3119140?ie=UTF8&s=books" rel="nofollow">Being There</a> By Jerzy Kosinski My personal favorite commentary on modern politics:

Being There By Jerzy Kosinski

]]> By: The Biblio File » Blog Archive » Some light reading http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80680 The Biblio File » Blog Archive » Some light reading Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:54:46 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80680 [...] n empathy from reading Milton Friedman. Reading List for Democrats This entry was posted [...] [...] n empathy from reading Milton Friedman. Reading List for Democrats This entry was posted [...]

]]> By: Katherine http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80679 Katherine Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:26:13 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80679 Ben: You're right. We did try hard in the afternoon scramble to find both a scientific and an environmental voice, but unfortunately it didn't work out in time. Ben: You’re right. We did try hard in the afternoon scramble to find both a scientific and an environmental voice, but unfortunately it didn’t work out in time.

]]> By: Ben http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80678 Ben Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:16:04 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80678 Striking that there is little or nothing on an environmental topic here? Striking that there is little or nothing on an environmental topic here?

]]> By: David http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80677 David Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:58:46 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80677 JDyer: "This, btw, is the most idiosyncratic list I have ever seen." Is this really a surprise? The list was compiled from the recommendations of seven different people. How can it <i>not</i> be "idiosyncratic?" Anyway, <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/122/13.html" rel="nofollow">we like idiosyncracy</a>, don't we? JDyer: “This, btw, is the most idiosyncratic list I have ever seen.”

Is this really a surprise? The list was compiled from the recommendations of seven different people. How can it not be “idiosyncratic?” Anyway, we like idiosyncracy, don’t we?

]]> By: John La Rue http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80676 John La Rue Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:14:15 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80676 jdyer: "Who is John La Rue and what is his relation to OSR?" I'm one of Open Source's fall interns -- it's taken a while to start posting on my own. I have written a few features, which were at the time posted under Greta or Brendan's name (with an explanatory note). Most recently, I posted about the <a href="http://www.radioopensource.org/tennessee-senate-tension/#comments" rel="nofollow">RNC ad</a> in the Tennessee Senate race. Glad to be here, and looking forward to more discussion. jdyer: “Who is John La Rue and what is his relation to OSR?”

I’m one of Open Source’s fall interns — it’s taken a while to start posting on my own. I have written a few features, which were at the time posted under Greta or Brendan’s name (with an explanatory note). Most recently, I posted about the RNC ad in the Tennessee Senate race. Glad to be here, and looking forward to more discussion.

]]> By: nother http://www.radioopensource.org/reading-for-the-new-majority/#comment-80675 nother Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:58:08 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=798#comment-80675 "I’m not sure if any of the books were written by people of color." katemcshane I agree, we should at the very least add Cornell West's book "Democracy Matters" http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=0143035835 “I’m not sure if any of the books were written by people of color.”

katemcshane I agree, we should at the very least add Cornell West’s book “Democracy Matters”

http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=0143035835

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