Series: The River Is Wide
Produced by Susan Cook
Image by: Susan Cook
A series of insightful occasional commentaries by a psychologist and political activist about social, political and cultural concerns that remind us that the river is wide- and we all need some help across sometimes. This is not liberal thinking, but it is political.
Formed following the censorship of "The humble Farmer" from Maine Public Broadcasting (see freethehumblefarmer.com) , the commentaries in this series speak to issues that stir the public conscience (and mine) and speak truth to power (everyone else's) especially surrounding freedom of speech in the media.
26 Pieces
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Seldom do citizens witness the workings of that Refinery known as Political Hostage Taking. There is much to learn from the John Edwards' trial abo...
- Added: May 04, 2012
- Length: 00:05:49
Deception is something we need to claim as what we do not like in politics and political life. This is not claiming the moral high ground. This ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2012
- Length: 00:02:30
As the Supreme Court Justices listen to lawyers try to find the legal logic in requiring people to buy health insurance, let us remember that peopl...
- Added: Mar 28, 2012
- Length: 00:06:45
No matter how many lawsuits are filed to make political influence available to the highest bidder, there is one kind that you can't pay for or crea...
- Added: Feb 24, 2012
- Length: 00:04:30
We listen to the billow of candidate debates to answer bigger questions: who among them truly has the character and qualities to be President of t...
- Added: Feb 02, 2012
- Length: 00:02:33
As the dust settles from the Iowa Caucuses , it is time to sniff, dig and if necessary chew and swallow pettiness and small-mindedness where found....
- Added: Jan 05, 2012
- Length: 00:01:29
A new collection of observations from E.B. White, the Brooklin, Maine writer, has been culled by his granddaughter, Martha White. He was once d...
- Added: Dec 14, 2011
- Length: 00:03:12
Freedom of Speech began long ago in a tiny town called Fragile Rock when the people finally declared "We are the overlapping section of the Ven dia...
- Added: Dec 09, 2011
- Length: 00:03:40
We wade into emotionally shallow waters when we look at the media's recent coverage of the important consequences of the Penn State revelation tha...
- Added: Nov 19, 2011
- Length: 00:02:31
Delayed gratification has changed. Social science experiments often mirror cultural values and our best learners absorb them well. They do what th...
- Added: Oct 24, 2011
- Length: 00:02:57
David Brooks excels when his vast analytic abilities are brought to his fondness for Republicans. In the New York Times, he ventured into an are...
- Added: Oct 08, 2011
- Length: 00:04:53
Acupuncture is an ancient intervention for helping
raise "chi"- pronounced "GEE" in English. For those for whom acupuncture treatments have enhanc...
- Added: Sep 30, 2011
- Length: 00:02:54
On International Women's Day, women must acknowledge how women are discredited by others and by ourselves.
- Added: Mar 09, 2011
- Length: 00:04:00
I am trying to care for the health of someone special by bringing him to my yoga class and his insurance is required!!..
- Added: Feb 23, 2011
- Length: 00:01:00
Speaking and seeking the truth is not cynical.
- Added: Jan 11, 2011
- Length: 00:02:52
See what Labor looks like and does at your local convenience store.
- Added: Apr 02, 2011
- Length: 00:00:57
If we live in a we-contained world, shouldn't we all be Democrats?
- Added: Mar 10, 2011
- Length: 00:00:59
- Added: Mar 19, 2011
- Length: 00:04:00
Think Managed Care has changed health care? Wait until your car insurance company switches to Managed Car!
- Added: Apr 09, 2011
- Length: 00:04:16
We need a new word for those who think "required" health care coverage is pesky and unconstitutional.
- Added: Apr 21, 2011
- Length: 00:00:57
