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Ever Read The Nation ?
We went to see Noam Chomsky1 speak on Sunday, along with a couple of other Baja Arizona Kossacks. The event was part of the Tucson Festival of Books, which they tell us is now the 3rd largest in the country. It was called A Conversation with Noam Chomsky, just Noam and John Nichols2 on the stage, the latter as interlocutor. (The 2,400 seat hall was packed to the rafters. Who says Arizona is a red state?) Chomsky's appearance was sponsored by The Nation magazine3 as part of their 150th Anniversary celebration. I'm a long-time subscriber to The Nation which, I guess, qualifies me as a Left Intellectual, although I wouldn't make a pimple on Noam Chomsky's ass. I started my subscription back during the Reagan administration. This was before the internet so I couldn't connect with like-minded people like I do now on Daily Kos. I was feeling kind of isolated. The magazine was a life-saver, or a sanity-saver anyway. The oldest issue that I could find in my files is from 1993. They didn't have cover art back then, like this classic Bush cover from the 2000 election. The front-page was all text; editorial on the left, contents down the center and a cover story beginning on the right side of the page. They have a few graphic features now but it's still basically the same, a leftist rag printed on cheap paper with articles that many would consider too long. They have good book and movie reviews, even a puzzle, which I never do.
If you've never checked out the magazine, or have but not recently, here's the online version: ➡ The Nation. They're running a feature right now called The Almanac4 with a past story for every day of the anniversary year. Yesterday it was a story about the My Lai Massacre from March 16, 1968. The Editor, Publisher and part-owner of The Nation is Katrina vanden Heuvel5. They used to invite her to be on some of the Sunday morning propaganda shows. I don't know if they do anymore, I don't watch the damn things. Katrina is married to a guy named Stephen F. Cohen.6 He's a Professor of Russian Studies at Princeton and NYU. I've been reading his stuff in the magazine for years. I've read a few of his books. I have two of them on my shelf right now: Failed Crusade: America and the Tragedy of Post-Communist Russia from 2000 and Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War from 2009. Imagine my surprise when, after the Kiev coup, I was told by members of the DKos commentariate that Cohen has been discredited as a Putin propagandist and not a reliable source on Russian affairs. Whatever. Here's his take on US media coverage of the Ukraine situation, from The Nation, March 3, 2014: ➡ Distorting Russia: How the American Media Misrepresent Putin, Sochi and Ukraine.
Other current columnists and contributors to The Nation, besides the aforementioned John Nichols, include William Greider7 and Naomi Klein8. The list of all the people who have ever written for the magazine is truly astounding. As a subscriber I supposedly have access to the archives of the whole 150 years. I can't read it right now because I forget what username and password I gave them. I've been meaning to get that straightened out so I can go back and read MB's old stuff there.
That's all I got for today. Anybody got anything they want to share ? And ...
Ever Read The Nation ?
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by Egberto Willies ♥ for TexKos
by Chrislove ♥ for TexKos
We had a fantastic meet-up that will energize me for months to come. We had 80 of the most intrepid Texans to date. They braved extremely rare ice storms north of Austin. Bridges and major highways into Austin were closed the morning of our event.
The extreme weather was truly a problem but it was nice to see those who were able to show up. And based on the comments of the two diaries below, many attendees were equally energized and empowered.
All and all, it was a great day! Thanks to nomandates and Chrislove for helping to organize.
FTR: I was in Austin at exactly the same time in 2013 for the inaugural Texas Kos State Meet-up. I got a sunburn at the Zilker Park Kite Festival the next day. It was a gorgeous sunny day.
Here's one photo:
TexKos-Messing with Texas with nothing but love for Texans
Please visit Egberto's and Chrislove's diaries for many MORE photos! Enjoy! You can still REC both diaries. You can join TexKos by sending a Kosmail to nomandates.
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Saturday, March 28th
Houston Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Radical Eats
507 Westheimer Road • Montrose
ORGANIZER: Send Chrislove a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. nomandates
2. scott5js
3. cosette
4. jmbar2
5.
6.
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Maybees:
MarciaJ720
Mr. cosette
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Latest diary: Next Houston Area Kossacks Meet-Up: Saturday, March 28 (RSVP Today!)
Saturday, March 28th
Motor City Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Taqueria Mi Pueblo
7278 Dix • Detroit (Corktown-ish)
ORGANIZER: Send peregrine kate a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. DoReMI
2. mideedah
3. BFSkinner
4. peregrine kate
5.
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Maybees:
ProvokingMeaning
ChemBob
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Latest diary: Michigan/Motor City Kossacks: Weekly Open Thread--Spring Meet-ups!
Saturday, March 28th
Four Corners Kossacks International Diplomatic Outreach Junket
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Irish Embassy Pub
900 Main Ave • Durango
ORGANIZER: Send Thinking Fella a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. Thinking Fella
2. Hero Machine
3. red moon dog
4. ERRN
5. Mr. ERRN
6. Gary Norton
7. nzanne
8. msaztec
9. relleno
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Maybees:
LucyTooners
Mr. LucyTooners
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Latest diary: Four Corners Kossacks Meet-up: International Diplomatic Outreach
Sunday, March 29th
Seattle & Puget Sound Kos Meet-up
TIME: 12:30 PM
LOCATION: Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery and Restaurant
1201 First Ave S • Seattle
Cost: $20.00 for selective menu for a large group
ORGANIZER: Send John Crapper a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. John Crapper
2. John Crapper S.O.
3. Lefty Coaster
4. momomia
5. ratcityreprobate
6. doingbusinessas
7. doingbusinessas' daughter
8. Flamingogrrl
9. MiddleEaarth
10. TBone Apollo
11. LarisaW
12. bleeding blue
13. Gemina13
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Maybees:
Michael Foster Guest - Plant for the Planet Seattle
ActNowonClimate
Piren
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Latest diary: Seattle & Puget Sound Kos - Change is Coming - Meet up Sunday 3/29/15
Saturday, March 21st
Northwest Denver "Colorado COmmunity" Caffeinate Liberally
TIME: 9:00 AM
LOCATION: Common Grounds,
2139 W. 44th Ave (at Vallejo) • Denver
ORGANIZER: Send Leftcandid a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. Leftcandid
2. RockyMtnLib
3.
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Latest diary: DENVER: Come Caffeinate Liberally on Saturday 3/21
Saturday, April 18th
San Francisco Kos Welcomes blue jersey mom to Town
Potluck style BBQ
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: kimoconnor's garden
[Address given privately to RSVPs] • San Francisco
ORGANIZER: Send navajo a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. blue jersey mom
2. navajo - [2 bottles of wine]
3. side pocket
4. Mrs. side pocket
5. maggiejean
6. kimoconnor
7. dharmasyd
8. norm
9. remembrance
10. Glen The Plumber
11. TLO
12. Lorikeet
13. dsb
14. FogCityJohn
15. boatsie - [kitcherie]
16. lineatus
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Maybees:
slksfca
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Saturday, April 25th
Dallas Kos Meet-up!
Why: Margaritas, fajitas, burritos and other fine quality progressive company!
Part of the plan: discussing creating a "taskforce" of people ready to swoop down on the county courthouse when marriage equality reaches Texas to greet happy couples with roses and banners celebrating the new recognition of their unions!
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Uncle Julio's Mexican Restaurant
4125 Lemmon Ave • Dallas
ORGANIZER: Send AndyT a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. AndyT
2.
3.
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Maybees:
tom 47
Chrislove
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Latest diary: Dallas Kossacks Meet Up April 25th
Saturday, April 25th
DAILY KOS CONNECTS KANSAS CITY
Our first regional Daily Kos gathering.
Join us for a day of camaraderie and progressive strategizing with Big Orange flavor. In a day-long seminar, learn how our Connect! Unite! Act! team maximized the Daily Kos forum to effect change in Kansas state politics. We are going to duplicate that effort across the nation. Participants will focus on organizing from the ground up.
You'll also get a chance to meet the blog's founder, Markos Moulitsas and some of the Daily Kos staff:
• Meteor Blades, Senior Political Writer
• Joan McCarter, Senior Political Writer
• David Nir, Political Director
• Jen Hayden, Social Media Editor
• Monique Teal, Activism Team Member
• Neeta Lind aka navajo, Director of Community Building
TIME: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Alamo Drafthouse
1400 Main Street • Kansas City
SCHEDULE:
8:00 AM - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - Presentations, panels and Q&A's begin
Noon - Lunch served
1:30 PM - More presentations, panels and Q&A's
6:00 PM - After Party at nearby Anton's Taproom & Restaurant. We've reserved their Beer Garden, you'll need a wristband from the day event to get in.
REGISTER HERE: $30 registration fee at Eventbrite
Space will be limited to 200 seats.
Register now to secure your seat.
Benefactor level is also available if you plan to attend and buy a scholarship for someone, you and your attendee can have a front row seat. Angel level is also available if you can't attend but want to help someone else attend.
We've granted two scholarships! We have four more scholarships available thanks to our Benefactors and Angels. Please kosmail navajo if you need a scholarship to attend. |
Grow our network, unite our progressive communities, help win elections!
Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, 2015
DKos Asheville's Roadtrip and Two-Day Retreat to Roanoke, Virginia
From randallt:
After seven successful and engaging meet ups, DKos Asheville's core members decided to take our next gathering on the road. The first reason was that our chef and benefactor for all our meet ups has been Gordon20024 and we wanted say thanks by traveling to be with him instead of having him drive to be with us. We asked and he was thrilled and so the idea was born. Another reason is that it offers us the opportunity to meet more Kossacks from around the region including Virginia and parts of North Carolina to the north and east of us.
Grow our network, grow our community, help win elections.
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TIME: 1:00 pm Saturday till 1:00 pm Sunday
LOCATION: Hotel Roanoke, Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Avenue • Roanoke
ORGANIZER: Send randallt a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. gordon20024
2. davehouck
3. randallt
4. Joieau
5. LamontCranston
6. Steerler Grrl
7. Steeler Guy
8. Otteray Scribe
9. DawnN
10. emmasnacker
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Latest diary: DKos Asheville: Open Thread
May 1st or 2nd, SAVE THE DATES
5th Annual Baja Arizona Kossacks Picnic
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: TBD
[Address] • Bisbee
ORGANIZER: Send Azazello a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. Azazello
2. ItsaMathJoke
3. rasbobbo
4. ramara
5. sneakers563
6.
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Latest diary: [Waiting for linked diary]
June 26, 27 & 28th, 2015
EPIC Glacier National Park Meet-up II
ACTIVITIES:
June 26: TBD
June 27: TBD
June 28:
Day - TBD
Evening - 5:00 PM, BBQ potluck with Jen Hayden at the lower picnic area at the Historic Tamarack Lodge, 9549 U.S. 2, Hungry Horse, MT 59919. Entertainment at 6:00 PM by Truckstop Honeymoon
TIME: 24/7
LOCATION: Exact location inside park TBD
[Address] • Glacier National Park
ORGANIZER: Send Ojibwa a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. Ojibwa
2. state of confusion
3. Thinking Fella
4. side pocket
5. Mrs. side pocket
6. navajo
7. jakedog42
8. paradise50
9. Jen Hayden for 6/28 only
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Maybees:
woolibaar
NormAl1792
markdd
peregrine kate
FoundingFatherDAR
Joan McCarter
mcmom
Susan Gardner
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Latest diaries:
• A 2015 Glacier National Park Meetup?
• The 2015 EPIC Glacier Park Meet Up: Travel and Lodging
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