Today we offer a 30 minute 1958 video interview with Aldous Huxley. Incredible how predicts a Trump, the role of television, the role of propaganda and the possibility of stumbling to fascism. Also, I acknowledge a small error in the… Read More ›
Economic Justice, Community & Economic Development
New Vision for Democratizing the Economy In NM
Today, we begin a series of posts that articulate a vision forward, a path to a more democratic economy, revisiting a recurrent theme of Retake’s blog–the need to explore and ultimately develop entirely new economic and political systems, essentially democratizing… Read More ›
Truthout Points to How Perilously Close We Are to Fascism & a Path to Our Liberation–So Worth Your Time
“We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we can’t have both.” —Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis. Today, we examine Henry A. Giroux’s brilliantly written piece… Read More ›
A Look Back at Last Week’s Posts on Fox News, PNM, Mother Nature as Bill Collector, a Border Wall in NM, and Winona LaDuke
Fittingly, after a week of alarming articles about our media, our climate, and our border,(links to all posts provided today) we closed last week with a 50 minute talk from legendary indigenous activist Winona LaDuke where she outlines a values-driven… Read More ›
A New Retake Feature, Sunday at the Movies, with the First Installment Featuring Winona LaDuke on The Next Economy
Sunday, you want to take it easy. So, grab some coffee and spend a bit of time with Winona LaDuke as she speaks truth to power like no one can. Inspiring and honest, this video captures exactly the kind of… Read More ›
NASA Scientists Say 5-G Could Destroy Our Capacity to Forecast Weather Events. IT Lobbyists, Deny It. What Could Go Wrong?
In the 50s the auto industry and smog, in the 60s tobacco and cancer, 70s Nestle’s and baby formula, 70s until now fossil fuels and climate change: We are fine, science is wrong, trust us. And now IT and 5-G… Read More ›