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[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]by Didi Ananda Ruchira The German philosopher Theodor Adorno coined the term ‘pseudo-culture’ in a 1959 essay “Theory of Pseudo Culture”. He explains that the existent “crisis in culture” cannot be solved by more education; rather, he concludes that the decline in culture is a product of culture its... Read more
by Dr. Diane Moan Achoo Yet Again! The grass and trees are lushly green and the bushes and trees are budding and flowering. Spring is a lovely season, but it can be miserable for people with environmental allergies. The most typical reactions are sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, runny nose, nasal co... Read more
This article is a follow-up to “Community Driven Maternal Health Programs in Nigeria” – Rising Sun, 01/2014 By Dada Daneshananda AMURT started the maternal health program in Nigeria’s Ebonyi State in 2010. When the first Rising Sun article came out, we had just passed one thousand births. Today we... Read more
“You must have a flaming moral purpose so that greed, oppression and exploitation shrivel before the fire in you.” (Sarkar, P. R., The Jamalpur Years, p. 7). Does deepening into the Divine necessarily call us to the shores of liberation? Does liberation work call us to engage with the Divine? Thes... Read more
This issue’s Guest Author is Mirra Price Hugelkultur Hugelkultur are no-dig raised beds. They hold moisture, build soil richness, and are great spaces for growing fruit, vegetables and herbs. These beds are stuffed with rotten wood and other organic materials, which as years go by, makes the soil ri... Read more
Vegan Potato Salad Potato salad is a great dish to bring to a picnic, both healthy and hearty. Here’s my variation: Boil potatoes until they can be pierced easily. Rinse in cool water or let cool down. Peel off skins, and chop into half-inch pieces. Chop vegetables and herbs, and mix together with c... Read more
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By Mirra Price What is feminism? Simply put, ‘feminism’ is “the theory of political and social equality of the sexes”. Many scholars look to Sappho, a prolific and esteemed lyric poet in Ancient Greece, as the first feminist. The 1792 publication of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by the Englis... Read more
by Mirra B. Price, a new version of “What is Prout” What is PROUT? PROUT is an acronym for the Progressive Utilization Theory which was propounded in 1959 by Indian philosopher Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. PROUT presents a viable alternative to the outmoded capitalist and communist socio-ec... Read more
by Mirra B. Price After seeing the new movie, “The Post”, I was stunned by the story of Washington Post owner, Katharine Graham’s heroism in publishing The Pentagon Papers, a top secret Department of Defense report on America’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967, commissione... Read more
by Mirra B. Price It was a bit of a shock to see that some have been calling Margaret Atwood, Canadian Golden Globe winning author of “The Handmaid’s Tale’, a “bad feminist”. Apparently, she wrote an op-ed for The Globe and Mail in which she addressed criticism for signing a letter of support for w... Read more
by Mirra Price Time magazine’s 2017 person of the year is not an individual, but a movement—the “Silence Breakers”. In the past couple of months, thousands of women have spoken up, igniting a social maelstrom around sexual harassment and assault. These women, some famous and many not, h... Read more
Sharing Our Stories It would appear that I should fill this column with a triumphal story of hope in the midst of despair…that I should chronicle some progressive strategy to win, offer you some morsel of something to believe in when it seems that we are losing so much. I’m not sure if I can... Read more
The victim I once was ran with all her might and came to a threshold One moonlit mountain night I let go of self-blame for the undeserved assault; As the wind carried the clouds It blew away the fault. I stood with clarity And allowed my soul to speak; It was time to let that […] Read more