Tag: Al Franken

George Packer and the Recuperation of America

by jude cowell • June 28, 2021

by Jude Cowell

"Equality and Self-Government are interconnected here," – George Packer

Monday June 28, 2021: As you might expect, my morning began with an informative interview posted to Al Franken’s podcast of June 27th, George Packer on How It Got So Bad in America and How It Could Get Slightly Better which, in case you missed it, is a must-listen for those who care about our country and the

Astrological Atlantis and the Abuse of Power

by jude cowell • November 23, 2017

Image: Plato by Raphael [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons; he who first mentioned the fabled Atlantis

In 2008, expert astrologer Eric Francis wrote quite extensively on asteroid and archetype Atlantis which is used in Astrology to signify abuse or misuse of power, and where we feel doomed. This relates to our collective anxiety over the fall of civilization, says Francis. The degradation