Here's a copy of our latest newsletter, where you'll find news about our new Marx reading group, the next "Pints with Plato," and some important news from the JPII Catholic Worker farm. You can download this copy! regenerative-reader-11Download
Info on the Maurin Academy
https://youtu.be/tLS8Ii_cFkI From the Political Philosophy Channel, affiliated with The Maurin Academy.
First “Pints with Plato” Session Coming Up Thursday!
My first monthly live session will start at 7 p.m. US Central Time this Thursday (link below or search Pints with Plato on Eventbrite! If you already support us on Patreon at the Salt of the Earth or Worker Scholar levels you will already have access. In this first session I plan to actually discuss... Continue Reading →
The Regenerative Reader (December 2022)
Regenerative Reader December 2022Download
“Pints with Plato” Sessions Start Up in January
Starting one month from now, Dr. Laurie Johnson be going live on first Thursday evenings (7 p.m. Central Time) for "Pints With Plato" (which won't just be about Plato--it's just that he's one of her favorite political philosophers). You can see a full description and sign up for any single session on Eventbrite for a donation, and soon we'll also have some subscription choices on Patreon for those who want access to all these as well as seminars and series from Laurie and other co-founders of the Maurin Academy, like Spencer, Jakob and Bryant, all of whom have appeared on Laurie's YouTube channel. Spencer is also co-host of our Dustbowl Diatribes podcast. We'll also have a newsletter to tell you about upcoming events! My first "Pints with Plato" is on Thursday, January 5! More to come!
Season 2, Ep 1: Why Don’t Pastors Go There? Interview With a Lutheran Pastor
Laurie and Spencer interview retired Lutheran Pastor Tom Mundahl. Mundahl has made action the center of his ministry, including leading a venture into Catholic Worker hospitality in a Campus student group. We discuss why it is difficult for pastors to move beyond the comfort zones of their parishioners to lead them into new ways of living and interacting with others. We discuss the obstacle of Christian nationalism as the latest inhibitor of Christian action.
Should Seeds Be Mere Commodities?
This is a segment from Laurie Johnson's presentation in the first session of The Maurin Academy's Fall 2022 short series on Agricultural Biotechnology and the Information Economy. She is guided by information from the first part of Jack Kloppenberg's First the Seed. The short series with Laurie Johnson and Jakob Hanschu brings Kloppenberg's scholarship to bear on McKenzie Wark's The Hacker Manifesto, and vice versa.
Dustbowl Diatribes 6: What the Frack?
Our guest is Nik Gaffron talks to us about his personal experience fighting fracking on public lands in Pennsylvania. We learn a lot about the fracking process as well as the politics and economics, especially how it impacts people who live near a fracking operation. Why do public officials so easily consent to these large-scale industrial operations in or close to residential areas? Why is it so hard to fight fracking in an effort to protect not only public lands but private property and its value? What are the hidden costs financially and to our health?
Coming Up: Agricultural Biotechnology & the Information Economy
This Maurin Academy short series will run on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m Central US time starting August 23 and ending September 20. Laurie Johnson and Jakob Hanschu will analyze the political economy of agricultural biotechnology using insights from critical studies of the information era. We invite participants to join us. If you would like to... Continue Reading →
Registration Open for Agricultural Biotechnology Short Series
Register for our latest short series on Agricultural Biotechnology and the Information Economy on Eventbrite! We are requesting a donation of any amount for this five session series with Jakob Hanschu and Laurie Johnson. This short series will analyze the political economy of agricultural biotechnology using insights from critical studies of the information era. Through... Continue Reading →