Category “Progressive Politics”

Nerds vs. Jocks

We know that some of you may have seen this back in June when it debuted, but we have a feeling that many of you missed it (along with us!) and we thought you might enjoy giving it a look-see....
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Michael Pollan: U.S. To Subsidize Both Big Macs AND Heart Attacks!

The #1 most emailed article on the New York Times’ website today is a new op-ed piece by everyone’s favorite food reform champion Michael Pollan!  In this piece, Mr. Pollan insightfully points out the intimate connection between the food industry...
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Interesting News Items You Might Have Missed vol. 10

Here we go again with a full list of recent news items you should read in order to be an informed member of the yoga world! 1) The Washington Post highlights yoga people who make a difference! It’s often observed...
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Whole Foods Controversy: Have You Heard??

The corporate chain Whole Foods, many a yogis’ grocery store of choice (except for those yogis who prefer to support local, independently-owned businesses, of course), has come under harsh criticism and even organized boycotting since its CEO and frontman John...
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Re-Interpreting The Week’s News

Okay, we know that this video is kind of bizarre and may not appeal to every man, woman, and child out there, but the truth is that we’re a little obsessed with it and we wanted to share it with...
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An Engaging Discussion On Organized Religion, Yoga, And Young People

A few days ago a provocative article ran on abcnews.com entitled “Young Americans Losing Their Religion: New Research Finds Number Who Claim No Church Has Risen Sharply”.  The gist of the piece was that young Americans (members of Generation X...
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Major Political Figures With Yoga Practices?

That’s right!  People in politics practice yoga, too.  How much more do we love Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s Chief of Staff, now that we know that he has a regular yoga practice?  The truth is that we were already major fans...
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Interesting News Items You Might Have Missed vol. 5

1) Back on Easter Sunday when the White House held its annual Easter Egg Roll event, we mentioned that Michele Obama plugged yoga in a speech she delivered to the attendees.  Well, we later learned that in addition to this...
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A Politically Pertinent Creation That’s Entertaining And Depressing At The Same Time

Who comes up with ideas like this?...
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