New World Notes - "The Map Is Not the Territory"

This week on New World Notes: radio program #310, February 11, 2014, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. (and on the following Wednesday from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m.), host Kenneth Dowst ponders illusion vs. reality in America today.

Getting lost on Groundhog Day inspires a reflection by K.D. on S.I. Hayakawa's maxim, "The map is not the territory." The "map" of reality handed to us by the corporations and politicians falsely depicts the lay of the land (so to speak). Inaccurate maps are useful to Established Power, bad for the rest of us.

Plus--making similar points--a selection from Virtual Renderings' new audio collage. Includes commentary by Chris Hedges, Jordan Maxwell, and (in verse!) Woody Harrelson and a timely song by Jackson Browne.

Virtual Renderings' collage is titled, Ponderings from within Leviathan. The complete, 56-minute version is available for free download. See our Web page for links.

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Series overview: Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want--and what they're trying to make us settle for.

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