Feeling A Little Woozy?

After all of your New Year's celebrating, perhaps you could forgive us for asking, "How is your level of consciousness?"

Ever heard of the term Time of Useful Consciousness? Generally, it is an aeronautical term which refers to the amount of time a pilot (or copilot) has to react before losing consciousness in an environment that is experiencing a sudden loss of oxygen.

It also happens to be a great radio program (it's not carried in the High Country, though).

On the most recent show, Michael Parenti:

...speaks about lies, dissent, and how we arrive at the truth of our situation and still retain our sanity. He raises the question whether the Iraq war was not a failure but a success for some parts of the empire - and why.
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In this 2007 talk for Antioch College in Seattle Parenti raises the intriguing question of how we arrive at a valid analysis of our social reality - given that so many lies are told to confuse us.

You can stream this edition of TUC Radio here or here.

It'll be our little secret--well, maybe the NSA's too.