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Woody Guthrie Today, and Woody Guthrie the Communist
by L. W. Denton Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary folk musician Woody Guthrie in Okemah, Oklahoma. Guthrie has long been a controversial figure in Oklahoma and elsewhere for the simple reason that he was a communist. Woody Guthrie is most famous for two things: First, that he wrote the song […]
The Case of Jim Bridenstine and John Sullivan: What Is Democracy?
July 2, 2012
by W. L. D. Jim Bridenstine beat incumbent John Sullivan in last Tuesday’s Republican Party primary in the 1st congressional district of Oklahoma, which includes the city of Tulsa. In accordance with the political winds of our times, Bridenstine was the so-called “Tea Party favorite” over Sullivan, although in practical terms, all signs indicate that […]
Recognition for the Work of the Labor Policy Institute of Oklahoma
June 27, 2012
A new upstart organization called the Labor Policy Institute of Oklahoma (LPI-OK) has seen some recent successes with a new video they’ve produced entitled “The Main Street Moment: The Struggle in the Heartland”. As Selecting Stones itself originated out of Oklahoma, we saw it necessary to highlight the progress of another Oklahoma-based organization pursuing the […]
Occupy Tulsa Revisited, a follow-up on the Contradiction between Left and Right
March 25, 2012
by Lawrence McMahon My previous article, called “Occupy Tulsa and the Contradiction of Left and Right”, contained a blatant factual error concerning the workings of magnetism. My mistake. Opposite poles attract — rather than repel — one another. The principle of the dialectical unity of opposites still holds, however. The antagonism between two repellant magnets […]
The Characteristics of Occupy Tulsa
November 15, 2011
by Lawrence McMahon and Chris Ecum A little over a week ago, Selecting Stones had the opportunity to visit the protesters at Occupy Tulsa. After talking with a few of the participants at the small downtown encampment in Oklahoma’s second largest city, we came away with a strong impression, and a much clearer understanding of […]
Sharia in Oklahoma, or Who is the Bigger Idiot: State congresswoman Sally Kern, or Middle East Studies professor Juan Cole?
June 16, 2011
by Lawrence McMahon Juan Cole just said something rather strange on his blog, Informed Comment. The piece covers the arrest yesterday of five Pakistani C.I.A. informants by Pakistani authorities. Big news, no doubt. Cole notes that U.S.-Pakistan relations have recently been “breaking down” in “alarming ways.” He cites the case of Raymond Davis, an American […]
July 15, 2012
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