the rockridge institute

[shanti]

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/

anyone heard of this? it's a bay area liberal thinktank. it was brought to my attention by a co-worker. this is from the site:

"The Rockridge Institute is a group of distinguished scholars and researchers working to help achieve a just, democratic, environmentally sustainable, and humane society. More... "

[Betsy Ross]

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[11cents]

2. 1 George Lakoff + 1 stapler = 1 "institute"

I dunno. Rockridge is a Berkeley/Oakland neighborhood that's a couple of miles from where I sit now. I haven't seen no institutes there. I think it's in George Lakoff's rumpus room.

[KamaAina]

3. Actually located in downtown Berkeley

Offices
The Rockridge Institute (see map)
2140 Shattuck Ave. Suite 801
Berkeley, CA 94704

We are located across the street from the downtown Berkeley BART station.
Phone: [phone]

But, see, anything with the name "Berkeley" in it would be instantly vilified by the RW spin machine as just another bunch of wild-eyed lefty commie granola-eating tree-hugging pinkos.