We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Redefining Governmental 'Power Grabs'

by Steve Benen from Washington Monthly. 

And you thought Governor Walker of Wisconsin was the worst right-winger--he has competition from Michigan's Governor Snyder. 

The fact that these right-wing political assaults are all coming at the same time in many other States suggests coordination and planning. See this and this. Nah, that sounds too much like a conspiracy. And, we all know that unlike shit, conspiracies don't happen.
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