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

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Your Up-To-Date Guide To Avoiding Internet Censorship & Getting Real Watchdog Journalism

Click here to access article by Whitney Webb from Mint Press News. (Note: Thanks to Christopher from northwest Oregon for alerting me to this useful article.)
There are lots of good strategies for beating both corporate and government Internet censors and snoops. These range from alternatives to Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter — to direct subscriptions to authors and pubs — to setting up your own VPN. All are worth the effort.
You might also be willing to consider Ecosia which I have recently used, but haven't used enough to know much about it or to thoroughly recommend it.
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