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

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Cousteau Jr.: 'This Is a Nightmare... a Nightmare' (6:41m video)

from ABC News (Amercian, not Australian, Broadcasting Co.) Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Sam Champion take hazmat dive into Gulf's oily waters and provide graphic coverage of the oil spill and the use of chemical dispersants. Notice how the mega-media corporation tries at the end to soften the negative reports about BP's use of chemical dispersants.