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

Thursday, May 6, 2010

The "Evil Guys List"? "Free Journalism" in the Service of US Foreign Policy: The Role of Reporters without Borders

by F. William Engdahl from Global Research. This excellent report from Engdahl reveals another example of ruling class use of "astroturf" (fake grass-roots) organizations to mislead the public--another way of "manufacturing consent". Here is an example of mainstream media, The NY Times, sourcing information from such a group without disclosing their ties to big oil companies.
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