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

Sunday, May 13, 2012

The meaning and necessity of revolution in the 21st century

Click here to access article by Jerome Roos from Reflections on a Revolution. 

This is not a posting that one should read in haste or superficially. This is a posting that offers a powerful overview of all the problems that are currently facing the human race across the globe. It also shows that the human spirit is alive and well and fighting for its continued existence and dignity everywhere.  The author connects...
the dots between the crisis of global capitalism, the Arab Spring, and the movements in Europe, North America and elsewhere, I will try to address one overarching theme: the meaning of the word ‘revolution’ in the 21st century. What does it mean to be a revolutionary today?
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