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

Monday, August 27, 2012

Apparently, Liz Sly Can Conclude Without Supporting Facts

Click here to access article from Moon of Alabama.

This piece about coverage from the Washington Post on the conflict in Syria is an excellent illustration of US mainstream news reporting on any subject of vital interest to the One Percent ruling class. Is there any longer any doubt that US mainstream media has become a propaganda branch of the Empire, and should be referred to as the Empire's Ministry of Truth? 
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