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, July 11, 2013

Wilkerson: Nominated FBI Director Is Model of Revolving Door

Click here if you wish to access source article and transcript from The Real News Network.

Lawrence Wilkerson, who is a self-identified conservative, a retired United States Army soldier, and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, provides his candid views of the "revolving door" character of US government. From my experience, there is nothing really new about this phenomenon--it has always existed since the capitalist class established our country. That is what class rule is all about. It's just that it has gotten more extreme than ever before.

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