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

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Why Saudi Arabia Is Bankrolling Egypt’s Interim Government

Click here to access article by Melissa Dzenis from Muftah.

This medieval kingdom, a key ally of Empire directors and a specialist in beheadings, has been a major player in recent events in Egypt. This political analyst provides an insightful study of their strategies and tactics often using their abundant oil wealth to maintain a hegemonic position not only within Saudi Arabia, but throughout the region. But, all is not well within kingdom.
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