Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Obama Directive Makes Mere Citing of Snowden Leaks Punishable Offense

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

Friday, May 9, 2014

Obama Directive Makes Mere Citing of Snowden Leaks Punishable Offense

Click here to access article by Jon Queally from Common Dreams.

In a new policy directive from the Obama administrative, national security and other government officials will no longer be allowed to publicly discuss or even reference news reporting that is based on "unauthorized leaks."

The fourth monkey blogger should also worry because our ruling class masters are starting down the slippery slope of website discrimination based on speed of access, and allowing corporations to buy faster access times. Eventually it will take a long time to access sites like this blog and Common Dreams.