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

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Russia Holds "De-Dollarization Meeting": China, Iran Willing To Drop USD From Bilateral Trade

Click here to access article by Tyler Durden from Zero Hedge.

 De-dollarization may be the next stage in the global power struggle between capitalist gangs. That could very well produce another shock to American citizens comparable to, or likely exceeding, 9/11. Meanwhile, back at the American ranch most are soundly asleep.
...if one can do it, all can do it, and next thing you know the US has hyperinflation, social collapse, civil war....
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