Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war

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

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war

Click here to access article by Alex Kirby from Climate News Network.

An international scientific report commissioned by the UK government says the risks of climate change are comparable to those posed by nuclear conflict.

It appears that some members of our ruling capitalist classes are beginning to get the message about climate destabilization and the threat to human life. But don't expect this new awareness to change the way they think about their beloved system, the goose that lays for them so many golden eggs of wealth and power.