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

Monday, July 27, 2015

Wall Street's Owners Manual

from occasional links & commentary.




















By serving Wall Street, the candidates, who we are permitted to vote for, seem to be doing just fine. See this article entitled "The many mansions and penthouses that the US Presidential candidates call home" from Red Pill Times. For example, here are where the Clintons live: