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, August 25, 2017

RMG Rhymes Reasons w/Dr. Edward Rhymes: Abby Martin

Click here to access this interview with a leading independent media journalist Abby Martin. (Note: This 40 minute audio interview starts at 1:40m.)

The retired sociology professor asks what America's premier independent journalist Abby Martin has learned primarily about her recent visit to Venezuela and secondarily her observations about an earlier visit to Israel. 
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