in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
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, February 15, 2019
Reshaping the Middle East: why the West should stop its Interventions (1)
This independent Kuwaiti-born political analyst in the Middle East sums up his observations regarding the ongoing attempt by the US/Anglo/Zionist Empire to restructure the most of the Middle East to serve their imperial interests. Instead their interventions have caused a number of unexpected events, and he provides the details.
Because of his astute observations in the past, his analysis of events have increasingly drawn attention of serious geopolitical analysts.