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
Monday, September 23, 2019
US political warfare explodes over Trump and Ukraine
This is a hot potato that threatens warfare between Trump and the neoconservatives who are in control of the USA and much of the US/Anglo/Zionist Empire. Their corporate media are attempting to use this scandal to attack Trump. It's fun to watch members of our ruling class attack each other for their corrupt practices. It will be very interesting to see where this ends up.