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

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Posts that I especially recommend today: Thursday, March 19, 2020

  • 9/11 Truth, Coronavirus Truth: Zionist Hysteria, MSM Lockdown by Kevin Barrett from The Unz Review. (Note: This article is not to be read casually. It must be studied, and to study it, is to check out all the links he has provided that you are not thoroughly familiar with. Barrett is a scholar who provides evidence via links to provide support for his views. Barrett taught at the University of Wisconsin until he was blacklisted in 2006.
Meanwhile, the coming climate crisis, driven by the operations of the capitalist system, will wipe most life forms from the planet Earth. Scientific indications warning of this crisis continue to be reported: