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

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Posts that I especially recommend today: Tuesday, April 14, 2020

  • Why at Least America Will Be in Another Great Depression by Eric Zuesse from Strategic Culture Foundation. (Note: I agree with his economic analysis; but when he gets to the part about elections, his social-democratic analysis completely obscures the fact of class warfare, that is, the ruling class controls both parties against the people. FDR was a most favorable accident for the ruling class (they even tried to remove him): FDR saved capitalism which is precisely what Zuesse desires.)
(Note: My work was interupted this morning by the disappearance of wifi service; and when it was restored, I still could not access Fort Russ News.)