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

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Posts that I especially recommend today: Wednesday, May 13, 2020

  • Who’s in a Catch-22? by Joseph Natoli from CounterPunch. (Note: He uses "pace" in this sentence, "The escape valve from this cynical scenario is broadcasting our national self-proclaimed humanitarian priorities, pace Wall Street." to mean "with due reference to", a preposition.)
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