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, October 7, 2020

Posts that I especially recommend today: Wednesday, October 7, 2020

  • How A Secret Society Created The Federal Reserve At Jekyll Island featuring G. Edward Griffin, author of book entitled The Creature from Jekyll Island, in a lengthy 1:24:22 interview. This post is from Valuetainment channel of YouTube. (Note: I have not posted an exposé of the Federal Reserve for sometime, but it is important that you know about the history of this essential capitalist ruling class organization because it is controlled by major private banking institutions that issues our money.) 
  • Nature Bats Last Show, October 6, 2020 from Arctic News. Note: I am posting this from Arctic News because a participant in the discussion is Sam Carana (SC), who is an editor of Arctic News, and the website supplies a transcript of the discussion which I recommend reading instead of viewing the lengthy 1:24:22 video. The discussion is led by retired Dr. Guy McPherson (GM):
GM: We are delighted to have the inimitable Sam Carana on today’s show. We submitted written questions to Carana and went back-and-forth a couple times to pursue follow-up questions. Our frequent guest, Pauline Schneider, will be supplying the voice of Dr. Carana. You can find Carana’s blog at Arctic hyphen news dot blogspot dot com. Dr. Carana posts anonymously about abrupt, irreversible climate change. To preserve her anonymity, we will refer to her as female, Sam, and Dr. Carana. A caveat is in order: In doing so, we are acknowledging our respect for Carana’s work, and we are not indicating Carana’s credentials or gender. Dr. Carana, welcome to Nature Bats Last on the Progressive Radio Network. 
SC: Pleasure to be with you.