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

Friday, October 9, 2020

Posts that I especially recommend today: Friday, October 9, 2020

  • Savior of Capitalism by Alan Johnstone from Dissident Voice. My reaction: This article rebuts all the liberals and social-democrats like Eric Zuesse who absolutely adore FDR's administrations which protected the capitalist system from itself.
  • Surviving the age of extreme heat by Alex Smith (a Canadian) from Climate Code Red (based in Australia). (Note: It seems to me that this is mostly about not surviving.)