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 22, 2010

WikiLeaks Prepares Largest Intel Leak in US History with Release of 400,000 Iraq War Docs

An interview with Daniel Ellsberg on Democracy Now!

Listen to the 20:27m broadcast or read the transcript to learn about the brave American activists as they attempt to report the truths about the war crimes of the Empire. Learn that the Empire's leaders, including Obama, are only interested in keeping the truth about their war crimes from the American people, not suppressing military intelligence or secrets.