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 LappĂ©, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Thursday, December 16, 2010

WikiRebels - The Documentary [4 videos, about 15m each]

If you are at all curious about the WikiLeaks controversy, you simply must view this documentary. The material reported in these videos (videos 2-4) usually do not make it in such a comprehensive form when mediated by mainstream media. The latter publish a lot of material, but they are under pressure from the Empire's authorities; and as a result they cooperate with these authorities by containing the damage as much as possible. Also, in segment four there are some issues within WikiLeaks that are very interesting.

Here are links to this excellent documentary on WikiLeaks:

Segment One

Segment Two

Segment Three

Segment Four

After viewing the videos, you might be interested in checking out OpenSecrets.org. 
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