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 21, 2011

Gaddafi's Murder and International Law [12:52m video]

Here is Paul Jay's interview with Firoze Manji of Pambazuka News in London that focuses on African social justice issues. He and Paul Jay explore various themes in an attempt to shed light on what the Empire's motivations are for NATO's destabilization of Libya. They end with a hopeful note about the Occupy Wall Street actions going on all over the world.

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