New from longtime peace activists and scholars Medea Benjamin & Nicolas Davies
The clarity and accuracy of @Chomsky ‘s analysis is as good now as it was in 1970. We have more than enough material wealth to render the pursuit of further aggregate growth, for its own sake, counterproductive to social and ecological indicators. What we need instead is a serious and democratic pursuit of redistribution and a redirecting of our collective creativity and work towards actual well-being within healthy, safe ecology. This will require social innovation and political will. note1mxexjx3cewratppg3hg50hpcvdz9ly6e3ejegy6vrydzw69fuz8sehscdk image
The rumors circulated today that Noam Chomsky had passed away are NOT true. This has been confirmed by his wife, Valeria, in our phone conversation today. A few major publications have taken down their obviously pre-prepared Chomsky "memorial" articles that were posted hours ago. A little rigor & decency is in order above the race to be first. Let's honor Chomsky's example in this way.
To make a rapid, far-reaching, and unrelenting break with our fossil-fuel dependency — 79% of the nation’s energy is now drawn from fossil fuels — a national mobilization would be needed, and it would have to be a genuine all-of-society effort. Fortunately, there is a historical precedent for just such a comprehensive mobilization of government and citizenry in dire circumstances…
@rabble ‘s recent podcast appearance on Revolution Z shared some great ideas on proactively self-funding our liberatory movements as a community. This article digs in…
The Neoliberal University Faces A Crisis: This Generation Could Change Everything College administrators have shown who they really work for: Wall Street. It's a moment when change is possible By HENRY A. GIROUX