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

Monday, April 5, 2010

The IMF Flag Reads: Economic Slavery

Here is the translation of the article in Greek daily newspaper “Eleftherotypia” on Friday, April 2, 2010.
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...there is not a single example of its [IMF] having a limited involvement in any country in which it was called into operation. It...went in and imposed austerity measures which benefited the Wall Street banks. It will enslave you economically.
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