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

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Libertarian communism: an introduction - DRAFT

Click here to access article from Libcom.
A short introduction to what we at libcom.org refer to as communism or libertarian communism, what it is and why we think it is a good idea.
Lots of good ideas about a different kind of organization of society that we simply must start thinking and bringing about if we are to survive.