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

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Chinese President Responds to Letter from Kim Jong Un

Click here to access article from TeleSur.
The letter suggests that relations between the two countries may soon normalize, as Xi Jinping expresses a desire to share "common prosperity."
In this report we learn that relations between China and North Korea (DPRK) seem to be warming, Chinese President's perfectly reasonable solution to the crisis between North Korea and USA, and finally it suggests the possibility that Trump in his bellicosity towards North Korea may be motivated by something other than any threat they pose with their nuclear weapons/missile developments.