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Last Week’s Posts; Tuesday Meeting Preview; Thoughts on a Future Path

From the mouths of youth, a clarifying shift in strategy, plus our plan for the 2020 legislative session that needs to include you. Come Tuesday night to find out how. Details here, and links to last week’s posts.

November 18, 2019 in Uncategorized.

The Atlantic: Democracy at the Crossroads, Justice or Tyranny in the Offing

The Atlantic examines the growing political divide in America, its causes, precedents, dangers & potential vast gains for justice. The Atlantic arrives at a surprising conclusion as to how we can continue this experiment with democracy.

November 16, 2019 in Uncategorized.

The Military, the Mega Corporations & the 1% — The Challenge to the Democracy We’ve Never Had

Today, I string together excerpts from two brilliant articles by Chris Hedges. While he is as unsparing as ever, these do not bludgeon you into submission, like when he is writing on the looming climate catastrophe.

November 14, 2019 in Uncategorized.

California: A Personal View of a Dystopian Reality–Today, Not In Some Distant Future

This is one of the most knee-buckling stories I’ve read in a very long time, and that is quite a statement. Today, we focus exclusively on California and what life is like without power, water, clean air, or access to food…for millions of Californians.

November 12, 2019 in Uncategorized.

A Look Forward to the Legislature & Back at Local Resilience, Plus a Tribute to Veterans for Peace

Mainstream media will offer many tributes to our Vets. Retake offers tribute to those who fought in war and then came home and fought for peace. Plus we offer our weekly review at last week’s posts, including our piece on local resilience.

November 11, 2019 in Uncategorized.

Affordable Housing Action, Plus A Stunning Produced Water Revelation

A summary of international good news, cuz we need it, an action on “affordable housing,” and new information on what may be lurking behind the incomprehensible “produced water” initiative.

November 9, 2019 in Uncategorized.

The UK Bans Fracking Nationwide: It Can Be Done

The UK banned fracking nationwide and it looks like it may be permanent–a lesson to NM and the Nation. Where there is a will (and some semblance of sanity), there is a way. Another short, focused post, a trend to be repeated.

November 7, 2019 in Uncategorized.

What Next? Part VI: What Can We Do to Build Local Resilience?

The short answer is lots, and all of it not only helps mitigate and reduce the scale of the climate catastrophe but also helps prepare us for the increasingly inevitable societal crises or even societal collapse to come.

November 5, 2019 in Uncategorized.

Getting Ready for 2020 Leg. Session & A Look Back At Arrests & Their Implications

After a few short notices about what is coming this week and what you can do right now to press the Governor & leadership to introduce important bills for the 2020 session, we look back at the posts from a most momentous week.

November 4, 2019 in Uncategorized.

So, We’ve Been Arrested. Now What? Part V

I’ve often written: a march is not a movement. Neither are 21 arrests. Today, we begin exploring options for how we move forward from here. Plus an election reminder and an important Journey talk on the Permian Basin.

November 2, 2019 in Uncategorized.

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