under-stand their power in our lives. So many of you have seen unexpected miracles happen when you’re at your wits end. Were you open to them? Did they really make things better? Wu Wei believes they did. Maybe it’s like those parking spaces that just show up or finding an open seat in a crowded subway car. Those happen to …
Chris Hedges – Lock Up the Men, Evict the Women and Children
Matthew Desmond’s book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” like Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Nickel and Dimed,” is a heartbreaking snapshot of the rapacious exploitation and misery we inflict on the most vulnerable, especially children. It is a picture of a world where industries have been created to fleece the poor, and destroy neighborhoods and ultimately lives. It portrays a …
Steve Horn – New Report Reveals Corporate-Funded Hydra Head Blocking U.S.Renewable Energy
A new report from the Energy and Policy Institute reveals the fossil fuel- and utility sector-funded network working to curb the proliferation of renewable energy in the United States. Co-authored by Gabe Elsner and Matt Kasper and titled, “Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy in 2015,” the 86-page report shines a spotlight on the bevy of coordinated attacks on renewable energy policy happening …