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Africa Is Poor Because Its Investors And Its Creditors Are Unspeakably Rich.

Our Economy Is At War With Many Forms Of Life On Earth, Including Human Life. What The Climate Needs To Avoid Collapse Is A Contraction Of Humanity's Use Of Resources; What Our Economic Model Demands To Avoid Collapse Is Unfettered Expansion. Only One Of These Sets Of Rules Can Be Changed, And It's Not The Laws Of Nature

I Do Believe That Our Ability To Jam The Trump Brand Is Somewhat Limited. I Think We Can Chip Away At It, But Ultimately The Way To Undermine The Trump Brand Is A Better Product In The Political Marketplace, If You'll Forgive The Capitalist Metaphor. I Do Think That The Negative Messaging On Trump Is Severely Limited Because He Is Tapping Into A Very Deep, And In Many A Rightful, Desire For Deep Change, And A Feeling That The Whole System Is So Broken And So Corrupt That You Might As Well Raise A Middle Finger As Some Kind Of Act Of Agency.

It Seems To Me That Our Problem Has A Lot Less To Do With The Mechanics Of Solar Power Than The Politics Of Human Power—specifically Whether There Can Be A Shift In Who Wields It, A Shift Away From Corporations And Toward Communities, Which In Turn Depends On Whether Or Not The Great Many People Who Are Getting A Rotten Deal Under Our Current System Can Build A Determined And Diverse Enough Social Force To Change The Balance Of Power.

Democracy Is Not Just The Right To Vote, It Is The Right To Live In Dignity.