Democracy Is Not Just The Right To

The Widespread Abuse Of Prisoners Is A Virtually Foolproof Indication That Politicians Are Trying To Impose A System--whether Political, Religious Or Economic--that Is Rejected By Large Numbers Of The People They Are Ruling. Just As Ecologists Define Ecosystems By The Presence Of Certain "indicator Species" Of Plants And Birds, Torture Is An Indicator Species Of A Regime That Is Engaged In A Deeply Anti-democratic Project, Even If That Regime Happens To Have Come To Power Through Elections.

We Have Not Done The Things That Are Necessary To Lower Emissions Because Those Things Fundamentally Conflict With Deregulated Capitalism. ... We Are Stuck Because The Actions That Would Give Us The Best Chance Of Averting Catastrophe - And Would Benefit The Vast Majority - Are Extremely Threatening To An Elite Minority That Has A Stranglehold Over Our Economy, Our Political Process, And Most Of Our Major Media Outlets.

Free Speech Is Meaningless If The Commercial Cacophony Has Risen To The Point Where No One Can Hear You.

There Are Lots Of Incredible People Who Are Working In Very Flawed Structures That Are Designed To Keep Us Apart, So We're Going To Have To Figure This Out. The First Stage Is Just Talking About It Openly: We Are All Working Within Structures Where There Is A Disincentive To Do What We Most Need To Do, Which Is Come Together. I Don't Know What The Answer Is But I Definitely Think That That First Stage Is Just Being Honest About It And Trying To Speak About It In A Way That Is Not Just Accusatory.

There Is Plenty Of Room To Make A Profit In A Zero-carbon Economy; But The Profit Motive Is Not Going To Be The Midwife For That Great Transformation.