[Editor: I am posting a series of articles that explain the rise of fascism as a feature of the end of global economic growth. Not satisfied with 1-3% growth, not satisfied with financialization and bank bailouts, the billionaire elites want to hijack the entire corporate-state system to produce the kind of profit they crave, at… Read More The End of Growth and the Rise of Trump
Many of us who began to practice Buddhism as adults came with certain expectations of what Buddhism was about and what it could do for us. And likewise, once we faced the reality of how Buddhism is actually practiced in the West, many of us have been severely disappointed and disillusioned. First of all, if… Read More In My Tribe: Confessions of a Post-Buddhist Dissident
Editor: This recorded chat session, organized by 350.org, shows that we must work across movements and build a coalition that encompasses a plurality of interests, groups, faiths, identities, issues, politics and strategies. A secular, post-Buddhist approach to engaged Buddhism allows us to go beyond taking action with only Buddhist faith groups, and to work with all faiths and secular orientations.… Read More 350.0rg Coalition Live Strategy Session
Let’s not give up on our love for each other. Don’t let rage, hate and fear turn you into the mirror image of Trump. Violent revolt plays right into Trump’s fascist game plan, so he can lock us down and watch us tear each other apart. Trump will use our acted-out rage and fear to justify his plan… Read More Post-Election: The Buddhist Refuge Movement Starts Now
Hadley Freeman originally posted https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/10/misogyny-us-election-voters ‘Far from ignoring the white working-class voters, they were written about so extensively by nervously placatory liberal journalists that these articles became a genre unto themselves.’ Trump supporters. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP ‘Grab ’em by the pussy” was the line that was supposed to have ended Donald Trump’s campaign for presidency. Instead it… Read More I’ve heard enough of the white male rage narrative
Trump’s election means more police brutality towards black people Patrisse Cullors originally published https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/11/trump-election-black-lives-matter-police-brutality ‘Under Donald Trump, black lives will become even more vulnerable to state violence.’ Black Lives Matter demonstrators protest the killing of Joshua Beal by an off duty Chicago police officer. Photograph: E. Jason Wambsgans/AP Donald Trump has won the presidency. But did… Read More BLM and Native American Latino Muslim LGBT and Gender Liberation
