Green Party, the Tenth Amendment, and Governor Perry of Texas
Greens, the Tenth Amendment and Governor Perry of Texas
The Texas governor, Rick Perry, earlier this month joined Texas state Rep. Brandon Creighton and other sponsors of a bill in support of states’ rights under the 10th amendment… more
Ron Paul’s critique is better than his solutions
Libertarianism has part of the critique right. But
Libertarians disparage “government” without
distinguishing between remote, overly-centralized
government vs. local, communitarian self-
administration. Libertarianism sounds good when it
references “self-reliance” and… more
New York Times covers secessionists
New York Times - October 18, 2007
Section: N.Y. / Region
A Vision of a Nation No Longer in the U.S.
By Peter Applebome
If any New Yorker were to become the… more
Statist provision vs. Gandhi’s localist vision
Under present circumstances workers need - and fight to defend - state-provided benefits such as social security. When facing a crisis of competitive pressures, as they always eventually do, capitalists push to undermine such benefits. Greens should stand for their… more
The Ecovillage/Bioregional Vision in a Nutshell
The idea is to re-create village life.
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It takes a village to raise a child. More generally, it takes a village to foster a sense of care, responsibility, identification, and… more
What’s wrong with computers, cars, telephones, and airplanes?
There is an insanity to the modern world having to do with scales and distances.
Advanced technology is an enabler of the insanity.
Computers, cars, telephones, and airplanes enable the illusion that we can handle, control,… more
Ideas about decentralization, devolution of power are in the air
From the Green Party of New Jersey interpretation of the Ten Key Values:
DECENTRALIZATION
Power and responsibility must be restored to local communities, within an overall framework of ecologically sound, socially just values and lifestyles. To… more
Toward a Green World
[The first part of this post is a table with two columns. If the formatting on your screen makes it difficult to read, go to the menu bar of your browser and temporarily change View / Text Size to Smallest.… more
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