We are living in a time of massive upheaval—of grave crisis and also enormous opportunity. The world is transforming at a breakneck pace and will continue to change dramatically in our lifetime. The question is only in which directions, in what ways, in whose interests.Article continues after advertisement
If we want life on this planet to become more just, more free, more equal—if we want all people to live full, safe, dignified lives; if we want an economy and political system that work for the many and not just the few; if we want to undo the core systems of white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism that make up empire and shape the values and institutions that govern our lives—we will need movements. There is no path toward the world we all deserve without massive numbers of people taking serious, steady, long-term action in organizations, in the streets, in their neighborhoods, in their workplaces; contesting for power there, in the economy, at all levels of government. We will need to build movements capable of wresting power from a small handful of elites so that the many can use it to build systems that meet people’s needs rather than make profit; that make the planet healthy and livable; that unlock all the human potential stolen by empire and buried under the wreckage it has left in its wake.
