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In Argentina, which since December 2001 has had a severe economic crisis and an inspired rise of neighborhood and community groups to replace failed institutions, it’s called horizontalidad, or horizontality. Perhaps it’s all just democracy at its most potent.
Rebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Revolution is not a one-time event. It is becoming always vigilant for the smallest opportunity to make a genuine change in established, outgrown responses;
Cheryl Clarke • Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series)
Decolonization ✊
Tijn Tjoelker • 5 cards
Individual hearts and minds change; those who have been changed become aware of one another; still others are emboldened, in a contagion of boldness; the “impossible” becomes possible; immediately it is done, surprising the actors almost as much as their opponents; and suddenly, almost with the swiftness of thought—whose transformation has in fact
... See moreRebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Nello Sham Si potrebbe, si dovrebbe risalire più indietro nel tempo. All’Egira, che è l’atto di nascita dell’Islam, o alla fine dell’Impero ottomano, ma poiché Micheron dispone solo di quattro ore comincia la sua panoramica storica dal dicembre 2010, quando un fruttivendolo tunisino, Mohamed Bouazizi, si immola dandosi fuoco perché non sopporta più
... See moreEmmanuel Carrère • V13: Cronaca giudiziaria (Italian Edition)
In the solitary confines of his cell, Qutb had a revelation. “Preaching alone is not enough,” he wrote in his revolutionary manifesto, Milestones, published in 1964, the year of his release. “Those who have usurped the authority of Allah and [who] are oppressing Allah’s creatures are not going to give up their power merely through preaching.” Qutb
... See moreReza Aslan • No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Today’s rising generation (Millennials) is taking the lead in insisting on more civic control, which almost guarantees that Americans will spend the rest of the Crisis era pulling these strong institutions back into their lives.
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
Dans la démonstration que le parlementarisme fonctionne comme fossoyeur des mouvements populaires, il existe un argument, certes a contrario mais de taille. Jusqu’à présent, l’Occident n’a connu que deux grandes révolutions victorieuses, la Révolution française et la révolution russe de 1917 (j’écarte la révolution anglaise dont le triomphe en 1688
... See moreEric Hazan • La dynamique de la révolte: Sur des insurrections passées et d'autres à venir (LA FABRIQUE) (French Edition)
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