Rebel. If we do not revolt we can no longer use the word “hope.”

“All my means are sane,” Ahab says, “my motive and my object mad.” We are sailing on a maniacal voyage of self-destruction, and no one in a position of authority, even if he or she sees what lies ahead, is willing or able to stop it. Those on the Pequod who had a conscience, including Starbuck, did not have the courage to defy Ahab. The ship and its crew were doomed by habit, cowardice and hubris. Melville’s warning must become ours. Rise up or die.

Even if you fail, even if we all fail, we will have asserted against the corporate forces of exploitation and death our ultimate dignity as human beings. We will have defended what is sacred. Rebellion means steadfast defiance.

More than 100 million Americans—one-third of the population—live in poverty or a category called “near poverty.”

This is the terrible algebra of corporate domination. This is where we are all headed. And in this accelerated race to the bottom we will end up as serfs or slaves.

In the Lakota Indian reservation at Pine Ridge, S.D., in the United States’ second poorest county, the average life expectancy for a male is 48. This is the lowest in the Western Hemisphere outside of Haiti.

The Federal Reserve is reduced to printing money for banks and financiers and lending it to them at almost zero percent interest; corporate officers then lend it to us at usurious rates as high as 30 percent.

I do not know what to call this system. It is certainly not capitalism. Extortion might be a better word.

The fossil fuel industry, meanwhile, relentlessly trashes the ecosystem for profit. The melting of 40 percent of the summer Arctic sea ice is, to corporations, a business opportunity. Companies rush to the Arctic and extract the last vestiges of oil, natural gas, minerals and fish stocks, indifferent to the death pangs of the planet.

And the Appalachian Mountains, which provide the headwaters for much of the Eastern Seaboard, are dotted with enormous impoundment ponds filled with heavy metals and toxic sludge.

As corporations suck the last resources from communities and the natural world, they leave behind...in the sacrifice zones...horrific human suffering and dead landscapes.

The greater the destruction, the greater the apparatus crushes dissent.

http://www.truthdig.com/report/page2/rise_up_or_die_20130519/

Chris Hedges: Rise Up or Die - Truthdig

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We must either defy the corporate state or accept our extinction as a species. We have been stripped of the power to express dissent or effect change. Rebellion is the only way to remain fully human. - 2013/05/19

"...political conservatives who are worried that countercyclical macroeconomic policy will redistribute income and regulatory privilege away from themselves or their favored social groups"

or...

"'austerians' are concerned that anti-recessionary macro policy will allow a country to "muddle through" a crisis without improving its institutions. In other words, they fear that a successful stimulus would be wasting a good crisis."

(OR...it's not or but and: they want to maintain or improve the status quo in their favor -- the longer the crisis is maintained, the richer they get.)

The author facetiously proposes (without apparent irony), "why don't we just periodically bomb our own cities, in the hope that governance will improve during the rebuilding?"

Well, we did that. And governance has improved, for the rich.

Belt-tightening during a recession to create a depression, to redistribute wealth upwards. It worked for the duPonts in the 30's, it's working for them-all now. It's called Shock Doctrine.

http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/why-do-people-support-austerity.html

Noahpinion: Why do people support austerity? A conjecture.

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"Paul Romer once said that "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste." A crisis, it is widely believed, gives you the chance to change long-entrenched institutions and make long-needed reforms. It's hard to read that quote without thinking the uncomfortable thought: Doesn't that mean that provoking, or...

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"Would you consider becoming an ESOP?" on Flexera Inc.'s timeline.

GreenParty Delaware likes Progressives R Us and The ESOP Association.

GreenParty Delaware shared Delaware Sierra Club's photo.

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Had a great time at yesterday's Hands Across the Sand Delaware at the Wilmington Riverfront!

By: Delaware Sierra Club

GreenParty Delaware shared Melissa White Camoirano's photo.

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By: Melissa White Camoirano

GreenParty Delaware and Melissa White Camoirano are now friends.

GreenParty Delaware shared Benjamin Farr's photo.

The more solar the merrier!

The Villages of Southhampton PV Solar Ribbon Cutting

By: Benjamin Farr

The Green Party: The Imperative.

http://gpde.us/2013/05/whats-new-with-gpde-e-newsletter-5202013/

What’s New With GPDE? E-Newsletter 5/20/2013

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What’s New With GPDE? E-Newsletter 5/20/2013By Jen on May 20, 2013 · Add Comment · Posted in Delaware, E-Newsletter, Economic Justice, Grassroots Democracy, Green Party, Latest News, Meetings and Events, People, SustainabilityAn Idea Whose Time Has Come!The Green Party of Delaware is Growing, It’s T...

Everybody LOVES stickers!

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GPDE Bumper Stickers are Here!

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GPDE Bumper Stickers are Here!By Jen on May 20, 2013 · Add Comment · Posted in Green Party, Latest NewsOrder your own Green Party of Delaware vinyl bumper stickers–all the cool kids are getting ‘em!The minimum donation is $8 per sticker (to cover the cost and mailing), but since this is a fundraiser...

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SolarCity is Delaware's leading full-service solar provider for solar panels and solar power systems including design, financing, installation and monitoring.

GreenParty Delaware shared The Delaware Nature Conservancy's photo.

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It's time to enjoy Delaware outdoors! Join the See You Outside! Challenge and win a prize for playing outside! http://syodelaware.org
(photo: M. Dziembowska)

By: The Delaware Nature Conservancy

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See You Outside, Delaware!

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See You Outside promotes Delaware's natural, scenic and recreational resources and enhances the vitality of its cities and towns. The program is designed for participants of all ages and abilities to get outdoors and take advantage of Delaware's walkways, bikeways, pathways and trails. By taking the...

GreenParty Delaware shared Aboriginal and Tribal Nation News's photo.

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Indigenous style wooden bike. Safe Vehicles! Run without oil -:))
Photo: Ifugao Tribe, in Baguio city , Philippines

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Check the Fossil Free UD feature on 350.org divestment page!
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University of Delaware: Heating Up - Fossil Free

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By Jock Gilchrist, Senior with Fossil Free UD Fossil Free UD finished out the spring semester with a bang. On the National Divestment Day of Action on May 2nd, the group administered a poll and had 95% of students surveyed say they support socially responsible investing. 89% said they support fossil...

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Great site!

Oil Sands Reality Check

Decide for yourself whether Canada needs a reality check on the unprecedented pace of oil sands expansion.
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This website was created as a resource for citizens, media, investors and decision makers who wish to participate in a more informed debate about the impacts of oil sands development. All facts are cited with sources and have been reviewed by a scientific advisory committee.

Each fact included in Oil Sands Reality check is carefully researched, referenced and reviewed by a scientific advisory committee. This website was created as a resource for citizens, media, investors and decision makers who wish to participate in a more informed debate about the impacts of oil sands development.
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The Canadian oil sands, also known as the tar sands, are the largest industrial project on earth, yet few Canadians are aware of the rapid pace of growth and its impacts on our environment, economy, and society. Canada needs a reality check on oil sands expansion. http://oilsandsrealitycheck.org

By: DirtyOilSands.org

To push back on misinformation coming from Harper’s government and the tar sands industry, national and international economists, scientists and academics including Dr. Danny Harvey from the University of Toronto and John Abraham from University of St. Thomas School of Engineering have come together to launch TarSandsRealityCheck.com, which presents the 25 most important facts people need to know about the Alberta tar sands. The facts on the website reflect the best available scientific data, drawing on government, industry and academic sources.

Harper faces protest in New York City over Canada's dismal climate policies and Keystone XL | rabble

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Stephen Harper visited New York City to give a speech pushing for the United States to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project. The climate action group 350.org organized a protest outside Harper's event, issuing the following statement.

"Yes the deniers still have to..." on Michael E. Mann's link.

GreenParty Delaware was invited to Forgotten Natives by Energy Theorist.

Last year, PowerShift 2012 brought together nearly 1500 youth from all across Canada for a one-of-a-kind gathering. Focused on building the movement to transition Canada to a just and sustainable future, author and activist Naomi Klein called it “the best environmental conference” she had ever attended.

This October we are taking the next step and organizing PowerShift BC, the first of our planned regional PowerShifts. Focusing on local issues and regional movement building, this will be a mass gathering of youth from across BC, the Yukon and the western Prairies where we will educate, train and mobilize our generation to take a stand.

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PowerShift BC

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Power Shift 2012 brought together youth from across Canada to build momentum and strengthen the movement for climate justice. We are taking a bold next step to bring PowerShifts to every part of Canada starting in BC.