Not only is representative democracy anti-democratic, its precepts are ignored by governments anyway. There are no national democracies to be found anywhere.

Integrity is a commitment to truth, in what you say, how you live, and how you treat others. Dignity flows from respect, for ourselves, for each other, and for the world we live in. Community is what binds us together, to each other, and gives our lives purpose and meaning.

In an interview with The Defender, environmental champion Dr. Vandana Shiva shared her perspective on how the degradation of the planet can be reversed by returning to traditional organic farming practices and compassionate community organization.

Before this country succumbs to calls for a return to Cold War-style Pentagon spending, it’s important to note that the United States is already spending substantially more than it did at the height of the Korean and Vietnam Wars or, in fact, any other moment in that first Cold War.

Our hypocrisy on war crimes makes a rules-based world, one that abides by international law, impossible. This collective hypocrisy, based on the lies we tell ourselves about ourselves, is accompanied by massive arms shipments to Ukraine.

If we are to take a different path, we cannot merely resist the techno-totalitarian agenda; we must offer a different conception of progress, which requires a different story of our origins, purpose, and destiny.

Oligarchs in Ukraine sowed division well before Putin invaded. The deeper roots of the crisis lie in Ukrainian elites’ failure to represent their whole nation and to uphold its sovereignty, aided and abetted by irresponsible Western powers.