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Frances Moore Lappé
Frances Moore Lappé is the co-author, with Adam Eichen, of the new book, Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want. Among her numerous previous books are: EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want (Nation Books) and the acclaimed Diet for a Small Planet. She is also a YES! contributing editor.
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Views Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Why We Are Joining the March on Harrisburg A little over a year ago, we embarked on a journey that would forever change our lives. With Democracy Spring , we marched from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. and then risked arrest in front of the Capitol. Our demands were simple: get big money out of our political system and end the systematic... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Dare for Democracy: Three Essential Steps Many Americans remain in shock and outrage, unable to grasp how a man who told bald-faced lies , who ridiculed and defamed others, and who boasted of sexual assault could yet ascend to the presidency of the United States. To save the democracy we thought we had, we must take democracy to where it’s... Read more |
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Views Friday, November 11, 2016 And Now, For Some Good News For a sailor on a dark night, there’s nothing more welcoming than the twinkle of a lighthouse, no matter how far off. And on Election Day 2016, the emerging citizen-led movement to take back our democracy illuminated more than a few points of light. At the same time Donald Trump won the presidency... Read more |
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Views Monday, October 31, 2016 Trickle-Up Democracy: State and Local Ballots Give Voters A Say Even in a presidential campaign where both candidates are speaking out against the influence of big money in politics, it’s easy to be cynical about the prospects for reform. The failure of Congress to take even baby steps in the right direction is enough to dishearten even the most idealistic... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, September 28, 2016 The Presidential Debate Missed the Biggest Issue Despite liberals’ best efforts at self-reassurance and Donald Trump’s poor performance in the first debate, his anti-establishment messaging still holds great appeal for a large portion of our electorate. This is hardly news, but what’s the essential lesson for all of us? That most Americans feel... Read more |
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Views Thursday, September 15, 2016 To Endorse, Or Not To Endorse—That Is the (Wrong) Question Public figures and political organizations are wringing their hands: Do we publicly throw our weight behind a fear-mongering demagogue or do we suck it up and endorse a “career politician” who can’t seem to earn voters’ trust? But what if “endorsement” is a political red herring? “Endorsing”... Read more |
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Views Monday, August 08, 2016 Hopelessly Divided? Think Again. “We are a divided nation!” Donald Trump tweets , while Hillary Clinton bemoans “the divisions” that are keeping “our people apart.” So, it seems, most of us hold these truths to be self-evident: We are a polarized people and becoming more so every day. What could be more solid proof than the... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Why Hope Has Power in This Gut-Wrenching Election Year Hope about American politics is hard to come by. Disapproval ratings of both major-party candidates are higher than we’ve seen in decades. Millions are livid about Trump’s lies and let down by Hillary Clinton and her party’s now-exposed bashing of Bernie Sanders . All these responses seem to... Read more |
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Views Thursday, June 16, 2016 Experiencing the Thrill of Democracy Demanding that Congress remove big money’s stranglehold on our democracy and protect voting rights, we walked more than 100 miles from Philadelphia to Washington, DC this spring with Democracy Spring. The experience changed us. Our energy has never been higher. So what do we do now? Whatever the... Read more |
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Views Thursday, April 14, 2016 What I Learned From My March With Democracy Spring This past Monday was the most important day of my life. I walked up to the Capitol building and sat on the steps with more than 400 people. When asked to move, we refused and were arrested. We committed nonviolent civil disobedience together to protest the power of money in politics and support the... Read more |