May 2009
Posted on: May 29, 2009
To Save the Planet, Give up Capitalism
Now that warmer weather is back, what better way to spend a few hours than sitting outside with a good book! I did just that last weekend and I’d like to share with you a few ideas from a book written by columnist and environmentalist Hervé Kempf, entitled “Pour sauver la planète, sortez du capitalisme” (To Save the Planet, Give up Capitalism).
The book’s framework is as follows: capitalist production has destroyed the planet and solidarity networks between peoples and individuals. The survival of capitalism is based on the elite’s corruption and lies. To Kempf, the question that must prevail over all others is as follows: In what type of society do we want to live? His answer is what’s interesting:
Posted on: May 1, 2009
“Solidarity is the Tenderness of the Peoples”
This expression, which has been quoted by many important Latin American revolutionaries, has a nice ring to it, particularly to workers around the world. Let me repeat it: “Solidarity is the tenderness of the peoples.” How comforting it is to hear. But it is also very forceful! For postal workers, it brings back a lot of warm memories.
