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Blaming Donald Trump—a Dangerous Distraction?
In focusing on Trump’s shocking amorality we risk sliding over a painful truth we must embrace to create the democracy we need and want:...
Jul 8


As Lies Abound and Divisions Deepen, Democracy Is Calling
Democracy requires our determination to create a more widely shared understanding of the dangers we face. (Photo Credit Joseph...
Jun 12


Why We Should Speak Out Against Trump’s Crackdown on ‘Illegal’ Immigration
Those of us who are citizens are the most protected. So, it’s up to us to do all in our power to sound the alarm bells before it’s too...
May 1


The Worst Existential Threat to American Democracy Is Already Here: Voter Suppression
If the present strategy of voter suppression by the Republican Party is not stopped, the results of the midterms in two years and the...
Mar 1


'Polarization' Is a Weapon the Wealthy and Corporate Forces Use Against Us
We Americans have an obligation to each other and future generations to take on the root causes behind our suffering. by Frances Moore...
Feb 11


My "Beef" with Bobby: On the Trouble With RFK Jr.
If Kennedy really wants to "Make America Healthy Again," he could instead start by addressing the dangers of red and processed meats, a...
Feb 11


What Can We Do as Democracy’s Enemy—Disinformation—Gains Ground?
by Frances Moore Lappé, December 23, 2024 (Photo Credit: Hartano Creative Studio/Unsplash) Originally published in Common Dreams ,...
Jan 6


What the US Can Learn from Other Nations About Tackling Our Gun Violence Crisis
by Frances Moore Lappé and Hannah Stokes-Ramos, August 18, 2024 (photo credit: Alejo Reinoso/Unsplash) Originally published in Common...
Aug 20, 2024


Beyond Shame and Blame: Why do Republicans Vote Against their Self-Interest?
by Frances Moore Lappé, August 2, 2024 (Photo credit: Natilyn Photography/Unsplash) Originally published in Common Dreams , August 2,...
Aug 6, 2024


Immigration - The Dangerous Distraction
by Frances Moore Lappé and Hannah Stokes-Ramos, July 10, 2024 (Photo credit: Tim Mossholder/Unsplash) Originally published in Common...
Jul 11, 2024


To Stop Project 2025 and Trump, Democrats Must Tackle Inequality
by Hannah Stokes-Ramos and Frances Moore Lappé, June 21, 2024 Originally published on Common Dreams , June 21, 2024 The latest...
Jun 21, 2024


To Escape the Trump Trap and Save Democracy, Make America More Equal
by Frances Moore Lappé, June 14, 2024 (Photo Credit: History in HD/Unsplash) Originally published on Common Dreams , June 14, 2024 It’s...
Jun 14, 2024


America—Democracy or Plutocracy?
by Frances Moore Lappé, May 9, 2024 What happened to the middle class in the United States? The rich ate it. (Photo Credit: Giorgio...
May 10, 2024


How Free Market Mythology Denies Us Freedom
by Frances Moore Lappé, Jan 25, 2024 How can we hope to empower ourselves when we are shackled by the false promises of deregulated...
Jan 31, 2024


Democracy is not an option - it is the only pathway protecting life itself
by Frances Moore Lappé, November 7, 2023 (photo credit: Fred Moon/Unsplash) Originally published in The Fulcrum , November 7, 2023 We...
Nov 7, 2023


Woke is the New Red
by Frances Moore Lappé, Aug 20, 2023 In the 1950s “communist” was the slur of choice to attack those focused on equity, particularly for...
Aug 25, 2023


As Affirmative Action Dies, How Can Fairness Thrive?
by Frances Moore Lappé & Graham Backman, Aug 09, 2023 To right the wrongs of the Supreme Court decision, let us rethink access to...
Aug 25, 2023


“Vegetarian”…Why Not “Planetarian”?
By Frances Moore Lappé, May 22, 2023 Only with democracy —specifically a living democracy— can we transform our wasteful, destructive...
May 21, 2023


The American Crisis of Trust—Let's Learn from Leading Democracies
By Frances Moore Lappé, February 6, 2023 Is it possible to turn the tide toward truthful exchange? Yes, if we take immediate...
Feb 5, 2023


Democracy's Peril and Promise: Let the Ukraine Crisis Awaken Action
By Frances Moore Lappé and Max Boland / March 5, 2022 Whether it is a brutal dictator or the climate crisis that has our attention, only...
Mar 4, 2022


Free Market Mythology Is a Freedom-Killer
By Frances Mooré Lappe / February 23, 2022 Beyond monopoly’s power to limit our freedom to choose and earn a fair wage, our freedom is...
Feb 22, 2022


Breaking Free from Three Deadly Thought Traps
By Frances Moore Lappé // February 15, 2022 The assumption held by many Americans that our nation enjoys relatively equal opportunity in...
Feb 14, 2022


American 'Exceptionalism?' Yes, but Not in a Good Way
By Frances Moore Lappé and Max Boland / February 2, 2022 It can be painful to acknowledge the stone-cold truth that we are indeed...
Feb 2, 2022


Is All This "Polarization" a Cause or a Symptom?
By Frances Moore Lappé / January 24, 2022 Mistrust of government and the tensions between segments of society have been intentionally...
Jan 24, 2022


Now's Our Chance—We Can Reverse Democracy's Decline
By Frances Moore Lappé / January 13, 2021 Fed up, everyday citizens are stepping up to reverse a whole slew of assaults on our...
Jan 13, 2022


Did Horror of January 6 Crush Your Optimism? Try "Possibilism" Instead
By Frances Moore Lappé / January 6, 2022 That which is essential to address all our major challenges—democracy truly accountable to the...
Jan 6, 2022


Acts of Rebel Sanity
Finding ways to navigate the challenges of living on a small planet. By Frances Moore Lappé // December 15, 2021 Frances Moore Lappé...
Dec 14, 2021


Hey Congress! Pass Voting Rights…or Violate the Constitution
By Frances Moore Lappé // December 13, 2021 Confident in knowing the Constitution is our foundation, even the timid among us can call our...
Dec 12, 2021


Hunger Is Over, If We Want It
By Frances Moore Lappé & Anna Lappé // December 7, 2021 Globally, in this now-or-never moment, we can remake governance to answer to all...
Dec 6, 2021


Trees and Crops Don’t Have to Compete. Climate Crisis Calls for Agroforestry.
By Frances Moore Lappé // November 27, 2021 A view of Faidherbia trees help to increase crop yields in Niger. From World Agroforestry on...
Nov 26, 2021


America's Killer Diet
By Frances Moore Lappé // October 29, 2021 Our food is increasingly implicated in such major killers as heart disease, diabetes, obesity,...
Oct 28, 2021


Farming & Eating to Fight Climate Chaos, and More
By Frances Moore Lappe // October 28, 2021 Originally Published in Edible Communities, October 28 2021 When I wrote Diet for a Small...
Oct 27, 2021


Realizing Our Power: Farming and Eating for a Small Planet
By Frances Moore Lappé / October 8, 2021 Emerging people’s movements are producing healthy food as they create democracy and sustain the...
Oct 7, 2021


Eating in the Age of Climate Crisis
By Erin Eberle and Anna Lappé / October 1, 2021 Shifting to a plant-based diet, particularly one centered on whole foods not...
Sep 30, 2021


Why I Wrote “Diet for a Small Planet”
By Frances Moore Lappé/ September 24, 2021 In 1969, experts said the cause of hunger was world overpopulation. Frances Moore Lappé showed...
Sep 23, 2021


It’s Past Time To Change What We Eat
I wrote a book 50 years ago arguing that plant-based diets would be healthier and more just. Now they’re a necessity. By Frances Moore...
Sep 16, 2021


Truth Be Told — Saving Our Endangered Democracy
By Frances Moore Lappé / August 9, 2021 (Photo Credit: Shutterstock by Dmitry Demidovich ) Originally Published on Common Dreams ,...
Aug 20, 2021


State Lawmakers Are Using a Powerful Tool to Mandate Renewable Energy Use
Almost half the growth of U.S. renewable energy from 2000 to 2019 can be linked to state Renewable Portfolio Standards — with more...
Jun 25, 2021


Freeing the Muzzled Majority—Beneath “Polarization,” Surprising Unity
By Frances Moore Lappé / June 11, 2021 People hold placards at a rally in front of the US Supreme Court to call on the Senate to pass the...
Jun 11, 2021


We Can’t Talk About Regenerative Ag Without Talking About Pesticides
Soil policies should be driven by science—not agrochemical companies By Kendra Klein and Anna Lappé Originally Published in The Magazine...
May 16, 2021


What’s the Latest Beef With Beef?
What Biden’s burger boondoggle tells us about partisan politics and spin-doctoring By Anna Lappe (Photo by SIphotography /iStock)...
May 6, 2021


Fossil Fuel ‘Dark Cloud’
By Anna Lappé (Photo Credit...Christie Hemm Klok for The New York Times) Originally Published in New York Times Opinion Letters, on...
May 3, 2021


What Carey Gillam Learned Through Years of Investigating Monsanto
By Anna Lappé In a new book, the author discusses the implications of her research, the future of glyphosate, and how Bayer plans to...
Apr 21, 2021


It’s not too late to make a difference on the climate crisis.
It's Not Too Late! We can act now with proven tools to cut greenhouse gas emissions and store vastly more carbon in plants and the earth.
Apr 19, 2021


New Study Shows the Growing Risks of Pesticide Poisonings
By Anna Lappé For decades, data on pesticide exposure has been vague and non-existent. Anna Lappé talks to the researchers who have put...
Mar 24, 2021


The Long Fight for a Just Food System
Fifty years ago, my mother exposed the damage caused by our energy-intensive, environmentally devastating food production system. The...
Jan 31, 2021


Democracy as Dignity
Democracy as Dignity: Dispersions of power, transparency, and mutual accountability.
Jan 21, 2021


The Problem with Plastics
Since the 1950s, we have produced 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste. By Anna Lappé Mr. McGuire had no idea how right he was when...
Nov 30, 2020


New Research Confirms What We Eat Is Central to the Climate Crisis
A decade after writing a book about agriculture's connection to climate change, Anna Lappé interviews the author of a new study that...
Nov 17, 2020


Food Today, A New Food System Tomorrow
By Amrita Gupta, Anna Lappé & Daniel Moss (Photo from https://www.amritabhoomi.org/ ) Originally Published in Alliance Magazine, on...
Nov 7, 2020
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