May 10, 20243 min read
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...
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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...
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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...
Aug 25, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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...
May 21, 20234 min read
“Vegetarian”…Why Not “Planetarian”?
By Frances Moore Lappé, May 22, 2023 Only with democracy—specifically a living democracy—can we transform our wasteful, destructive food...