Small Planet's Moore Lappe - Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want
b'Many Americans have been distraught for the last four years as tightly held economic and political power drowned out their voices and values. But now, with a new administration and the Biden-Harris partnership, there is hope that building on small past successes real success could be found.\\xa0 Claudia Cragg @KGNU speaks here (2017) with legendary Diet for a Small Planet author Frances Moore Lapp\\xe9 @fmlappe who together with co-writer and organizer-scholar Adam Eichen offers a fresh, surprising response to this core crisis. This intergenerational duo opens with an essential truth: It\\u2019s not the magnitude of a challenge that crushes the human spirit. It\\u2019s feeling powerless\\u2014in this case, fearing that to stand up for democracy is futile. It\\u2019s not, Lapp\\xe9 and Eichen argue. With riveting stories and little-known evidence, they demystify how we got here, exposing the well-orchestrated effort that has robbed Americans of their rightful power. But at the heart of this unique conversation are solutions. Even in this divisive time, Americans are uniting across causes and ideologies to create a \\u201ccanopy of hope\\u201d the policy advocates call the Democracy Movement. In this invigorating \\u201cmovement of movements,\\u201d millions of Americans are leaving despair behind as they push for and achieve historic change. The movement and democracy itself are vital to us as citizens and fulfill human needs\\u2014for power, meaning, and connection\\u2014essential to our thriving. In this timely and necessary interview, Lapp\\xe9 and Eichen offer proof that courage is contagious in the daring fight for democracy. c.f. Anna Lappe @annalappe'