The mind control is everywhere. The only way to become more free is by leading an intentional counter-culture lifestyle, practicing daily conscientization in one's own being and using every single opportunity to conscientize one's children.

The single best place to conscientize one's immediate family, especially the children, is the Family Dinner Table. More below.

How well do you know the democratic socialism that Bernie is reviving across the continent? When you discuss with friends what Bernie means, do you have the full picture? Corporatist capitalism has erased most of FDR's New Deal democratic socialism and today's people have no memory of it. It is most helpful to have a general overview of the benefits of democratic socialism when talking with capitalist-formed people.
Here's Part One: http://caucus99percent.com/content/local-resilience-democratic-socialism...
This diary series explores the outlines of Bernie's economic philosophy. We do so using a famous book that came out when a young Bernie Sanders was forming his economic philosophy: Small Is Beautiful (1973), by the post-WWII British economist E.F. Schumacher. It is subtitled "Economics As If People Mattered." We follow the four parts of the book very closely and attempt to tie it to Bernie's economics. Have no fear: there's no technical language, or math, or any Marx. Well, it's a long-form essay and the language is from the 70s, but so am I :=) Don't be deterred: read it in stages.

If you'd like to see a town that has transitioned to democratic socialism, see Totnes, a small market town in Devon, England, the town that created the Transition Town movement:
http://caucus99percent.com/content/local-resilience-transition-town-totn...
http://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/
Please follow me for more below for the democratic-socialist corrective to the dismal science.

Good morning early birds. Here's a little bit of seed for thought over coffee. Tear along the edge for more.

Hello friends, here's today's flight plan for the magic carpet. The averaged polls have Clinton 53-41, a 12-point lead, here at T-5. That sounds bad, eh. There are, fortunately, two counter points to make. More below.

Hello, c99 friends, just got in from the weekly trip into the city. Running behind on everything: darn good thing I got retired; now I have more time in which to run behind on all my projects :=) No time for digging today either. Grr.
Yesterday the classic catch-up "horns" were forming nicely in the respective NY trendlines, but Clinton's has flattened out today. (A new NBC/WSJ/Marist poll included has Clinton 57-40 - in line with their poll earlier and same methodology and error rate - which can be taken with the same grain or two of salt.) Below is the National Dem Race trend lines.

Heh, heh, notice the little uptick? That's the Loosen Seatbelt sign on the carpet after the turbulence passed :=) I'm in a bind for time today, so no digging into the numbers until tomorrow.

Canada's progressive party, The New Democrat Party, is working to adopt the Leap Manifesto, written in 2015. It is subtitled: A Call for a Canada Based On Caring For The Earth And For One Another. Martha Pierce-Smith and Joe discussed it here on c99 today.
The Leap Manifesto is a great policy platform: it is well worth reading the piece in full (it's only 5 pages long). More below.

Good morning. Could we gather and share some of c99's favourite media resources on growing food?
Let's have a link collection of resources for growing food you like:
Internet site links, magazine links, government links, community links, store links, etc.
Let's hear about where you find help and information to grow your own food.
More yummy goodness below...

The impact of Bernie Sanders is becoming the topic of 2016. Folks everywhere are marvelling at the popularity of his ideas. They're so mainstream! What is this democratic socialism he's on about? This diary series will explore the outlines of Bernie's economic philosophy. We will do so using an oldie, but a goodie, the post-WWII British economist E.F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful (1973). It is subtitled "Economics As If People Mattered."

We will follow the four parts of the book very closely and attempt to tie it to Bernie's economics, beginning in part two and onward.
Have no fear: there's no technical language, or math, or any Marx. Well, it's a long-form essay and the language is from the 70s, but so am I :=)
Please follow me for more below for the democratic-socialist corrective to the dismal science.