Reply #18: the overriding problem we face is that our crises are so severe that . . .

[OneBlueSky]

nothing but radical approaches will create even the possibility of real solutions . . . not only impeachment, but a thorough re-thinking of corporate capitalism as it exists today, and reclaiming citizen authority over corporations . . .

also universal healthcare, a return to progressive taxation, a commitment to world peace, abandonment of "free trade" in favor of fair trade, penalties for corporations moving jobs offshore to pay less for labor, and a whole bunch of other things that until recently would have seemed thoroughly radical . . .

but now they're absolutely essential if we want to even make a dent in the mess that BushCo and their corporate partners have created -- not only here, but all over the planet . . . band-aids will only prolong the problems and allow them to worsen -- and quite likely become permanently unsolvable (this is particularly true when it comes to the environment and global warming) . . .