We talk about politicians being in public life, but they seldom appear in the public space where everyone is free to appear as a citizen. Rebecca Solnit citizenfreelife Change image and share on social
The Earth we evolved to inhabit is turning into something more turbulent and unreliable at a pace too fast for most living things to adapt to. Rebecca Solnit adaptearthevolve Change image and share on social
Sometimes it seems that the fate of the world is decided entirely in the ether of electronic communications and corporate backroom deals. Rebecca Solnit backroomcommunicationcorporate Change image and share on social
Having the right to show up and speak are basic to survival, to dignity, and to liberty. Rebecca Solnit basicdignityliberty Change image and share on social
Violence always seems to me the worst form of tyranny. It deprives people of their rights, including the right to live. Rebecca Solnit baddepriveform Change image and share on social
Everywhere people are at work to build a better world in which we - and some of the beauty of this world - will be guaranteed to survive. Everywhere they are at war with the forces threatening us and the planet. Rebecca Solnit beautybuildforce share on social
Thinking is generally thought of as doing nothing in a production-oriented society, and doing nothing is hard to do. It's best done by disguising it as doing something, and the something closest to doing nothing is walking. Rebecca Solnit closedisguisegenerally share on social
To say that everything without exception is going straight to hell is not an alternative vision but only an inversion of the mainstream's 'everything's fine.' Rebecca Solnit alternativeexceptionfine Change image and share on social
We have a real role in how our own collective lives, our nation, and our world and society turn out. Seizing those opportunities is important, and disasters are sometimes one of those opportunities. Rebecca Solnit collectivedisasterimportant Change image and share on social
The great majority of people are calm, resourceful, altruistic or even beyond altruistic, as they risk themselves for others. We improvise the conditions of survival beautifully. Rebecca Solnit altruisticbeautifullycalm Change image and share on social
