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“Chaos is another word for opportunity.” – I Ching

In response to the pandemic and resulting economic collapse, local, national and global institutions of power have reacted with programs and policies to try to keep the ship from sinking: stimulus checks, unemployment benefits, food distributions and small business loans, just to name a few.

While I support a short-term focus on meeting urgent human needs to reduce suffering, the roots of the current crisis go much deeper than COVID-19. The crisis has merely been the shock that broke the fractured social, economic and cultural pillars of our globalized society.

I’m also challenged by the fact that these short-term solutions are primarily shaped and influenced by the dominant culture and institutions of power.