• Longtime activist targets lies that undermine democracy
• “I feel very worried. I feel very worried.”
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In 1971, Frances Moore Lappe wrote a book that transformed the way many relate to food called “Diet for a Small Planet.”
Now, more than half a century and more than a dozen books later, Ms. Lappe is the force behind the movement called “living democracy.” It seeks to challenge everyday citizens to take active roles in their local and even national lives.
“I feel very worried. I feel very worried,” she says. “Because of all the different forms of media, it is very hard to sort out truth and fiction.”
Frances Moore Lappe isn’t your everyday activist. She joins us for this edition of Bizgnus Interviews to explain why citizen involvement in government is more important than ever.
Please click here to watch the interview: https://youtu.be/ZrWKlW1yIJ8
Her most recent book is “Crisis of Trust: How Can Democracies Protect Against Dangerous Lies,” ( , January 2023). It takes on the American disinformation crisis and offers lessons from democracies leading the fight to combat harmful lies and promote truth.
For more information: https://www.smallplanet.org/frances-moore-lappe