either a truism or a danger unless tempered by a sense of community and an ethic of social and ecological responsibility. Nonetheless, few would deny that government size and expense has gotten out of hand. We need creative alterna-· tives . . cheaper Gov't is a step in the right direction. -FLS • Green Letter, published irregularly, $10/ year from: PO Box9242 Berkeley, CA 94709 Green Letter is a great little collection of news briefs from'all around the world. It consists of short excerpts from a myriad of publications, generally oriented around the themes of green politics, bioregionalism, the rights of indigenous peoples, and environmental concerns of all kinds. While the perspective is generally consistent throughout, the sources are refreshingly diverse. Where else can you find out about the Ecology Party of Great ~ritain, contra attacks in Nicaragua, pollution in the Soviet Union, nuclear waste'in Appalachia, wind power in China, and the effects of pollution on inn.er-city poor in the space of a couple pages? I always find interesting news tidbits that I haven't heard about anywhere else. FROM: Embrace the Earth ·~ ,,,,.. \ I I I / / / FROM: Cheaper Gov't Green Letter is not affiliated with any particular Green party or any other organization, but it clearly has sympathies with the international Green movement. It has been around for only about half a year, and appears to be on something close to·a monthly publishing schedule. It is being edited and published on a shoestring budget by a Berkeley couple. They suggest contributions of $10 for one year, and encourage people to pay more if they can, less if they can't. If Green Letter gets the support it deserves, we hope to see it around for a longtime to come. -FLS (.) ; /! I yt: i~I ! . I : .1 j ' ' I _.(j March/April 1985 RAIN Page 25 "G.ovemance: Power, Process and New Options/' special issue of In Context, no. 7, Autumn 1984, quarterly, $4/individual back issues,.$14/year, from: In Context POBox2107 Sequim, WA 98382 As usual, this issue of In Context contains il well-integrated mix of articles. Topics include discussions of appropriate models of decision-making in small groups and· communities, a look at the potentials of modern telecommunications technologies 'for large-scale direct democracy, a report on the North American Bioregional Congress, a discussion of the prospects of Green politics in the U.S. by Charlene Spretnak, and an excerpt from Andrew Schmookler's book, Parable of the Tribes. -FLS The Anarchi~t Moment: Refl.ec;tions 011 Culture, Nature, and Power, by John Clark, 1984, 250 pp., $12.95 from: Black Rose Books 3981 boul. St-Laurent, 4th floor Montreal, Quebec H2W 1 YS CANADA Few political perspectives have been as severely maligned and misrepresented as anarchism. The word "anarchy" usually calls to mind either complete social disarray, bomb-throwing fanaticism, or naive utopianism. Reading John Clark's .collection of essays will help dispel some of these myths. The essay "What is Anarchism?" is a response to oversimplified criticism of the anarchist position. "Anarchism and the Present World Crisis" discusses anarchist solutions,to the global problems of overpopulation, resource scarcity, and inequitable distribution of wealth. Other essays deal with Marxism, technology, the Tao Te Ching ("one of the great anarchist classics"), and the ecological · anarchism of Murray Bookchin (whom Clark greatly admires).· Since most of the essays were written for publication in scholarly journals, Clark's prose may app~ar a bit pedantic to some. But aside from the many references to ,anarchist writers, theories, and countertheories, th.e writing is reasonably clear, and offers one of the more accessible and relevant expdsit.io:l)S of anarchist thought for'the genera! reader. (Although Bookchin and Paul Goodman would be my choices for the most interesting proponents of modern anarchist ideas.) The content behind the academicisms ma.ke The Anarchist Moment well worth reading for those seeking to understand the anarchist perspective. -FLS
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