Frances Moore Lappé

Hope monger & author of 20 books, including 3-million copy Diet for a Small Planet. 50th anniversary edition available now!
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[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

I'm so excited that my first book DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET is included. Wow!
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[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

Proud of our interns and our democracy-maxxing video https://t.co/le6Iivc24A promoting common cause's protect the vote campaign. Our vid has been quoted in the NYT as an example demonstrating the need for unbiased, non-partisan election observation
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[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy: https://t.co/ySpLXLM4cx

It can be done. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

Check out our new civic education factsheet by intern Sophia Widholm. It details polarization during the Trump era and organizations working to address it.

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Federal judge sides with UFW, finds Trump admin wage cuts for seasonal farmworkers unlawful
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[Ember @ember_energy]

🚨 NEW | #Africa will install a RECORD 17 GW of solar capacity in 2026, a 45% increase from the year before ☀️📈

That’s ~100,000 solar panels installed every single day, marking the third record year in a row for African solar deployment 🌍

https://t.co/ADa5Em1iqo

[Timothy A. Wise @TimothyAWise]

“African farmers must stop being treated as beneficiaries of someone else’s transformation,” @Million_Belay @Afsafrica on new report on @AGRA_Africa #AGRAat20.
https://t.co/BlfA9hiD0x

[Timothy A. Wise @TimothyAWise]

Brilliant series in @thecontinent_ on @AGRA_Africa "failing upward" with 20 years of stagnant productivity and rising hunger. 20 years is enough! #AGRAat20
https://t.co/OcURCRHUWN

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

A daily soda may carry a bigger cost than we realize. New research finds that drinking at least one sugar-sweetened beverage a day is associated with more than twice the risk of stomach cancer.

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[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

Seven pieces of environmental good news. Yes, really!

Check out our new Environmental Roundup by intern Heather Frisch 🌏🌱

https://t.co/gdOVzLKoH6

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

What happens when we spend the summer with our gen-z interns... We learn just as much from them as they do us!

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[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

So proud to share my recent op-ed, "America: We Need to Talk," co-authored with Natasha Roseman and published in @commondreams.

We make the case for an unconventional fix for political polarization: paying Americans to disagree.

https://t.co/NDUossijvX

[Common Dreams @commondreams]

America’s problem is not that Americans disagree. It's that we’ve stopped seeing people who disagree with us as fellow citizens with different ideas about what's best for the country and started seeing them as enemies, write Natasha Roseman and @fmlappe. https://t.co/l8tascfd25

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

New from SPI: "Can Trump Cancel the Midterms?" — a factsheet by intern Natasha Roseman.

It breaks down what this administration has done so far to tilt the upcoming election in its favor and what you can do to fight back. 🔗https://t.co/33BdviZIj7

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

Big win against waste! The EU just banned large companies from destroying unsold clothes and footwear. Hundreds of thousands of tons used to be trashed every year — now firms must discount, resell, or donate first. Read more here:

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[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

I'm excited to share the second edition of Democracy Bites!

Explore inspiring innovations from around the world that are helping build stronger, more representative democracies. Read it in full here:
https://t.co/gdOVzLKoH6

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

Huge move by @GovKathyHochul — signing a 1 year moratorium on hyperscale data center allows New York to build protections for communities and the environment before more projects get rubber-stamped. Other states, take note. 👏

https://t.co/sGlLV7dhMr

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

Immigrants strengthen our economy, communities, and democracy. Our latest fact sheet highlights the many ways they contribute to American society. Check it out here or on our website!

https://t.co/gdOVzLKoH6

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

Billionaires keep getting richer while working families fall further behind. Our tax system is helping them do it.

It’s time to close loopholes and tax extreme wealth fairly.

https://t.co/nRIjLF6A2q

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

I know it's easy to feel like democracy is only on the decline these days. That's simply not true.

Check out our new series, Democracy Bites, on democratic innovations happening around the world.

https://t.co/gdOVzLJQRy

[Frances Moore Lappé @fmlappe]

Excited to post my summer roundup: the hard truths about democratic backsliding, and why courage, not despair, is the only real path back to a healthy democracy.

Read it on substack:
https://t.co/J24C6LZpdc