What Rebecca Solnit thinks about democracy

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American writer; author of Wanderlust (2000), A Paradise Built in Hell (2009), Men Explain Things to Me (2014) and Hope in the Dark (2004). Columnist at The Guardian. Writes Meditations in an Emergency, a newsletter on climate, democracy and feminism.

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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Rebecca Solnit has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 20 Oct 2026

   Our readingThe current era is a global and national battle between oligarchy and democracy.

   Their wordsThese will be crucial years because we are in a global and national battle between oligarchy and democracy.

   ↗The Democracy Vs. Oligarchy Showdown Is Heremeditationsinanemergency.com 1st of 3 in this piece

3. 20 Oct 2026

   Our readingThe current money problem is an oligarchy problem that is an anti-democracy problem.

   Their wordsIn other words we have a money problem that is also an oligarchy problem that is an anti-democracy problem.

   ↗The Democracy Vs. Oligarchy Showdown Is Heremeditationsinanemergency.com 3rd of 3 in this piece