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Making Global Sense: Grounded hope for democracy and the earth (inspired by Thomas Paine's Common Sense)
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Updated 2026 for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense - The right book at the right time. - Shows why we need No Kings. - Tells how we got to where we are, and what we can do from here. * “Thomas Paine rallied Americans to a new sense of themselves and their possibilities. Judah Freed does likewise for citizens of the planet.” -- BILL McKIBBEN – The End of Nature; Here Comes the Sun; People’s Climate March. IN THESE TRYING TIMES of climate change and rising despotism that threatens to end democracy, Making Global Sense revives the ideas and ideals of Thomas Paine to champion 21st century freedom and enlightenment. Offers sensible reasons for hope. Overview: Seasoned journalist and award-winning author Judah Freed updates and extends Common Sense by Thomas Paine: * Where Paine challenged monarchy and hereditary succession, Freed challenges ancient alpha male rule and authority addiction (hidden by split perceptions). * Where Paine proposed the first modern republic, Freed proposes mindful self rule, personal democracy and direct republics. * Where Paine inspired independence and revolution, Freed inspires interdependence and evolution. Creative Nonfiction: Balancing mind and heart, Judah Freed frames his essay within the memoir survival story behind the book. He narrates childhood abuse, school bullying; joining a cult at age 20, fleeing at 24, facing his authority addiction to choose self rule. He recalls ego follies in later decades of local to international journalism with world travel adventures, like landing in Fiji amid a coup. Judah shares his soul choice as an elder to survive cancer, so he can finish this book. * “Judah Freed has taken the gauntlet from Thomas Paine and other great innovators of democracy to guide us toward the evolution of democracy itself. Making Global Sense is a vital and wonderful book, well written and inspired.” -– BARBARA MARX HUBBARD BOOK AWARDS: * 2023 Nautilus Book Award - Memoir * 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award - Culture * 2023 Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Nominee * 2024 Visionary Book Awards - Rising to the Challenge * 2024 Visionary Book Awards - Earth Changes * 2024 Visionary Book Awards - Social Justice. * 2024 Colorado Evvy Book Award - Social Issues THE AUTHOR: Judah Freed is a seasoned journalist since 1976 who's written or edited 15 books that won 12 awards. His 50 years in journalism includesh a decade covering Colorado, two decades pioneering coverage of interactive media for U.S. and European trade magazines, a decade covering Kauai, and today covering Colorado for a national news service. Judah serves on the International Banned Books Week Coalition executive steering committee and the American Society of Journalists and Authors First Amendment committee. He's a board director of The Beacon for the Thomas Paine Historical Association. Judah earned a double BA in journalism and communication from the University Without Walls at Loretto Heights College. He did graduate research in communication through Antioch. Main Idea: A global sense of our natural oneness or connectivity can guide us lo live together mindfully in peace and freedom. Why Thomas Paine? Back in 1776, Paine’s pivotal Common Sense galvanizing public support for the American Revolution. Without his essay, the colonial rebellion against the king would have failed. Paine changed how people made since of their world, and so the world changed. In today's world of wannabe kings denying climate change, we again need books to galvanize public support for democracy and global ecology. WATCH FOR AUDIOBOOK IN SUMMER 2026📖 Available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Q1DqKk [https://amzn.to/3Q1DqKk]
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