We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Max Keiser Interviews David DeGraw — The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the USA [video]

originally from RT, but carried here on Amped Status. Be sure to activate the 13m video at approximately 13:26m into the video. As you may be aware, six previous segments on DeGraw's views have been presented in articles on this website. Unfortunately, his conclusions at the end of the interview suggest that he thinks that the system can be fixed or reformed to work better.
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