Surviving Capitalism (Not) : The world’s richest 22 people own more than Switzerland produces Jun27

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

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

The world’s richest 22 people own more than Switzerland produces Jun27

Click here to access article by Pete Dolack from Systemic Disorder.

The author describes not only the increasing concentration of wealth, but offers an understanding of how socially produced wealth is appropriated by the wealthy to increase their wealth and power; and finally, how they use their wealth. He writes in a way that any ordinary person can understand.