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

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Freedom Ship: $10bn Floating City for World’s Super Rich

Click here to access article by David Gilbert from International Business Times.



Could this be the "next big thing" for our and other uber-classes to isolate themselves from the rabble (us)?  And, no it will not be used as a tax haven "since American citizens are taxed on their worldwide income." (ha ha)