Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Part III: Exposing Our Enemy

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, February 23, 2010

Part III: Exposing Our Enemy - Meet the Economic Elite

by David DeGraw from Amped Status. This is a very important series in order to understand the current nature of capitalism, especially as it functions in the US, but also includes powerful international organizations such as the IMF and together with the capitalist elites of other countries rule over, what I often refer to, as The Empire. In this segment the author focuses on the people and the organizations which rule this Empire. I have read widely on this subject and can attest to the accuracy of his observations.