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, May 17, 2014

Salute the super-rich

Click here to access article by Ian Birrell from The Guardian.

 The center of wealth in not in the US; but in terms of power, clearly we, that is, our masters in the One Percent, are number one!
...it is little wonder that the startling news that our capital is home to more super-rich than any other place on the planet has sparked outrage.
Britain now has more than 100 billionaires, according to a Sunday Times survey – more per head than any other country. Most live in London, and more than half were born abroad. For many Britons, such revelations confirm fears the nation has become a magnet for dodgy characters, crystallising concerns over globalisation, inequality, immigration and tax avoidance.
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