Surviving Capitalism (Not) : What Happens When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Trains" Black Elected Officials?

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

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

What Happens When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Trains" Black Elected Officials?

by Bruce A. Dixon from the Black Agenda Report. The short answer is: the same results as when the US Chamber of Congress trains white elected officials. The capitalist ruling class is an "equal opportunity" employer of leaders as long as they follow the Chamber's dictates. But, read this article anyway to see how the Chamber functions to promote black leaders in the Atlanta area.