Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Washington is "Totally and Completely Corrupt" (1:14m video)

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, April 24, 2010

Washington is "Totally and Completely Corrupt" (1:14m video)

Chris Hayes from U-Tube. Listen to a very succinct and accurate description of the US Congress.

Chris Hayes, columnist for the Nation magazine, while appearing on MSNBC's 'Countdown' program, blasted Congress as being "totally corrupt." He argued that America is "ruled by a financial oligarchy" that has bought off the politicians on Capitol Hill. He was referring specifically to how quickly Republicans and Democrats came together to pass a bill regulating financial institutions. Especially given the acrimony exhibited during the health care reform debates.