Surviving Capitalism (Not) : When the Wealthy Wed, the Guests Get Gossiping

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, June 12, 2010

When the Wealthy Wed, the Guests Get Gossiping

from Vanity Fair. This is my Saturday offering about the lives of the rich. Not sure how long I can get away with this, but you really should know all about how the 1% lives. I'm sure they are human and must worry about mortgage and credit card payments, having their children get a good education, and landing a decent paying job--you know, just regular people like us. Well, maybe not.