Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Amid Populist Surge, Hillary Clinton to Wall Street's Rescue?

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, July 8, 2014

Amid Populist Surge, Hillary Clinton to Wall Street's Rescue?

Click here to access article by Jon Queally from Common Dreams.

Financial elite reportedly sees Hillary Clinton as "a solution" to those calling for stronger economic reforms and regulations

Well, selecting a candidate that looks different to suggest different policies worked in 2008, didn't it? Judging by a NY Times article endorsing her, it appears that the liberal wing of the One Percent have selected Hillary to assume this role in 2016. Of course, if we don't vote for her, arguably we will get a worse candidate from their other party. The political game that our masters like to play must be very amusing for them. If it weren't so deadly for us, it's possible that we, too, could sit back and enjoy it like any other sport.