In 1900 Americans On Average

Democracy Is Held Captive, Not Just By Money, But By Ideas - The Ideas That Money Buys.

The Rich Nations Of The World Are Acting Like Ancient Usurers, Lending Money To The Desperate Poor On Terms That Cannot Possibly Be Met And, Thus, Steadily Acquiring More And More Control Over The Lives And Assets Of The Poor.

The Problem Of Modern Democracy Is Rooted In Its Neglect Of Unorganized People.

The Great Multinationals Are Unwilling To Face The Moral And Economic Contradictions Of Their Own Behavior - Producing In Low-wage Dictatorships And Selling To High-wage Democracies. Indeed, The Striking Quality About Global Enterprises Is How Easily Free-market Capitalism Puts Aside Its Supposed Values In Order To Do Business. The Conditions Of Human Freedom Do Not Matter To Them So Long As The Market Demand Is Robust. The Absence Of Freedom, If Anything, Lends Order And Efficiency To Their Operations.

Children Born Today Have A Fifty-fifty Chance Of Living To 100.