America is broken. Even if we pull through the current economic crisis, recovery won't last absent an overhaul of our primary institutions.
• One out of ten Americans is now unemployed and the recovery is expected to be jobless.
• Fifty million Americans have no health insurance; two million, no home.
• Two million Americans are in jail.
• Our public schools have fallen behind those of most developed nations.
• Higher ...
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Insightful opinion about a new approach to repairing our broken institutions, with a focus on human dignity, regardless or role, rank, race or creed. The author presents his views thoughtfully, citing concrete examples of rank abuse to support his point that "a dignitarian society is democracy's next evolutionary step."
I am a fan of Bob's work, and fully support his resolute commitment to establish dignity as a fundamental principle to guide our next steps towards a stronger democracy. If you find this interesting, check out Bob's books 'Somebodies and Nobodies' or 'All Rise' on his site: http://breakingranks.net/. Fighting rankism seems like a fundamental cause that both liberals and conservatives could agree on.
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