"The First Step, Which Is Often the Hardest, Is to Get Our Thinking Straight"

"The vast majority of us are global consumers and, at least indirectly, global investors. In these roles we should strive for the best deals possible. That is how we participate in the global market economy. But those private benefits usually have social costs. And for those of us living in democracies, it is imperative to remember that we are also citizens who have it in our power to reduce these social costs, making the true price of the goods and services we purchase as low as possible. We can accomplish this larger feat only if we take our roles as citizens seriously."

Back in a 2009 Foreign Policy article, Robert B. Reich describes "[h]ow Capitalism Is Killing Democracy."