William Greider has created, in "Work Rules", an overview of the social responsibility movement that is full of hope. While he never fails to note the overwhelmingly concentrated wealth, as well as the corruption and disinterest, which keep the forces of insatiable capitalism in a position of enormous power, Greider truly believes in that the reality of human interdependence will, in the long run, yield economic democracy and sustainability, blessings and not curses. I'd agree with his arguments, but it seems to me that it's not capitalism that's the problem, but rather rampant consumerism. While I'll concede that perhaps advertisers have influenced people into believing this lie, I can't put the fault on capitalism alone. I think it's precisely their abundance that's left people feeling such despair. They work hard to gather things, and realize that they're not really any happier than before. But they haven't been forced to play the game. There are other options, but they......
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