Selected Political, Social, and Economic Theories about the Interconnectedness of Our World

Hi All,

1) 

Please watch the following videos and discuss them briefly:

a) Crashcourse: Capitalism & Socialism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3u4EFTwprM

b) The Story of Stuff

http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-stuff/

c) Global Ethics vs. National Interest

http://www.ted.com/talks/gordon_brown_on_global_ethic_vs_national_interest.html

d) Tools for a Better World

http://www.ted.com/talks/jamais_cascio_looks_ahead.html

2)

Think about any of the issues raised in any of these videos - or in books, articles, or other videos about similar topics - and comment on them here.

3)

Imagine you have absolute power - and the responsibility to restructure the social, economical, and political system of a country. Please describe in details what kind of system you would create and why you think it would work well. Feel free to be fictional and come up with a utopian world.

I hope you enjoy in particular coming up with answers to question 3  :)

Gudrun