"Unrest in New York and Latin America, as well as in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East are harbingers of the difficulties that will haunt future generations -- unless we take heed. They serve notice that if we want a peaceful and prosperous future for our children, we must recognize basic human needs; we must insist that all people -- not just those at the top -- have the right to justice and dignity. Bolivian voters, NYC transit workers and democratically elected presidents of other countries are warning us that the bottom line of the corporate balance sheet is not the final statement upon which our society will ultimately be graded."

"Predictions of an Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins at AlterNet.

Which is all to say that the winds of a "Left" revolution are gathering force. But what's interesting and important about what Perkins says in this article is really in how he puts it. He isn't being "positive," he isn't getting fired up and excited by it, and he isn't evangelizing; he's observing and what he sees isn't necessarily pretty . . . and he's right: we are in the eye of a storm whose winds are gathering into a hurricane.