The Rise of the Cosmopolitan: Four Steps to Build a Better Democracy

The Rise of the Cosmopolitan: Four Steps to Build a Better Democracy

Jack Crittenden   June 5, 2014  
Longtime friends and colleagues Jack Crittenden and Ken Wilber explore a higher-order thought process known as dialectical dialogue, a powerful tool to help bridge the enormous gulf that exists between the many conflicting and entrenched perspectives, values, and ideologies found in modern politics.
Discovering an Integral Civic Consciousness in a Global Age

Discovering an Integral Civic Consciousness in a Global Age

John Bunzl   September 18, 2012  
In an age of global crisis, why does the idea of global governance remain a such a taboo topic? Here John Bunzl posits a civic line of development, suggesting only those possessing a worldcentric level of civic awareness can fully comprehend global problems and the need for binding global governance.
Building a Global Democracy

Building a Global Democracy

John Bunzl   September 15, 2012  
John Bunzl and Ken Wilber take a look at some of the most difficult obstacles in the way of creating a genuine integral global government, how this world government might function, and how we just might be able to get there from here.
The Spectrum of Political Thought

The Spectrum of Political Thought

Ken Wilber   November 2, 2011  
More than ever, the world is in need of a new political vision — one that fully honors the brilliant multi-perspectival mechanics of modern democracy, allowing various forms of political thought to inform and influence our decision making, while avoiding the paralysis of ideological gridlock that has become the new norm for American governance.
The Dangers of “One Person, One Vote”

The Dangers of “One Person, One Vote”

Ken Wilber   May 6, 2009  
Democracy is inherently a world-centric system of governance, and "one person, one vote" an ideal way to enact the democratic process. But if the majority of the voters have not themselves achieved a world-centric level of consciousness, it begins to fall apart pretty quickly.
Integral Trans-Partisan Politics

Integral Trans-Partisan Politics

Ken Wilber   May 26, 2008  
We do not live in two Americas, but in a single America composed of at least four or five different sets of values, all crammed together into a two-party political system that is becoming increasingly incapable of representing these wildly different perspectives. Many are beginning to recognize this systemic inadequacy and are searching for a genuinely integrative “Third Way” politics.
America as Empire: Politics in the 21st Century

America as Empire: Politics in the 21st Century

Jim Garrison   March 17, 2008  
Ken Wilber and chairman and president of the State of the World Forum Jim Garrison discuss the increasingly dangerous crises happening around the globe, America’s transition from republic to empire, and the capacity for Integral consciousness to face the precarious challenges of the 21st century head-on.
The Integral Transpartisan Imperative

The Integral Transpartisan Imperative

James Turner   December 10, 2007  
James Turner, a founding pioneer in Integral forms of law, politics, and federal regulation, talks with Ken about his days with Ralph Nader, 18th-century American political history, the essential ingredients of an Integral approach to politics, and the true meaning of “trans-partisanism”.
Nonviolence, Genocide, and the Quest for a U.S. Department of Peace

Nonviolence, Genocide, and the Quest for a U.S. Department of Peace

Marianne Williamson   January 29, 2007  
Acclaimed author, lecturer, and Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson discusses the Spirit of passive resistance.
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