As a capitalist nation, the prevailing values that have shaped our social systems are those of competition, speed, productivity and power. From childhood onward, our worth is constantly measured — in dollars, possessions, accomplishments, status, grades and scores. We are taught that achieving relative to these measurements is what constitutes success. But has aspiring to the capitalist definition of success really formed us into the people we hope to be, or created the society we desire? The basis for a h … (read more)
