___________________________________________________________ GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION: WHY WE NEED IT AND HOW WE CAN ACHIEVE IT Introduction A brief history of humanity ___________________________________________ THE STORY OF AMERICA 1650-1918: The rise of an imperial power 1918-1970: Pax Americana and collective imperialism 1971-2001: The Neoliberal Project 9/11/2001: The New American Century begins ___________________________________________ GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION We The People and the Transformational Imperative The Harmonization Imperative Overcoming factionalism: the power of dialog Democracy, localism, and sustainability The evolution of human consciousness ___________________________________________