And part of the problem is that that has been happening in lots of different sectors but people haven’t been connecting the dots. Which is that their governance, which used to be by nations, is now increasingly being done by unaccountable bodies dominated by corporations. What people don’t realize is a global level there has been something much more silent going on. They see the influence of the oil companies or the banking sector that has stopped actions such as regulation of banks or of dealing with a climate crisis.
People see their services being privatized. Most people don’t see it.Īnd people have become familiar with the way that corporations have far more influence and are being integrated into policymaking at a national level. What we’ve been finding in recent years is that really there is something I would call it a kind of a global, silent coup d’état going on in terms of global governance. And that’s what we were trying to draw attention to. That will create more of these crises, more of these pandemics, will deepen the climate crisis, which will deepen inequality. It’s a sleight of hand to make sure that things continue as they are to continue the same. So what is it that you’re mobilizing against by opposing this Great Reset Initiative.īUXTON: What we’re really concerned about is really that this initiative by the World Economic Forum actually looks to entrench the power of those most responsible for the crises we’re facing.
Nick.įRIES : The Transnational Institute was co-organizer of The Great Takeover webinar. He is the founder and chief editor of TNI’s flagship State of Power report. Today’s guest, Nick Buxton is a publications editor and future labs coordinator at the Transnational Institute. Key voices from the health, food, education, indigenous peoples and high tech movements explained why in The Great Take Over: How we fight the Davos capture of global governance , a recent webinar hosted by the Transnational Institute. He’s going to be giving us some big picture of context on The Great Reset, a World Economic Forum initiative to reset the world system of global governance.Ī worldwide movement crossing not only borders but all walks of life from peasant farmers to techies is fighting against this initiative on the grounds that it represents a major threat to democracy.
I’m Lynn Fries, producer of Global Political Economy or GPEnewsdocs. From agriculture to technology, decisions historically made by governments are increasingly made by secretive unaccountable bodies run by corporations. They are integrating in policy-making at the national and international levels. Corporations have stepped beyond lobbying governments.
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