Neoliberal policies of investment, trade and labor, including commercial deregulation and the rise of “casino economics”, massive increases in public and private debt, inflationary monetary policy, perpetual conflict and the rise of the militarized police state, all on a global scale are resulting in an unprecedented shift of power “upwards” to an oligarchic system of transnational economic interests. These policies are shaping the world we live in, relegating traditional liberalism and conservatism to mere talking points. Political discourse has become both divisive and divertive in nature. All the ultra-partisan gridlock, perceived governmental incompetence and hokum theatrics are a grand charade for the gross reality; those in “power” sell consent to policies that are hostile to most people, mandated by increasingly narrowing interests.