___________________________________________________________ GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION: WHY WE NEED IT AND HOW WE CAN ACHIEVE IT Introduction A brief history of humanity ___________________________________________ Part I - 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 ___________________________________________ Part II - GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION We the People and the Transformational Imperative http://www.cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?id='826'&lists='cj' The Harmonization Imperative http://www.cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?id='839'&lists='cj' Harmonization in the microcosm http://www.cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?id='845'&lists='cj' Harmonization as a cultural movement http://www.cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?id='848'&lists='cj' Harmonization and global transformation Democracy, localism, and sustainability The evolution of human consciousness ___________________________________________