Acknowledgments                                    xiii
Introduction                                       xv
    Chapter 1 We Are in Deep Trouble and We're     1   (32)
    Not Alone
      Today's Reality                              1   (2)
      We Are Not a Going Concern                   3   (2)
      We Are a Society Dependent on Entitlements   5   (3)
      Our Aging Population Is Expensive            8   (4)
      We Are Digging a Hole to China with          12  (2)
      Unfunded Debt
      We Export Our Consumer-Oriented Lifestyle    14  (1)
      to the Rest of the World
      We Cannot Compete Globally Due to the        15  (4)
      Disparity in Wages
      We Have Used Up Our Grace Period             19  (2)
      We Produce Food That Impairs Our Health      21  (2)
      and Depletes Our Treasury
      We Are What We Eat, Breathe, and             23  (1)
      Drink---and It Is Costing Us a Fortune
      We Are Jeopardizing Our Life Support         24  (3)
      Systems
      Glenn Beck and Me, Talkin' `Bout a           27  (4)
      Revolution'
      We Can Be an Ostrich or a Hero               31  (2)
    Chapter 2 We Need to End Our Dependent         33  (14)
    Lifestyle
      We Need to End Our Dependence on Our         34  (3)
      Addictions
      We Need to End Our Dependency on Our         37  (2)
      Credit Cards
      We Need to End Our Dependence on             39  (3)
      Unsustainable Entitlements
      We Need to Stop Depending on the             42  (1)
      Government to Tell Us What Is Healthy
      We Need to End Our Dependence on Imported    43  (1)
      Energy and Fuels
      We Need to Reduce Our Dependent Prison       44  (3)
      Populations
    Chapter 3 The Truth and Spin about the         47  (14)
    Pending Economic Meltdown
      Why No One Wants to Talk About Why Our       48  (4)
      Deficit Cannot Be Repaid
      The Truth about Tariffs and Jobs             52  (3)
      Big Corporations Spin the Truth and Play     55  (3)
      Down the Problems They Cause
      The American Dream Has Turned Nightmarish    58  (1)
      Citizens of Other Countries Condemn          59  (1)
      Americans
      What Religious Leaders Say about the         60  (1)
      Pending Economic Meltdown
    Chapter 4 What People Fear about the New       61  (16)
    World Order
      Entropy Is Linear and Irrevocable            63  (1)
      People Are Fearful When Their Beliefs Are    64  (2)
      Threatened
      Governments Believe They're Too Big to       66  (2)
      Fail
      Don't Worry, Be Happy                        68  (1)
      The Grab for Dollars from the Taxpayer's     69  (3)
      Pocket
      A Fearful Government Nationalizes            72  (2)
      Industries
      Resistance to Change Is the First Response   74  (3)
    Chapter 5 How We Can Build and Prepare for     77  (20)
    the New World Order
      Who Is in Charge of Our Money?               78  (1)
      Rethink the Importance of the Dollar         79  (1)
      Do a Cost Analysis of Our Diminishing        80  (2)
      Returns
      We Broke It and We Need to Fix It            82  (1)
      Governments Must Return to What Works        83  (2)
      Governments Must Support Innovation, Not     85  (1)
      Save Dying Industries
      Vote on Character, Not by Party              86  (1)
      We Need to Learn to Feed Ourselves           87  (1)
      We Need to Reduce Our Sprawl                 88  (1)
      Where Are the Bees?                          89  (1)
      We Can Move Mountains                        89  (1)
      Your Conscious Shift to Oneness              90  (2)
      Think Globally and Act Locally               92  (2)
      Be a Leader and Turn the Herd                94  (1)
      Take It to the Street                        94  (3)
    Chapter 6 What to Expect the Day the Dollar    97  (22)
    Crashes . . . and Beyond
      A Country Is Like a Business                 98  (1)
      The Day the U.S. Dollar Crashes              99  (6)
      New Game, New Rules                          105 (3)
      Could the U.S. Dollar Continue as the        108 (2)
      Reserve Currency?
      What Can an Investor Do to Prepare for       110 (4)
      This Crash?
      What Happens After the Day the Dollar        114 (2)
      Crashes?
      Could the Next Bear Market Be Just Around    116 (2)
      the Corner?
      How Bad Can the Next Bear Market Get?        118 (1)
    Chapter 7 Shaping the New World Government     119 (16)
    Order
      We Need to Limit the Growth of Governments   120 (2)
      Individual Nationalism versus Global         122 (1)
      Citizenship
      Maintaining National Identities within       123 (2)
      Global Citizenship
      Protecting Cultures from Friendly Fire       125 (2)
      Establishing Sustainable and Equitable       127 (2)
      Resource Management
      We Can Expect a New Form of Exchange         129 (1)
      The Double-Edged Sword of Debt and           130 (2)
      Unsustainable Promises
      A Centralized Governing Body Could           132 (3)
      Coordinate Emergency Response
    Chapter 8 Shaping the New World Social Order   135 (14)
      Where Will Our New Leaders Come From?        138 (1)
      The Global Communication Evolution           139 (2)
      Flash Mobbing---A Social Networking          141 (1)
      Phenomenon
      Ending Our Addiction to Stimulation          142 (1)
      We Aren't as Smart as We Think We Are        142 (2)
      The Role of Religion in Our                  144 (1)
      Transformation to a New World Order
      Connecting as One                            145 (4)
    Chapter 9 Consumers Will Decide How the        149 (18)
    Future Will Look
      Consumers Will Drive the Next Big Thing      150 (2)
      Focus on Creating Health and Alternative     152 (1)
      Treatments
      Reduce Dependence on Drugs                   153 (1)
      Being Accountable for Our Well-Being or      154 (1)
      Opening Pandora's Box?
      Protect Our Water and Fishing Industries     155 (1)
      The Health Care Industry Is Due for an       156 (1)
      Overhaul
      Overmedicating, Over-Testing, and            157 (2)
      Overcharging
      The Basis of Geriatric Care Is Kindness      159 (1)
      Help Shape the Government's Mandated         160 (1)
      Medical Program
      Stand Up, Make Noise, and Demand a           161 (1)
      Transparent Public Process
      Purge Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Toxins    161 (1)
      from Our Food
      Purge Hormones and BPA from Our Food         162 (1)
      Purge Sugars and Additives from Our Food     163 (1)
      Kill Factory Farming                         164 (1)
      Refuse Genetically Altered Foods             165 (1)
      Demand Changes to Fast Food                  165 (2)
    Chapter 10 Create and Profit from the Next     167 (14)
    Big Thing
      Globally Sustainable Investing for           168 (1)
      Long-Term Profits
      Socially Responsible Investing               168 (1)
      The Positive and Negative Sides of Social    169 (1)
      Networking and Technology
      Invest in Technologies That Expand Our       170 (1)
      Sustainable Energy Sources
      Changes in the Auto and Transportation       171 (1)
      Industry
      Weaning Ourselves Off Oil                    172 (1)
      The Insidious Petrochemical Industry         173 (1)
      The Wonderful World of Recycling,            173 (3)
      Reusing, and Repurposing
      Our Costly Packaging Industry                176 (1)
      Stop Natural Gas Companies from              176 (1)
      Destroying Our Aquifers
      Mothball Some of Our Drug Companies          177 (1)
      Putting Your Plan into Action                177 (1)
      We Are the Change We Want to See             178 (3)
About the Author                                   181 (2)
Index                                              183