IntroductionQuestions and Power
WHY?
Why is the first question most children ask. With this question we express, to the delight and the chagrin of our parents, our power.
In my life, questions have always been power. Asking them enabled me to overcome the challenges I faced as a young woman sitting at tables where I didn’t automatically belong.
The link between questions and power in our democracy is at the heart of this book. As the market reaches ever deeper into every aspect of our lives, as consumerism grows and as globalization shrinks the distance between countries and people, where will our power as citizens in a democracy come from?
I think it will come from our ability and willingness to ask why. To question our government, our schools, ...
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