I just came across this extended interview with Tony Benn from Michael Moore's Sicko. This observation seems particularly noteworthy:
The task of representation is to change the system to meet the needs of the people. But with the power of global capital ... now, instead of being represented, people are being managed. People are being changed to fit them into the system instead of the system being changed to meet people's needs. And that's a huge transformation.
The rest is also well worth watching; Benn seems like a pretty delightful fellow with deep convictions.
