Democracy in Chains with Marianne Williamson

What are the proper metrics of success for a society, and what happens when those metrics don’t align with our capitalist system bound by short-term profits? In this episode, spiritual teacher and former Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson discusses the urgent need for transformational leaders who can heal a democracy that is dangerously close to the precipice. In this episode we cover: 0:05:34 – Transformational Leadership 0:06:08 – Death of Mahsa Amini 0:07:43 – Morality Police 0:08:33 – Islamic Fundamentalists 0:10:52 – Iranian Revolution 0:11:58 – Elijah McClain 0:12:58 – Black Lives Matter Protests 0:13:31 – Protests in Iran 0:14:25 – Persian Culture 0:16:13 – Contraction of Democracy 0:17:06 – Primacy of Property Rights 0:18:18 – Tyranny of the Minority 0:19:26 – Gerrymandering 0:20:20 – Citizens United 0:21:19 – Corporate Power 0:27:18 – Nonviolence 0:28:56 – Presidential Candidacy 0:32:04 – Neoliberalism 0:34:08 – Corruption 0:42:01 – Democracy 0:49:58 – NAFTA 0:52:05 – Marianne's Political Story 0:55:21 – Metrics of Societal Success 1:06:54 – Nonviolent Revolution 1:14:32 – Internal Purification 1:21:16 – Compassion Learn about Commune and check out all our health, nutrition, and functional medicine courses free for 14 days at onecommune.com/trial.