Worldview 12.20.11

Worldview 12.20.11
Protesters at Occupy Chicago march through Grant Park. AP/Paul Beaty
Worldview 12.20.11
Protesters at Occupy Chicago march through Grant Park. AP/Paul Beaty

Worldview 12.20.11

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Chilean economist Alfredo Sfeir Younis spent more than 30 years at the World Bank tackling the rights of indigenous peoples, poverty eradication and international trade. Today, Alfredo leads a slightly different life: He’s a Mayan priest and president of the Zambuling Institute for Human Transformation, an organization that works on the connections between spirituality and public policy. On his current tour of the U.S., he’s meeting with “Occupy” protesters. Alfredo argues, in order for humanity to thrive, the world must challenge some fundamental ideas of how we order, value and measure our society.