I don't think this article is fatalistic any more than an environmentalist thinks our planet is going to hell or any other activist thinks there is a very serio

I don't think this article is fatalistic any more than an environmentalist thinks our planet is going to hell or any other activist thinks there is a very serious issue that needs attention. Mark Sigal provides a lot of food for thought. Though a lot of Americans feel that we're in a serious repression or depression, the complexities of the financial crisis make it difficult for many people to even begin to understand or support a proper solution. With so many of our brightest grads being sucked directly into Wall Street firms, it's not surprising that the convoluted and opaque characteristics of risky financial instruments would cause the average and even above-average citizen to have difficulty knowing how to vote for an effective fix. We're better off for having talented writers, journalists, and filmmakers do their utmost to discuss these topics.