reword this so it doesnt sound plagarized The current system of production and distribution combined with globalization results in inequality, unrest and polarization. The cause of inequality can be simply described as cores overrunning peripheries. Although I know there are practical answers to these questions, I still could not help but wonder how we can make so many advances in the modern age but continue to meet the basic needs of everyone. Needs as basic as immunization and clean water are not being met and result in disastrous consequences. I found the discussion of the power of influence to be very interesting. The control of information and how it is spun plays a huge part in maintaining power, as one can easily see in America today. Without a favorable public opinion, rulers would be nothing. It is hard not to wonder about the current administration's legitimacy and I could not help but wonder how it gained any at all