![No Picture](https://towardfreedom.org/wp-content/themes/mh-magazine/images/placeholder-medium.png)
A Tale of Two Cities: Beijing and Detroit
Source: Yes Magazine
Which symbolizes success, and which disintegration? It may not be what you think.
Around the world, two opposing forces are contending to define our future. On one side are those working for a new economy—one that is more equitable, decentralized, and attuned to the needs of people and nature. On the other are the forces behind corporate globalization and its consolidation of political and economic power. While thousands of people have braved the winter cold and pepper spray to alert the world to the plight of the 99%, our governments are still forging ahead with destructive deregulatory treaties. The latest of these comes in the form of a new Trans Pacific Partnership, which will further line the pockets of the 1 percent, while increasing redundant trade and CO2 emissions.