That court will enable the world to hold individuals accountable for crimes against humanity. The only way we who believe in the vision of a democratic world federal government can effectively overcome this reactionary movement is to organize a strong educational counteroffensive stretching from the most publicly visible people in all fields to the humblest individuals in every community. That is the vision and the program of the World Federalist Association. Gone are the comfortable certainties of much postwar thinking. On the cusp of the 21st century, the market reigns supreme.
National borders are increasingly porous.
New technologies are bringing dramatic changes to the way we live. Old industries and modes of thought are crumbling, leaving governments and societies grappling with the consequences. Technology is shrinking the planet. The cost of computing power has fallen by 99 per cent since the '60s. In 1980, IBM predicted the world market for personal computers over the next 10 years would be 275,000 machines.