"The current presidential election in the United states has far-reaching implications for this country and our planet. In Carlton Shade's recent presentation for PST-E, "Collapse: The Mind and Matter of the 21st Century Dieback," he showed us how we are over-taxing our planet to the point of a dieback. It is my belief that if Barack Obama does not become the President of the United States, our democracy will die back and the "coming collapse" of which Carlton spoke will be dramatically hastened. In this evening of ideas and discussion, we will explore the concept of democracy and whether the self-regulation democracy requires of each human being can prevail over the inherent human qualities of corruption, greed, and hubris."

PRODUCER: Susan Moyer

"Susan Moyer grew up in Washington D.C. in a highly political environment both at home and at school. She has an unusual perspective on government and politics for while her family religious background is Quaker, her father was the CIA Director of Intelligence for the West Coast, Pacific and Southeast Asia, stationed in Vietnam before serving under six presidents. After attending NYU and spending seven years in New York City, Susan moved to the East End to re-invent herself. She is now a landscape designer by trade. She is active in her local government and has been working on the Obama campaign in earnest for the past eight months. Susan is also a mother of two boys, who cares passionately about the future of our country, the world, and her children - all of which have never been more interconnected."