… Across the planet groups are ranging from ad hoc neighborhood associations to well-funded international organizations are confronting issues like the destruction of the environment, the abuse of free-market fundamentalism, social justice, and the loss of indigenous cultures. They share no orthodoxy or unifying ideology, they follow no single charismatic leader; they remain supple enough to coalesce easily into larger networks to achieve their goals. While they are mostly unrecognized by politici …