We’re facing big problems, and we are less able to dismiss them from consciousness. We recognize the complexities of governance and so aren’t surprised as issues blend into each other and over national, jurisdictional, institutional and conceptual boundaries… It can be overwhelming.
We need new narratives of governance, cooperation, freedom and accountability in order to meet challenge to the species. The Great Turning offers a narrative that more accurately frames our situation and allows us to collectively align our response grounded in the heritage of human dignity.
David Korten has written extensively on this.  Here’s a related piece by Joanna Macy (pointed out on Weblogsky).