Radical Response

There is just no reason for millions to die, or for hundreds of millions more to suffer needlessly, when the solutions are at our fingertips. While we now have more technology on this planet than ever in history, we have an equally incredible measure of affliction, and it just doesn't add up.

Today we number seven billion souls. We are not only more numerous, but in addition we each require a steady supply of food and water for many more years than our predecessors did. With more than three-quarters of our planet living on less than $5 US per day, we need a lot more than just aid, we need dramatic increases in the availability of education and efficient models based on free markets that can be easily implemented anywhere in the world.

Radical Response confronts the problem of human survival through a bold new perspective. Authors Richard Lackey and Thom Garlock carefully survey the landscape of disaster relief, agriculture, aid and philanthropy, weigh the pros and cons of traditional approaches, and take stock of new technologies that are available to us for the first time in our history. When considered together, these factors have led the authors to an exciting new possibility for bringing aid to suffering populations. Moreover, they share the successes of several others that stimulate a new paradigm of thought.

Through the implementation of new ideas we humans have survived on our fragile spinning rock, and that is how we can expect to create a bright future for generations to come.
About the Author: Richard Lackey is the founder of the Global Food Exchange(TM), a for-profit company uniquely designed to provide benevolent and long-term sustainable solutions for the provision of critical post-disaster supplies. A serial entrepreneur with a unique background that includes several years in emergency medical response and medical missions as well as almost three decades as an active trader and fund manager, Richard has appeared as an expert in the field on radio and television and in magazines. He has held eight different securities licenses spanning equity, options and futures markets, and has served as the managing director for five private funds.

Thom Garlock is the founder of the World Food Crusade, a non-profit enterprise focused on providing food to victims of natural disasters, as well as educating consumers on issues related to food security and non-sustainable food production methods in use today. He is also an introducing agent of the Global Food Exchange(TM). Thom has presented his research on investing in tangible assets at numerous wealth conferences and has appeared on America's Premier Experts(R) TV show on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox.