Shadow and the Prophetic Imagination

The ancient prophets were something like the first shadow detectors, and had the courage to externalize their vision of the world.  What ever happened to such prophetic imagination?  Are there any lessons we can metabolize from the prophets in our age of madness?  What would it be like to stand between the way of power and the way of denial, a creative alternative to the tantalizing polls of scapegoating and blame?  Enjoy!