Back to economic basics

This discusses how we developed into the messy political/economic situation wherein we now find ourselves:

https://truthout.org/articles/questioning-the-logic-of-capital-a-conversation-with-richard-d-wolff/

A summary of the effects of the 21st century wars, so far.

Tom Englehart nails it.  War is a totally ineffective waste, except for the military/industrial/intelligence cabal that now rules the 'free' world.

http://www.unz.com/tengelhardt/in-the-heart-of-a-dying-empire/

The western world seems to have decided that is is more important to kill and destroy than to innovate, solve and progress in the era of rampant climate change.