Yes, there are compounding, existential and political crises that go beyond corrupt Beltway intrigue so much of the media fixates on.
Capitalism is in crisis. It is manifested in the deterioration in local conditions, a decline in the birthrate as well as in entrepreneurship.
The blooming orange despot is merely the flower on top of the cactus.
Our national slide happened in concert with wealth concentration accelerating and income disparity becoming even more pronounced. It should come as no surprise that in our increasingly winner-take-all society, the power of multinational monopolies grows by the day. Read Full Article »