Is capitalism dying? If so, what comes next? To answer that question, we first need to look at what we did before capitalism, and how this economic system came to dominate the globe.

We journey through time, when our ancient ancestors lived in small communities and shared what they had, up to the beginnings of the early trade systems of ancient Mesopotamia.

Discover the alternative systems humans have experimented along the way - including birth and collapse of feudalism, which eventually led to the rise of capitalism. And explore what might come next, from a de-growth economy to a world where AI and robots do everything for us.

Chapters

(00:36) Why capitalism is being challenged

(01:45) Life before economic systems

(03:33) Barter and early trade systems

(04:55) Tribute and redistribution economies

(06:08) Feudalism and the birth of hierarchies

(07:35) Early alternatives to capitalism

(10:18) The birth of capitalism

(12:46) Alternatives today

(14:50) A growing movement

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