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The Last Empire (2012)

The final warning in an era of upheaval. Where should humanity go now? The world is polarized between the 1% and the 99%, and society is rotten. "Social inequality in the United States has reached its highest point in about 100 years," says Nobel laureate in Economics, Joseph Stiglitz. In the US, 22% of children are in poverty, meaning 1 in 5 children goes hungry. And 1 in 45 children is homeless and wanders from place to place. This is happening in the world's richest country, not elsewhere. Conversely, 1% of the US population holds 42% of the total wealth. This inequality problem is not unique to the US. In China, the second economic power, the top 1% income bracket holds 41.4% of the total wealth. Broken Capitalism "Why is capitalism, once called the optimal system, causing so many side effects?" It all started with this question. An economy where everyone is happy. How can we change the current system, broken by inequality and side effects, so that everyone can be happy? This is the story of a journey in search of that answer. Instead of listening to the theoretical opinions of economic experts, this work makes a new attempt to find the solution in the secret of human survival. A grand journey of 65,000 km, from the US and China to the foothills of the Himalayas and the remote corners of the Pacific. A journey in search of the value of 'coexistence' that humanity has lost. It aims to present what value we should pursue in the infinite competition and greed of capitalism, and where this society should head.