By Steve LeVine | Axios
Rarely has the world witnessed so much unsettling change so fast in so many nations for so many reasons.
A torrential decade has unleashed massive financial, political and technological crises, crises of trust, truth and untethered populations.
People are irate and balkanized, and provocateurs, itching to make them more so, keep stirring the pot.
Why it matters: Never in recent memory has the danger of some imminent, undefined catastrophe felt so genuinely palpable.
The big picture: It’s important to step back and think deeply about the currents running through this moment of history — and what could come next.
