Afghanistan, again? -- Terrorism, still -- North of the Sahara -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- A plague on all of our houses -- How you say it -- Speculation and crashes -- Too much money? -- Unemployment -- Depressions and recessions -- Depression and recession cures -- The destruction of the middle class -- Britain, former superpower -- America and the Roman Empire.

Examines the world's mistakes throughout history, including military insurgencies, inflation and devaluation of currency, financial disasters, ecological collapses, pandemics and epidemics, and the rise of radical political minorities.