Wednesday The more sophisticated that societies become, the more specialised become the functions that gel them together. In the 21st century we have an intensely specialised society. No one person anywhere can produce from scratch any single product above the level of a reed basket or clay pot. Even people with those ‘whole skills’ are few and far between. Adam … [Read more...]
Workers of the World United
Wednesday In the late 12th century, England and Scotland became the first European countries to begin freeing the serfs. But what sort of freedom was it? An assortment of nobility still held the real power and wealth. The new working class were rarely starving, but neither did they earn enough to save. That situation remained largely unchanged for another six … [Read more...]