Introduction : the crisis of authority -- Why the crisis of authority matters -- Documenting and understanding the loss of trust -- How trust works in democracies and autocracies -- Broken trust in democracies and autocracies -- Income inequality and the crisis of capitalism -- Income inequality : what's causing it, why it matters, and what to do -- Political corruption and crony capitalism -- The rise of anti-systemic politics : Europe and the United States -- The rise of anti-systemic politics : Russia, India, the Middle East, and Africa -- Technology : builder and betrayer of trust -- The need for bold solutions -- Conclusion : no time to lose.