From The Guardian, May 1, 2020: Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis -

[abqtommy]

and points the way out...

"The Communist Manifesto foresaw the predatory and polarised global capitalism of the 21st century. But Marx and Engels also showed us that we have the power to create a better world.
By Yanis Varoufakis

snip

We need more robots, better solar panels, instant communication and sophisticated green transport networks. But equally, we need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism. In practical terms, this means treating the idea that there is no alternative with the contempt it deserves while rejecting all calls for a “return” to a less modernised existence. There was nothing ethical about life under earlier forms of capitalism. TV shows that massively invest in calculated nostalgia, such as Downton Abbey, should make us glad to live when we do. At the same time, they might also encourage us to floor the accelerator of change."

much more at link:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/20/yanis-varoufakis-marx-crisis-communist-manifesto

I'm 71 years old and this is the best/most understandable writing on this topic that I've ever seen.

[malaise]

1. Excellent - must read

Get thee to the greatest page

[Loki Liesmith]

2. Marx was a clown

[Bradshaw3]

3. Which of his writings have you read?

My guess would be none.