It\u2019s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism, as the popular observation goes. But, according to Betsy Hartmann, that\u2019s an especially American outlook. She discusses what she calls the America Syndrome: the national propensity toward apocalyptic thinking, rooted in religiosity and imperial expansion.\nResources:\nBetsy Hartmann, The America Syndrome: Apocalypse, War and Our Call to Greatness Seven Stories Press, 2017\nThe post Against Apocalypse appeared first on KPFA.