Banks reap massive profits from unregulated casino-style betting, and the betting bubble has grown so large that it eclipses the World Economy many times over.
100's of Millions of dollars are flooded into the US elections through SuperPAC's to influence public opinion for the purpose of control. In short: Cash buys Presidents.
The world's piles of debt stacked against national monuments of countries who borrowed the money, including Russia, China, France, Japan, Germany, etc...