The latest episode of my podcast - The Roundup - is now live on Substack and Patreon.
This week, we look at the AI bubble, supply chain chaos, and the war on nature.
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From helium, to aluminium, to naphtha: an analysis of the critical supply chains being disrupted by the Iran war...
...And how this disruption will affect the price of everything from food, to laptops, to clothing.
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Very sobering outline from @graceblakeley.substack.com of the systemic risks burbling up from imbecilic imperialist adventuring.
Tempting to regard the potential collapse of commercial AI infrastructure with schadenfreude, but remember the real suffering is always passed on to the precariate.
Did you know that helium is a byproduct of LNG production?
Or that it’s critical for the production of the chips powering the AI boom?
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At the 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture @graceblakeley.substack.com illustrated why neoliberal capitalism has overruled democracy and why we must organize to take back democratic power for the working class.
The plan was simple: give stuff away for cheap, capture market share, and then increase prices. It worked during the first tech boom.
But this strategy doesn't pay off in a world of low growth, high interest rates, and strained supply chains.
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One leader is not going to bring socialism.
Without organised power beyond the state, electoral victories won't hold.
This work will take time - but it finally feels like we're getting closer.
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Fossil fuels concentrate power - whether in the hands of corporations, or authoritarian states.
Decarbonisation isn't just about fighting climate breakdown, it's about taking back control.
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This war has once again exposed the fact that our economic system is irrational, indefensible, and fundamentally anti-human.
It’s never been clearer that we really do face a choice between the end of the world and the end of capitalism.
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🔴 This Wednesday, March 18, on DiEM TV!
@yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social and @graceblakeley.substack.com examine the structural barriers keeping anti-war sentiment from becoming anti-war power, and what resistance could actually look like from here.
Hosted by Mehran Khalili.
"Living in a capitalist economy doesn’t just make it harder to imagine an alternative to capitalism – it makes it easier to imagine the end of the world"
Spot on from @graceblakeley.substack.com
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“As a consequence of financialisation, the relationship between the physical cost of a home & its market value has broken down.
The real shortage is of affordable housing, because ownership is concentrated in fewer & fewer hands.”
- @graceblakeley.substack.com
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"If you take away the big tech companies and the uber-wealthy, the US economy doesn’t look far off recession.
It’s the same for the UK and Europe – only worse.
And then, war enters the chat."
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Get ready for Warflation
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"The whole planet poorer"...except for the oil producers, arms producers and the gamers playing stock exchanges...the rest of us can go f*ck ourselves.
Energy price spikes can be catastrophic because they limit the amount the global economy is able to produce. They make the whole planet poorer.
And the default response from central banks – raise interest rates – only makes the situation worse.
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This week's podcast is now available on Substack and Patreon!
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The war will lead to rising prices for essentials like energy and food. Rising inflation will mean higher interest rates. Uncertainy will constrain trade and investment.
Eventually, overzealous markets will come crashing down - and contagion will spread.
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"The trade war, the affordability crisis, the Epstein files – all these issues made Trump look weak.
And he has responded with grotesque displays of violence and domination, in a desperate attempt to restore his strongman image."
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A great essay.
Struggling to keep on top of all the articles you want to read?
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Another excellent Substack from Grace. A better world is possible…
The Greens are offering a different kind of politics – one that offers a sense of solidarity, camaraderie, and agency in an age of individualism.
Contests like this don’t just give us hope. They make us feel we’re part of something bigger than ourselves.
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Firms aren’t hiring because they’re scared for the future - the same reason they stop hiring during an economic downturn.
The figures say we're not in a downturn.
But what if we’re missing the recession signals in the AI noise?
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This week's podcast looks at the student loans crisis and the dynamics of the K-shaped recovery.
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Boomers grew rich as their economies were financialised, turning them into 'mini capitalists' who cared more about asset prices than wages.
But the financial boom that made them wealthy was a one-off - and the next generation will never catch up.
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de #statushouder mythe van Mona Keijzer als de zogenaamde oorzaak van de #wooncrisis.
The student loans crisis is a sign of the economic times.
A rift is emerging between what people expected their lives to look like, and the reality of life in a stagnating economy.
Will they blame themselves, or the system that's failed them?
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
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Around 6.6 million people – roughly 10% of UK adults – use credit cards to pay everyday bills like groceries and utilities, which is a sign of strain but far below 50%.
StepChange shows around 24% of UK adults used some form of credit for essentials recently, including overdrafts and other credit.
