#Money and Economics

Economist’s WARNING - The End of Capitalism Is Here!

Dr Myriam FrançoisHost: Miriam (Dr Myriam François); Guest: Clara Mate — economist and political theorist, founder of the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation (FREE).

Economist Clara Mate argues capitalism is not malfunctioning but delivering its designed outcomes: concentrated wealth, perpetual austerity, and ecological and social harm. She proposes democratic, local experiments (assemblies, participatory budgeting, solidarity economies) and public education as the start of a post-capitalist escape, not a single top-down blueprint.

Jul 9

The Future of Inequality│Abhijit Banerjee(MIT, Professor of Economics)

World Knowledge ForumAbhijit Banerjee (MIT, speaker); Yun Hang (moderator); Professor Hong (Korean discussant); audience members (Q&A).

Abhijit Banerjee reviews recent historical patterns of income and wealth inequality, arguing that inequality rose sharply after about 1980 in many large economies and that policy choices (taxes, corporate governance, trade) and technological change (AI) help explain the rise. He warns that AI and concentrated wealth threaten middle-class jobs, social mobility and political stability, and proposes tax changes, wealth taxation, closing tax havens, retraining and less-stigmatizing redistribution.

Jul 9

FINAL WARNING: "This Is How AI Will END The Middle Class Forever" - Prepare Now | Mo Gawdat

Tom BilyeuTom Bilyeu (host); Mo Gawdat (guest) — former Chief Business Officer at Google X, author of Scary Smart.

Mo Gawdat argues that AI is already reshaping economics, identity and geopolitics and that the near-term danger comes less from "killer AI" than from human choices: concentrated ownership, rapid disruption, and geopolitical competition. He warns of a painful transition—mass wealth concentration, job loss and social control—that could be shortened or softened by coordinated governance, ethics and redistribution.

Jul 9

Scott Galloway: The Rich Are Quietly Preparing For The AI Collapse

The Diary Of A CEOScott Galloway (guest); Steven Bartlett (host)

Scott Galloway argues that AI’s public brand has eroded as wealthy insiders benefit while many others fear job loss, and that tech leaders often overpromise to attract capital. He expects AI to create new roles but cause major sectoral disruption, while other forces—robotics, GLP‑1 drugs, and geopolitics—will shape markets and society.

Jul 9

Did inflation cause the cost of living crisis?

Institute for Fiscal StudiesHost: Helen Miller (IFS); Guests: David Miles (OBR Budget Responsibility Committee member, former Bank of England MPC member) and Peter Levell (IFS Deputy Research Director)

This IFS conversation explains what inflation is, why the UK saw a sharp spike after 2021, and why inflation alone doesn't fully explain the cost-of-living squeeze. The guests stress that supply shocks (COVID, the Russia–Ukraine war), weak productivity growth and distributional effects — not persistent high inflation per se — are the main drivers of falling living standards for many people.

Jul 1

Billionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here!

The Diary Of A CEOHost: Steven Bartlett; Guest: Jeremy Grantham (founder of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo/GMO)

Veteran investor Jeremy Grantham argues that the current AI-fueled rally has become the largest investment bubble in history and that US tech and high-flying stocks are especially overvalued. He advises ordinary investors to diversify away from US equities into bonds, non-US indexes, cash and some precious metals, warns that crypto is worthless, and raises wider social concerns about inequality, environmental toxins and a fertility decline tied to endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Jun 12

EMERGENCY DEBATE: The Death Of The Middle Class! Only The Top 1% Will Survive!

The Diary Of A CEOHost: Steven Bartlett; Guests: Nick (entrepreneur/investor), Dan (small-business entrepreneur/accelerator)

A wide-ranging Diary of a CEO discussion about rising inequality, the hollowing out of the middle class, and competing remedies. Guests debate whether the problem comes from neoliberal policy and corporate consolidation, technological change and automation, or tax loopholes — and offer policy and business solutions from higher labor standards to expanding ownership.

Jun 12

Ex-Google Officer: You Only Have 3 Years Left Before It Hits! - Mo Gawdat

The Diary Of A CEOMo Gawdat (guest), Steven Bartlett (host, Diary of a CEO)

Former Google executive Mo Gawdat tells Steven Bartlett that AI is neither inherently evil nor harmless — the real danger is how humans use it. He predicts fast disruption (entry-level white-collar jobs first), accelerated military and surveillance applications, and a geopolitical arms race unless governments and publics act to steer development ethically.