After decades of proudly poclaiming the era of globalisation, today we see trade wars instead of free trade, and misery instead of prosperity. In this talk, Niklas Albin Svensson discusses the reasons behind the collapse of free trade, what it would mean for the world economy and what attitude we should take towards it.
Britain’s youth unemployment crisis has been back in the headlines this week, following the release of a report which found that one in six young people will soon be out of employment, education, and training. Capitalism is scrapping our futures.
Starmer’s failing premiership and the threat of a leadership contest have sent the bond markets into a frenzy. Recent events, as well as comments from investors, have revealed who really pulls the strings under our ‘democracy’: the bankers and bosses.
The rampant speculation and insider trading on platforms like Polymarket has exposed the unrestrained parasitism of the Epstein class. But prediction markets are nothing new: swindling and corruption have always been baked into capitalism.