He predicted the 2008 crash, now Professor Steve Keen warns the Iran war is coming for your food prices.
Professor Steve Keen is the world's first rebel economist to predict the 2008 financial crisis years before it happened, based on his proprietary data software, Ravel©. He has spent over 30 years as an academic, and is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Amsterdam.
He explains:
◼ Why your food prices could double and the one resource nobody is talking about
◼ The 5 ways this war could end and which scenario keeps you safest
◼ How one 20km gap controls your phone, your heating, and your food
◼ Why nobody around Trump will tell him he's losing and what that means for you
◼ How AI could wipe out half of all jobs and what you should do right now
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:15 Who Is Professor Steven—And Why His Perspective Matters Now
00:02:41 What’s Really Driving Tensions Between The US, Israel, And Iran
00:07:26 Why Israel Might See Iran As An Existential Threat
00:12:26 The Strait Of Hormuz—And What Happens If It Closes
00:16:20 Where Fertilizer Comes From—And What A Shortage Would Trigger
00:18:07 Why Oil Still Controls Everything—And The Cost Of Running Out
00:21:09 What Happens If This War Doesn’t End Quickly
00:21:53 The Real Cause Behind The Global Cost Of Living Crisis
00:25:18 Do Wars Widen The Gap Between Rich And Poor
00:29:38 Five Scenarios That Could Shape What Happens Next
00:29:50 Scenario 1: What Happens If Iran Is Destroyed
00:33:01 Scenario 2: The Fallout If Gulf Infrastructure Collapses
00:37:31 Scenario 3: The Samson Doctrine—And When It’s Used
00:44:33 Scenario 4: Could Iran Neutralize Israel’s Nukes
00:51:21 What Trump Really Wants—And The Fear Behind It
00:53:12 Will The US Put Troops On The Ground
00:56:11 What The Best-Case Scenario Actually Looks Like
00:59:03 Scenario 5: What Changes If Iran Goes Nuclear
01:00:40 Why Self-Sufficiency Might Be The Only Safety Net
01:03:39 What Could Trigger The Next Financial Crash
01:07:57 How To Survive Another Boom-And-Bust Cycle
01:09:25 Universal Basic Income
01:12:25 How AI Is Quietly Rewriting The Job Market
01:21:26 Is Bitcoin Headed To Zero
01:26:15 What Kind Of Leaders Do We Actually Need
01:28:14 What A Better System Could Look Like
01:30:17 What’s Broken In Capitalism—And Can It Be Fixed
01:31:17 Final Thoughts—And The Surprise You Didn’t Expect
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