Hormuz as the World’s Chokepoint

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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