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

Capitalism isn't in crisis. It is the crisis.

Rising inequalities. Endless austerity. Genocide. Permanent war. Climate collapse. AI-driven job losses. For best-selling author and economist Clara Mattei, these aren't failures of capitalism—they're the system working exactly as designed.

This week on The Tea, Mattei joins us to challenge one of the most powerful assumptions of our time: that there is no alternative. Drawing from her new book, Escape from Capitalism, Mattei argues that capitalism isn't natural or inevitable. It has always depended on political intervention, economic precarity, and the violent suppression of alternatives to keep itself alive.

If today's crises feel permanent, this is because they're built into the model.
Also in the show:
⚡ BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street & the concentration of global wealth
⚡ Billionaires' growing obsession with land grabbing
⚡ China's hybrid model explained
⚡ Militarism - The beating heart of capitalism
⚡ Scandinavia and the myth of "humane capitalism"
⚡ Palestine as a lens on how austerity, militarisation, and state power converge
⚡ AI, automation & the loss of control
⚡ What would it take to build a better economic system?

If capitalism is functioning exactly as intended, the question isn't how to fix it—but how we can get out of this trap and build a better system.

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AUDIO CREDITS
Presenter–Producer: Dr. Myriam François
Guest: Clara Mattei
Senior Producer: Sara Farolfi
Producer: Nadège Bizimungu
Assistant Producer: Poppy Jacobs
Research: Constance Creswell
Video Editor: Max Bubnov
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00:00:00 Introduction – Is Capitalism Reaching Its End?
00:02:20 Clara Mattei's Journey from Anti-Fascism to Anti-Capitalism
00:04:46 Fascism, Capitalism and the Politics of Austerity
00:09:14 Why Mainstream Economics Gets Capitalism Wrong
00:15:00 Is Capitalism Working Exactly as Intended?
00:20:09 Land, Wealth and the Myth of Equal Opportunity
00:27:15 Has Capitalism Really Reduced Global Poverty?
00:33:24 China, Markets and the Future Beyond Capitalism
00:37:24 War, Imperialism and the Survival of Capitalism
00:43:00 Austerity, Unemployment and Why Workers Stay Trapped
00:49:05 The Rise of the Far Right and Capitalism's Crisis
00:57:57 Escaping Capitalism – Building a New Economic System
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