Charlie Alford

How did Messi save the World Cup economy?

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:10 July 2026
Post last modified:11 July 2026

The final minutes of the match between Argentina and Egypt in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup were not merely decisive moments in determining who would progress to the quarter-finals; they also proved to be a turning point for the tournament’s economy. With Egypt leading by two goals to nil, Argentina were just minutes away from being knocked out of the World Cup, which would have meant the exit of their star player, Lionel Messi — a scenario that would not only have altered the landscape of the competition but would also have had a direct impact on…

Lack of sanctions enable resilience of ‘Israel’ genocide economy

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:15 June 2026
Post last modified:15 June 2026

The FT has authored a concerning article indicating that the apartheid settler-colony, known as ‘Israel’, has suffered limited economic damage despite three years of genocidal crimes in West Asia. However, supporters of Palestine shouldn’t despair. The piece indicates that, in the event of meaningful sanctions by the likes of the EU, and a continued exodus of high skilled professionals, the ‘Israel’s’ finances could begin to really suffer. In the meantime, columnists Mehul Srivastava and James Shotter describe how “restaurants are full” in the settler-colony. This is a grotesque scenario in the Zone of Interest beside the starvation of the Gaza extermination…

Trump set to shackle US economy to failing AI industry

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:7 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

As we reported on 4 June, the AI bubble is inching ever closer to being popped. It may survive another week, however, because US president Donald Trump is talking about bailing out these failing AI companies: This is the most dangerous, anti-democratic thing he’s done yet. He’s using the federal government as a backstop to the greatest fraud of all time: the AI bubble, including the absurd IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI & Anthropic. He will turn a crash into a depression. https://t.co/XOpvoLxjjW — Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist (@jimstewartson) June 6, 2026 It’s a move which runs the risk of shackling the US…

Will AI destroy the economy?

Post author:oscar
Post published:26 April 2026
Post last modified:14 July 2026

This is an AI-written (but human-edited) summary of Gary’s recent video: Will AI destroy the economy? Gary opens the video with a question that has been circling in public debate for the past two years: will artificial intelligence make ordinary people richer and more productive, or will it steal their jobs and leave them worse off? His answer, characteristically, is that neither of the dominant narratives is quite right — and that the past has already given us the evidence we need to work out what is actually going to happen. The guide he reaches for is the Industrial Revolution. Two…

Have I been wrong on the economy this whole time?

Post author:oscar
Post published:19 April 2026
Post last modified:13 July 2026

This is an AI-written (but human-edited) summary of Gary’s recent video: Have I been wrong on the economy this whole time? Gary returned from six months of filming a Channel 4 documentary to find that the biggest piece of gossip in his absence had been generated by Rory Stewart, former Conservative MP and co-host of The Rest is Politics — the UK’s most-listened-to politics podcast. In a November interview with Green Party leader Zack Polanski, Stewart had questioned Gary’s credibility as an economist, implying he lacked serious qualifications for the role. Gary came back and watched it. He found it interesting…