I write about capitalism - about the economic and political systems that dominate our lives, and how we can resist! This is an automated Substack Account of https://graceblakeley.substack.com Discover more/Create at: @skystack.xyzhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyzhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mll2ubzz6c2sThe Cost of Living Revolt • Eighteen years of stagnation built the far right's base. The cost of living crisis will put them in power. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-living-revolt11 May 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll2ubzz6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mlfpuvee6s2sThe Roundup Podcast #28 • Big tech's empire building; CEOs' skyrocketing pay; and oil company profiteering. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundup-podcast-2809 May 2026 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfpuvee6s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mldjhuiro22sThink oil prices are coming down? Think again • The disruption caused by this war is going to continue long after the fighting ends – and the oil companies are going to keep making billions. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/think-oil-prices-are-coming-down08 May 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldjhuiro22shttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3ml74n323wk2sWork Sucks, I Know • Long hours, stagnant wages, and no voice at the table - Britain's biggest companies are failing the people who keep them running. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/work-sucks-i-know06 May 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74n323wk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3ml4c5cpsck2sForget the Invisible Hand. Big Tech Is Building Empires. • Mainstream economics says capitalism is built on competition. But today, competition has given way to empire building — and the rest of us are paying the price. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/forget-the-invisible-hand-big-tech05 May 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4c5cpsck2shttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3ml2fsraimc2sAsk me Anything! • A recording from Grace Blakeley's live video https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/ask-me-anything-77c04 May 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2fsraimc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mkn7c3ewjc2nAI isn't taking your job. Your boss is. • Bosses are using AI as an excuse to crush worker power. But workers aren't going down without a fight. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/ai-isnt-taking-your-job-your-boss29 Apr 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn7c3ewjc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mkkyv34hd22nHouseholds Paid for the Iran War. Speculators Got Rich. • Deregulated financial markets transmitted the cost of war straight to households - and the profits straight to Wall Street. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/households-paid-for-the-iran-war28 Apr 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkyv34hd22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mkdrkh5ugc2nThe Roundup Podcast #26 • How the west lost the technology race with China; the fight for democratic socialism in New York; and reflections on my trip to Texas... https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundup-podcast-2625 Apr 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdrkh5ugc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mkdrkhwboc2nWhat Texas Forgets • The Alamo, the underdog myth, and the buried history of Red Texas https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-texas-forgets25 Apr 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdrkhwboc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mk3w4dk2ak2nThe Menace of Prosperity • How billionaire wealth hollowed out our cities - and what a democratic alternative could look like https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-menace-of-prosperity22 Apr 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3w4dk2ak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjwva2m5qk2nWho's afraid of the China shock? • While China supports innovations designed to save the planet, the west is still subsidising the companies destroying it. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/whos-afraid-of-the-china-shock20 Apr 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwva2m5qk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjrkacvpp22nThe Roundup Podcast #25 • How the AI boom could cause a financial crisis; how tenants took on their landlord and won; and why you should be worried about a super El Niño. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundup-podcast-2518 Apr 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrkacvpp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjopou2fas2nThe Niños aren’t alright • This week, as a break from talking about World War III, I'm bringing you a bunch of scary stories about climate breakdown. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ninos-arent-alright17 Apr 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjopou2fas2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjjoq35d722xHow Tenants Took On Their Landlord - and Won • When their landlord ignored them, residents of Yantlet turned to ACORN - and proved that collective power can force change. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/how-tenants-took-on-their-landlord15 Apr 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjoq35d722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqkrhuqc2xThe Roundup Podcast #23 • The AI bubble, supply chain chaos, and the war on nature. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundup-podcast-2305 Apr 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqkrhuqc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqkrxuhc2xSupply Chain Wars • From helium, to aluminium, to naphtha... A non-exhaustive list of the critical supply chains being disrupted by the Iran war https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/supply-chain-wars03 Apr 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqkrxuhc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqks7jl22xWe have declared war on nature – and it’s putting us all in danger • A leaked government report reveals the biodiversity crisis could destabilise the planet and cost us more than Covid in just four years. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/we-have-declared-war-on-nature-and01 Apr 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqks7jl22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqksjfy22xThe Iran War could Burst the AI Bubble • The AI boom depends on cheap energy, easy credit, and global supply chains. War is putting all three at risk. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-iran-war-could-burst-the-ai-bubble31 Mar 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqksjfy22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqkssa7c2xThe Roundup Podcast #22 • How fossil fuels undermine democracy - and how a Corbyn-Polanski alliance could revive the left. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundup-podcast-2230 Mar 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqkssa7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqksyzy22xFrom Corbyn to Polanski - in and against the state • Their first major appearance together hints at a left that works across parties - but only if it builds power beyond them. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/from-corbyn-to-polanski-in-and-against27 Mar 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqksyzy22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqkt6whc2xFossil Fuels Don’t Just Heat the Planet - they Undermine Democracy • Decarbonisation isn’t just about fighting climate breakdown — it’s about redistributing power. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/fossil-fuels-dont-just-heat-the-planet23 Mar 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqkt6whc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqkyxbuk2xTrump’s war is tearing the right apart • What I read this week: The energy crisis, the food crisis, and the ongoing crisis in private credit. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/trumps-war-is-tearing-the-right-apart20 Mar 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqkyxbuk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqkz7lik2xCapitalism is Killing the Future • A system built on war, exploitation and ecological collapse makes apocalypse feel inevitable — but it doesn’t have to be. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/capitalism-is-killing-the-future16 Mar 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqkz7lik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mjiqkzf67c2xThe Roundup Podcast #20 • The Bubble, the War, and the Coming Crash https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundup-podcast-19-22c14 Mar 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqkzf67c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mgu6r6l3wc2rEnding the Extraction Economy w/Grace Blakeley • Warflation, the AI bubble, and what the next recession might look like... https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/ending-the-extraction-economy-wgrace12 Mar 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu6r6l3wc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mgryegl3mk2rThe Right Never Ask You to Think, Only Feel • How deindustrialisation, austerity and easy scapegoats turned working-class anger into right-wing validation https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-right-never-ask-you-to-think11 Mar 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgryegl3mk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mgmxgw3l4k2rThis war will make the world poorer • How the US–Israel war on Iran is about to push up prices, crash growth, and deepen the global cost-of-living crisis. https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-war-will-make-the-world-poorer09 Mar 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmxgw3l4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mghmgiceuc2rThe Roundup Podcast #19 • How will Trump and Netenyahu's war affect the global economy? https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundup-podcast-1907 Mar 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghmgiceuc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/graceblakeley.skystack.xyz/post/3mgfg223f5s2rTrump and Netanyahu’s War Could Trigger a New Economic Crisis • The Iran war could lead to rising food and fuel prices, supply chain shocks, and currency crises. And it's happening just as the shadow banking system looks set to implode... https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/trump-and-netanyahus-war-could-trigger06 Mar 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:fvsb2eklgys26rof72bp4es6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfg223f5s2r