Grace Blakeley

The Roundup #7

China's economic dilemma, the tech sell off, and why the left can't beat the far right at its own game.

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Grace Blakeley
Nov 21, 2025
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Hello and welcome to another episode of The Roundup!

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This week, I’m going to be reading the following articles:

Power or prosperity?

China’s dilemma in an age of overproduction.

What I read this week

The tech sell off, Saudi Arabia’s oil lobbying machine, and why the left can’t beat the far-right at its own game.

Here are the videos/pieces I reference in this piece:

Novara interview:

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Grace Blakeley on Instagram: "Musk and Bezos are rich because A…

Primer on the AI bubble: The AI Circular Economy

Primer on the private credit bubble: The Everything Bubble

A Short History of… podcast

More Perfect Union video

Thanks so much for listening!! Leave a comment if you have any suggestions/comments/ideas.

In solidarity,

Grace

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