Economist Michael Hudson joins the Inspire Us Podcast to discuss the rise of financialization, the dominance of the rentier class, and the decline of industrial capitalism in Britain and beyond.Hudson explains how Thatcherism and Blairism turned the UK into a rentier economy, why GDP measures are misleading, and how financialization fuels inequality, debt, and deindustrialization across the West. We explore the politics of debt cancellation, central banks, the EU, China’s development path, and the prospects for systemic change.Michael Hudson is the author of Super Imperialism, Killing the Host, and The Collapse of Antiquity.Shoutout Steve Keen for setting this up!