The Global Casino

An evening with Ann Pettifor

We’re pleased to welcome economist Ann Pettifor to socialbar to discuss her latest book, The Global Casino: How Wall Street Gambles with People and the Planet.

Amid mounting economic instability, widening inequality and accelerating environmental breakdown, The Global Casino examines how modern financial systems have become increasingly detached from our real economy - rewarding speculation while exposing societies and ecosystems to systemic risk.

Drawing on decades of work on debt, money and financial power, Ann explores how today’s economic arrangements came to be, who they serve and why repeated crises are not accidents but features of the system itself.

Ann is also the author of The Case for the Green New Deal and The Production of Money, and is widely recognised for her critique of financial practices that extract value without contributing to long-term social or economic wellbeing.

The evening will include a talk followed by discussion and questions.

Free entry
Advance booking required — please email to reserve your place: hello@visitsocialbar.com