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Ben Norton
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Jared Kushner9:56 Insider trading accusations10:57 Shady trades on Wall Street11:28 Corruption in US Congress12:43 Trump sells early access14:12 Big Oil sees record profits14:42 USA is losing the war15:22 Rich oligarchs are winning17:27 Outro
The US government has no plan for the war that Donald Trump launched against Iran. The Pentagon is desperately asking analysts for ideas. Tehran won, but Washington refuses to admit it. Ben Norton explains what exactly is happening, and why the United States lost so badly.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25J1gdTCx_oTopics0:00 Trump has no plan for Iran war1:37 USA lost and Iran won2:59 Trump threatens Iran3:53 USA bombed schools5:15 Trump's empty rhetoric7:54 US allies in Persian Gulf10:28 Yemen and Saudi Arabia12:01 US military runs out of missiles14:37 Iran destroys US bases15:38 Iran expels US troops18:20 Iran has the leverage19:05 Trump always chickens out (TACO)20:32 Iran strengthened, USA weakened22:34 Outro
Iran won10:40 US military running low on missiles12:36 Gulf monarchies13:38 Patriot interceptors16:07 Pentagon orders old missiles17:54 Preparing for war on China18:47 China vs USA: industrial capacity21:02 Pentagon hides US casualties24:26 Yemen joins war26:21 Blockade of Red Sea27:45 Houthi attacks on Saudi oil29:20 Energy crisis30:14 Oil reserves running low30:44 Iran has won32:14 Outro
The US war against Iran is expanding into a larger regional conflict. After Trump sabotaged a diplomatic agreement, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Now Yemen's Ansar Allah (known commonly as the Houthis) has declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, shutting down oil exports in the Red Sea. Ben Norton explains how this escalation could cause a severe crisis in the global energy market.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzJNwRPOnFsTopics0:00 Trump restarts Iran war1:26 Yemen joins the war2:45 Red Sea blockade3:28 Oil transit chokepoints5:05 Saudi East-West Pipeline5:55 China cuts oil imports6:27 Saudi oil exports6:59 Oil price skyrockets7:55 Gasoline prices rise9:17 Potential for oil crisis10:31 Reserves running low11:21 Yemen explainer13:07 Ansar Allah (Houthis)22:05 Axis of Resistance23:58 Iran grows stronger27:17 Outro
US global dominance is rapidly declining, as China rises. So Washington wants to forcibly impose its hegemony in Latin America, invoking the colonial Monroe Doctrine. However, people are fighting back. Nicaragua's Sandinista government is resisting US imperialism and continuing its revolution. Ben Norton reports.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIXMyFvMeMc
Donald Trump violated the diplomatic agreement and restarted the war, bombing Iran and re-imposing a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Ben Norton explains why the US government will fail, because it has no plan and lacks leverage, whereas Tehran and its decentralized military have escalation dominance.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHvtxgR5A8Topics0:00 Trump restarts war on Iran0:36 USA violates agreements1:49 USA won't accept defeat3:07 Strait of Hormuz5:37 Iran hits US allies in Gulf7:20 Iran's decentralized military8:43 Drones10:25 Iran already won the war10:56 Trump has no plan13:13 Strait of Hormuz fees13:51 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on fees14:05 US fees vs Iran fees14:52 Insanity of ground invasion17:34 Scheme to seize Kharg Island18:48 Oil and gasoline price21:42 Strategic Petroleum Reserve23:36 Global oil reserves running low24:59 Danger of empire in decline27:42 Outro
myth33:32 Trump cuts taxes on rich34:27 Trump family corruption36:20 Insider trading36:56 Myth of American dream38:18 Outro
What is the US strategy in its war against Iran? Is the Trump administration seriously committed to negotiations to make a deal? JD Vance accidentally exposed the USA's plan, to use the talks to buy time to refill oil reserves and stabilize the economy. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_BojBCeM6oTopics0:00 US negotiations with Iran0:56 Trump considers restarting war1:46 Strait of Hormuz3:37 Israel and Lebanon5:02 JD Vance exposes US strategy6:27 (CLIP) JD Vance on Iran7:31 Oil market8:22 Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)10:24 (CLIP) Trump on oil reserves10:52 US strategy11:56 Iran's strategy13:12 USA violates agreements14:18 Iran's economic nuclear weapon15:24 Oil price16:14 Parallels to Ukraine war21:41 New Iranian government25:55 USA lost. The war backfired28:00 Outro
Gordon G Chang34:00 Ai Weiwei change of heart39:16 Western imperialist hypocrisy41:17 Outro
US Big Tech corporations are paying influencers to spread anti-China, pro-AI disinformation on social media. Ben Norton explains why Silicon Valley fears Chinese competition and seeks to monopolize artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, to impose the global dominance of the USA in an imperialist unipolar order.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BLnM-gxj-oTopics0:00 Silicon Valley spreads propaganda2:08 US govt helps Elon Musk pollute4:52 Scapegoating China5:32 AI arms race7:34 (CLIP) Ex Google CEO Eric Schmidt7:52 Silicon Valley wants monopolies10:02 (CLIP) Peter Thiel loves monopolies10:20 Sam Altman lobbies US govt12:40 OpenAI is losing lots of money14:02 Pentagon works with Big Tech15:54 Anthropic conflict with Trump admin17:25 Dario Amodei backs Cold War Two18:28 USA wants unipolar world20:01 Palantir and techno-fascism23:26 Totalitarian police state26:10 Larry Ellison buys up US media26:44 Surveillance Valley30:58 Monopoly and hegemony32:27 Imperialism and Big Tech34:48 Outro
Iran0:35 Iran says US violates agreement1:50 Will Israel sabotage Iran deal?2:58 Israel needs US military support4:12 JD Vance: US is Israel's only ally5:04 (CLIP) JD Vance: US military aid5:47 (CLIP) JD Vance on Israel7:57 Put up or shut up8:40 Billions in US aid to Israel9:42 Military-industrial complex11:03 Unsinkable aircraft carrier11:48 Tails don't wag dogs12:36 Trump warns of oil shortages13:25 (CLIP) Trump: 4 weeks of reserves14:07 Trump threatens Iran again14:33 (CLIP) Fox News on Trump threats15:14 Iran has more leverage16:08 Israel's goals in Lebanon17:28 Israel takes over Gaza18:40 US sends more weapons to Israel19:14 Hypocrisy19:45 Outro
Iran sign deal0:53 US lost the war2:21 US lifts oil sanctions4:14 Details of US-Iran deal7:25 Strait of Hormuz8:56 US agrees to end sanctions10:13 $300 billion investment fund14:08 Frozen assets14:36 Nuclear weapons15:37 Previous nuclear deal, JCPOA18:00 Why USA lost the war21:33 Victory for Global South25:35 Destroyed US military bases26:43 Historic defeat of imperialism27:46 Outro
QE26:54 Neofeudalism / technofeudalism28:27 Artificial intelligence (AI)29:24 Universal basic income (UBI)30:50 Nationalize Big Tech33:04 China's alternative33:58 Outro
Gold has officially overtaken Treasury securities (US government debt) as the top asset held by global central banks, according to a report by the European Central Bank (ECB). Ben Norton explains how dedollarization is continuing, gradually and steadily.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmyWn2lrXBMTopics0:00 Decline of US dollar dominance0:55 Debasement trade1:42 Central banks buy gold3:59 Gold overtakes US Treasuries5:36 Top countries buying gold7:00 West's seizure of Russian assets8:54 Alleged unofficial gold holdings10:16 Falling dollar share of reserves12:14 Reasons for fall in gold price14:58 EU hypocrisy16:26 China keeps buying gold18:05 China calls for multipolar system19:13 De-dollarization is continuing20:32 Outro
inclusion in major index funds, despite the fact that they are losing tons of money.These corporate oligarchs want to use average retail investors as exit liquidity, looting pensions, 401(k)s, and other retirement funds, all so Elon Musk can become the world's first trillionaire. Ben Norton explains the scandal.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh3d8xO9NHgTopics0:00 US stock market bubble1:08 (CLIP) Ray Dalio on AI bubble1:37 Comparisons to past bubbles3:38 Market cap to GDP 4:50 Concentration of stock market6:52 Magnificent 7 stocks7:28 Monopolies eat the economy8:37 Corporate profits break records9:35 USA slashes corporate taxes10:40 Plan to loot retirement funds11:38 SpaceX is absurdly overvalued12:32 SpaceX is losing money13:51 SpaceX IPO is a trap17:00 Elon Musk, first trillionaire18:08 OpenAI's shady IPO scheme19:32 Many IPOs at peaks of bubbles21:51 Bogus Big Tech earnings reports24:09 AI circular financing scheme25:09 Animal spirits25:49 Unregulated financial looting26:54 Outro
A comprehensive global survey found that people in most countries see the United States as the biggest threat to the world, and they prefer China over the US. Ben Norton analyzes the results of the Democracy Perception Index.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UhHqPGFGosTopics0:00 Shifting global political order1:35 Democracy Perception Index3:08 USA is biggest threat to world4:25 US military bases unpopular5:36 Negative perception of USA6:25 China more popular than US8:07 US war against Iran9:06 Israel-Palestine9:40 Ukraine war10:14 Taiwan11:14 Greenland11:54 Countries progressing13:15 Democracy17:33 USA is an oligarchy20:20 End of end of history21:15 Outro
in Iran17:05 Decline of US hegemony18:26 Iran has major leverage19:22 US defeat20:34 Neocons abandon ship22:14 Poll: Americans oppose war22:44 Poll: Americans say US lost23:30 Crisis of US imperialism23:57 Outro
chips18:19 USA failed20:05 Trump's empty threats20:35 Problems in US economy22:38 Outro
Donald Trump took a trip to China to meet President Xi Jinping. He was joined by the CEOs of a dozen top US corporations, including billionaires Elon Musk, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Tim Cook of Apple, Larry Fink of BlackRock, and Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone.Ben Norton explains how Beijing won the trade war that was started by Washington, how China has significant leverage (in manufacturing, supply chains, critical minerals, and rare earths), and how the US economy is in a very bad state.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7MnTzKOANgTopics0:00 Trump's visit to China0:27 US trade war backfired1:25 Trump joined by top CEOs1:56 Elon Musk2:20 Jensen Huang of Nvidia2:47 Tim Cook of Apple2:58 BlackRock and Blackstone3:22 More CEOs with Trump4:17 US CEOs meet Xi Jinping5:31 USA is an oligarchy6:23 China's massive market6:57 Nvidia lost Chinese market8:02 China's self-sufficiency drive9:15 Manufacturing superpower10:50 Tesla EVs made in Shanghai11:25 US tariffs on Chinese EVs12:21 China has the upper hand 13:00 US trade war14:42 China-US trade16:08 Rare earth elements17:07 Critical minerals18:18 New supply chain efforts18:59 Pax Silica19:41 Why US rhetoric changed20:40 Iran war22:51 US sanctions on China24:20 Inflation in USA25:41 Trump is very unpopular26:33 K-shaped economy27:25 Inequality28:05 China exported deflation29:31 US tariffs boost inflation30:27 China in stronger position31:07 Outro
0:14 US blockade of Iran1:11 (CLIP) Trump on US piracy1:57 US seizure of Iranian ships2:43 AI memes of Trump as pirate3:01 Multiple acts of US piracy4:09 Venezuela5:06 (CLIP) Trump on stealing oil5:30 Pirates of the Persian Gulf6:31 US sanctions on China8:42 Hengli plant in Dalian9:23 China challenges US sanctions10:49 Secondary sanctions threat11:38 USA crossed China's red line14:17 US sanctions 1/3rd of world14:47 Map of US sanctions15:00 Sanctions are very deadly16:21 Blockade of Cuba17:19 US empire's goal17:59 New sanctions on Cuba19:02 Chinese solar panels help Cuba19:47 Blowback: US sanctions backfire20:45 Outro
25:06 US oil imports26:12 Types of crude oil27:26 US oil refineries28:47 US imports by country30:36 Oil benchmarks32:47 Oil futures market33:53 Price predictions36:04 Economic crisis fears37:02 Outro
The US-Israeli war on Iran has caused the largest oil supply shock in history, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Ben Norton explains how the attacks by Trump and Netanyahu, and the ensuing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, have unleashed an energy crisis that could destabilize the global economy.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUdyPJM_rOwTopics0:00 Intro0:23 Schrödinger's ceasefire1:24 Energy crisis3:11 Strait of Hormuz5:14 Petrodollar6:45 Blockade7:35 Impact on Asia10:46 Europe11:29 Food crisis13:38 China16:20 Renewable energy18:24 Trump's claims19:41 Stagflation fears21:34 Outro
There are growing signs that the United States may be on the verge of another major financial crisis, one that could start in the $3 trillion private credit market, which is already seeing significant turmoil, before spreading to other sectors.Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton interviewed economist Michael Hudson to discuss the serious problems on Wall Street. Hudson warned that the US economy is built on a Ponzi scheme that depends on continuing to pour money into a bloated, bubbly financial system based on unsustainable speculation, not industrial production.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blv49u3Q230Check out our related short video about the private credit crisis on Wall Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1cx9Zk6WZkTopics0:00 Introduction1:37 Highlights of Michael Hudson3:29 Interview starts4:18 2008 financial crisis5:04 Zero interest-rate policy (ZIRP)7:31 Private equity9:17 Lack of investment10:34 Wealth inequality12:08 Debt defaults14:10 Depression fears16:12 US govt supports Wall Street19:07 Ponzi schemes23:51 US economic problems27:35 Iran war impact30:16 Financialization of economy33:46 Outro
The peace talks held between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan failed. Despite a temporary, two-week ceasefire Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Ben Norton explains the USA's strategy, and how it is targeting China and Asian economies that import oil, natural gas, and other important commodities from the Persian Gulf. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDH5qMZSPm4Topics0:00 Peace talks in Pakistan fail1:07 Trump blockades the blockade2:53 Iran trolls the US3:45 Trump's contradictory posts6:12 Ceasefire6:51 Israeli attack on Lebanon8:17 Trump threatens Iran9:45 Trump targets Cuba10:38 Strait of Hormuz11:41 Iran toll challenges petrodollar13:12 Logic behind US blockade14:01 Scott Bessent threatens China15:31 USA targets China's oil supply16:29 China condemns US blockade17:06 Dangers of escalation18:38 Chinese tankers20:37 China's oil reserves21:11 China's supply chain shocks22:59 Trump wants leverage24:09 The US is losing the war26:25 Iran's message to Trump27:45 Outro
strategy2:09 KMT, Chinese Nationalist Party2:48 Taiwan's ruling party DPP3:27 Nancy Pelosi visit4:17 Taiwan's DPP supports Israel4:42 Fears of new Ukraine5:22 US war plans6:22 US arms sales to Taiwan7:09 USA uses Taiwan as proxy8:12 (CLIP) KMT leader on Ukraine9:08 Is Taiwan the next Ukraine?9:28 Elections results in 202410:12 Lai Ching-te is unpopular10:54 Iran war hurts Taiwan11:48 Energy crisis12:27 TSMC and advanced chips13:45 Neoliberalism14:10 Developmental state14:54 Economic insecurity15:14 Trump tariff threats15:48 Beijing does not want war17:12 Beijing opposes separatism18:06 UN: Taiwan is part of China18:50 One China policy19:46 Map of Taiwan recognition20:05 List of Taiwan recognition20:45 Cross-strait relations22:19 Rising trade23:13 One country, two systems24:31 US military bases24:58 Peaceful reunification25:27 Poll: Taiwan independence26:09 Future leader of Taiwan?26:48 Divisions within KMT27:27 Modern history of Taiwan29:05 Chiang Kai-shek29:41 Democracy?30:46 Cold War One propaganda31:39 Sun Yat-sen34:40 Historic step for peace36:14 Outro
11:54 US empire violates treaties14:28 Trump's 15-point plan16:10 Iran's 10-point proposal17:55 Someone is lying19:04 USA underestimates Iran20:00 Iran establishes new order21:19 US imperialism continues23:01 Outro
Is the United States on the verge of another financial crisis? Some top Wall Street executives fear the bankruptcies in the $3 trillion private credit industry could spread, as firms prevent investors from withdrawing their capital, in what resembles a bank run. Then there are problems with the AI bubble and Big Tech stock market bloat. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1cx9Zk6WZkCheck out our other video explaining how the Iran war will transform the global economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kocFwbTbs1QTopics0:00 New financial crisis coming?0:36 Private credit industry1:27 Cockroaches in private credit2:18 Bank run similarities3:32 Bank exposure5:13 (CLIP) ex Goldman Sachs CEO6:06 Trump admin scheme7:55 Blackstone CEO funded Trump8:48 AI and software companies9:13 AI bubble9:42 Big Tech Magnificent 7 (Mag 7)10:13 US stock market bubble10:40 AI drives US GDP growth11:11 Most Americans in recession11:43 Richest 10% consume 50%11:57 Iran war, energy crisis, food13:17 Outro
Iran is winning the war that was started by the USA and Israel. This is now admitted even by major Western media outlets. Tehran has successfully destroyed the US military bases in West Asia (aka the Middle East), forcing the Pentagon to operate from Europe.Ben Norton explains Iran's goals, and how it is seeking to establish deterrence and escalation dominance, using asymmetric tactics.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV26rb-9YsETopics0:00 Iran is winning the war2:32 Iran's strategic goals2:47 Failure of regime change3:34 US military bases4:25 Iran destroyed US bases7:32 USA wages war from Europe8:53 Bases used by USA in Europe9:30 Iran's objectives10:05 Gulf monarchies (GCC)13:46 Normalization with Israel14:54 Threats to Gulf regimes16:40 Lifting of US sanctions19:10 Oil and Strait of Hormuz22:34 Escalation dominance23:33 Costs of the war25:34 USA running out of missiles26:59 Deterrence29:17 US and Israel are losing29:42 Multipolar world31:34 Outro
21:48 Colonial rhetoric22:25 (CLIP) Trump cites Manifest Destiny22:45 Colonial propaganda24:36 Gilded Age redux26:39 Attempt to reverse decolonization27:53 Will war backfire on US empire?29:43 Outro
20:31 Ali Khamenei opposed nukes21:38 New leader Mojtaba Khamenei22:35 Iranian military criticized fatwa23:37 Will Iran get nuclear weapons?25:16 Iran negotiations with USA26:48 US-Israeli surprise attack in 202527:19 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)28:09 Conclusion29:27 Outro
Indonesia join BRICS42:14 Iran proposes BRICS currency42:31 Divisions within BRICS43:12 Struggle against imperialism45:12 Outro
44:36 Israel and petrodollar45:11 The tail does not wag the dog46:05 Suez crisis of 195647:28 Origins of US-Saudi alliance48:30 US-Israel alliance is recent49:58 Bigger picture of US imperialism51:55 Outro
doctrine1:00:55 Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei1:01:57 Nuclear weapons1:03:29 Clear losers of Iran war1:04:42 Outro
Israel want state collapse16:57 Israeli admits: it seeks chaos19:48 Imperialist war of extermination20:47 Outro
27:20 Germany supports war28:39 Turning victim into aggressor29:29 France supports war31:07 EU supports war32:10 Ursula von der Leyen hypocrisy33:16 EU works with Israel33:40 EU backs Gulf monarchies35:22 EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas36:51 UN Charter on use of force37:37 UN Charter on self-defense38:14 Western imperialism39:15 Outro
10:24 Xi Jinping's global governance principles10:53 United Nations11:51 (CLIP) China defends UN system12:33 Respect for small countries13:56 (CLIP) US is destroying law-based system14:40 Importance of sovereignty15:38 (CLIP) Global South is rising15:58 China's multipolarity vs US unipolarity 18:13 Outro
crypto czar David Sacks31:32 PayPal Mafia32:41 Billionaires make US govt policy33:19 AI race with China34:57 Silicon Valley fears China35:32 Billionaires run US government36:46 India joins US-led Pax Silica39:22 India's foreign policy40:41 Non-Aligned Movement41:23 New cold war43:24 Outro
25:49 US goal: reverse decolonization26:19 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi27:05 China opposes imperialism27:42 China's speech at MSC28:38 Need to reform the UN29:36 Equality for countries30:20 China opposes new cold war30:59 Multipolar world based on sovereignty32:34 Global South is rising33:13 US empire wants global dictatorship33:49 USA vs China: polar opposites35:18 Outro
9:29 Trump's war on Cuba10:25 (CLIP) Marco Rubio wants regime change10:58 Marco Rubio, warmonger in chief12:42 Miami Mafia wants to exploit Cuba13:16 Narco Rubio's links to drugs15:12 Trump admin attacks Cuba16:13 Trump executive order on Cuba17:05 Monroe to Donroe Doctrine17:57 Russia vows to send Cuba oil18:43 USA seizes oil tankers19:26 (CLIP) Trump vows to steal oil tankers20:09 China supports Cuba21:30 US-China trade22:01 Will Brazil help Cuba?22:34 Mexico is in a tough spot23:35 US attack on Venezuela24:26 World opposes US embargo (UN votes)26:12 US threatens secondary sanctions27:28 How the embargo works29:24 Gains of the Cuban Revolution30:56 Extremist Miami Congress members31:36 US politicians call to asphyxiate Cuba32:06 US corporate colonization33:33 US imperialism34:24 Outro
Vietnam deepen ties30:43 China-Vietnam conflict32:21 ASEAN33:28 Thailand foreign policy34:41 Southeast Asian model35:39 Outro
23:15 More US sanctions23:50 UN experts: US sanctions are illegal25:25 How to help the Iranian people26:29 Outro
Macron promised EU army35:02 Strategic autonomy?35:37 Vassals of US empire36:40 Change will be slow37:33 Independence would be good38:26 Outro
oligarchs9:10 Most countries reject invitation10:04 Trump didn't invite Africa11:10 China opposes US-led world order12:08 Trump's US unipolar pay-to-play plan13:25 USA attacks Canada over China deal15:19 Importance of international law17:20 UN Charter upholds sovereignty18:27 Goal of US imperialism19:34 Outro
5:51 Joe Biden, war criminal6:09 Trump, war criminal6:50 Victims of US attack on Venezuela8:26 US Department of War9:06 Pete Hegseth threatens China, Russia9:36 Trump's $1.5 trillion military budget10:25 Military spending by top countries11:09 Share of world defense spending12:13 US national debt14:26 Cut taxes on rich, raise on poor15:41 Elon Musk's DOGE16:28 Food stamp cuts16:58 Class war17:21 Money buys US elections17:54 (CLIP) Trump praises Big Tech oligarchs18:17 Imperialism18:48 Outro
29:31 Sacrifices to empire30:24 Israel supports Iranian 'crown prince'31:25 Mike Pompeo: Mossad supports protests32:30 US boasts of 'maximum pressure'33:06 US sanctions devastate Iranian economy34:47 Outro
48:37 Oil deal possible, but not colonialism49:42 High cost of Venezuelan crude52:34 Global oil supply glut53:34 US oil companies want gov't benefits54:13 Destructive US interventions56:47 Outro
doesn't exist5:05 WMD lie5:46 Venezuela does NOT produce fentanyl6:28 Cocaine-producing countries7:12 (CLIP) Biden official admits truth8:21 CIA trafficked drugs in Venezuela11:01 (CLIP) 60 Minutes on CIA drug trafficking11:42 DEA agent accuses CIA of trafficking12:58 CIA, cocaine, Nicaraguan Contras14:47 Trump pardoned Hondura drug trafficker16:13 (CLIP) Juan Orlando Hernández16:39 Ecuador's drug-linked President Noboa17:42 Colombia's drug lord Álvaro Uribe18:50 USA armed Mexican cartels19:34 US allies in Mexico are narcos20:23 Drug links to Argentina's Javier Milei20:43 Marco Rubio's links to cocaine trafficking22:52 US Special Forces links to drugs23:55 Trump attacks Colombia President Petro24:37 Afghanistan opium production25:59 Opioid epidemic in USA26:34 Purdue Pharma and Sackler family28:55 US imperialism based on lies29:42 Outro
Latin America33:09 Trump targets China in Venezuela34:29 China partnership with Venezuela36:36 Why Latin America prefers China37:05 Venezuela-China relations37:47 Russia partnership with Venezuela38:20 Iran partnership with Venezuela38:42 Global South unity39:04 Palestine39:16 Africa (Burkina Faso)39:47 Latin American regional unity41:19 US imperialism vs humanity42:04 Outro
De-dollarization is growing around the world. Central banks are buying tons of gold, which overtook US Treasury securities in reserves in 2025. Even private investors are diversifying out of dollar assets, as risk rises. Ben Norton explains how Washington's sanctions, Trump's tariffs, and the weaponization of US-dominated international financial institutions have backfired.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVjy1Hlh5zcTopics0:00 Dedollarization increases1:36 US sanctions backfire2:20 Donald Trump threatens BRICS2:49 Central bank holdings of US Treasuries3:59 China de-dollarizes5:29 US trade war on China failed7:10 Foreign holdings of US bonds8:09 Government vs private investment9:53 Central banks buy lots of gold10:51 No return to gold standard13:30 Gold as neutral reserve asset14:28 Gold overtakes US Treasury holdings15:07 Gold price skyrockets16:18 Nixon Shock to Trump Shock17:08 This is not just about Trump19:04 2008 financial crisis: turning point20:48 Western seizure of Russia's assets22:26 Ukraine war fuels gold purchases23:21 Central bank undeclared gold buying26:04 Uruguay dedollarizes27:48 Argentina's Javier Milei28:40 Sovereignty vs imperialism29:09 Investors de-risk out of US assets33:37 Decline of US dollar dominance34:14 Global South de-dollarizes trade35:35 New BRICS payment systems36:25 Internationalization of renminbi37:15 Financial multipolarity38:48 Outro
Asfura12:19 USA, Israel, and Taiwan13:06 Diplomatic relations with China14:17 Cutting ties with China15:14 US National Security Strategy16:51 Israel - Palestine19:05 Central American Arab pro-Israel leaders22:21 US-backed electoral coup27:54 US imperialism in Latin America28:44 Honduras resists US coups30:23 Anti-imperialist resistance31:27 Outro
Roosevelt Corollary17:29 US colonialism in Latin America20:43 Big Stick policy21:12 US National Security Strategy22:26 Anti-imperialist General Smedley Butler24:46 US imperialism in China27:23 War for Wall Street28:53 Criminality of US empire29:39 Outro
12:33 US coup attempts13:00 US sanctions on Venezuela14:24 Corporate media propaganda16:49 UN experts: US sanctions are illegal19:05 Imperial war of aggression20:29 Outro
34:46 Political balance in Latin America36:17 Trump meddles in Honduras36:35 US empire targets Latin America37:34 Outro
new cold war1:04:45 Silicon Valley model: monopoly1:05:43 Market competition in China1:07:44 China opposes private monopolies1:08:10 State planning1:09:05 Cold War Two
47:52 Asia is half of world GDP (PPP)49:08 Decline of Western hegemony51:04 Supply chains51:31 Economic war52:21 India55:12 Japan, South Korea, Australia57:22 Dollar as global reserve currency57:45 Taiwan1:01:28 Europe1:02:20 Russia1:03:15 EU as captive US market1:04:47 West Asia (Middle East)1:05:18 Oil and natural gas1:06:19 Israel1:06:56 Africa1:08:15 Conclusion1:08:49 Outro
201710:33 Trump meddles in Honduras' 2025 election14:13 Libre Party alleges fraud14:59 Result transmission system changes votes15:26 President Xiomara Castro warned of coup plot17:03 No official winner declared in election19:16 Very suspicious results21:15 US-backed coups and fraud21:54 US coups in Latin America22:30 Honduras resists US imperialism24:54 Outro
P 500 falls $2 trillion in 5 hours24:12 US economy built on financial house of cards26:13 Markets can remain irrational...27:01 Dangers of a recession or depression28:13 Outro
Prize: tool of US wars41:25 (CLIP) Machado: Nobel Prize helps war41:59 Summary43:19 Outro
28:24 Electricity generation: China vs USA29:30 AI data centers drive up electricity bills29:52 Electricity price in USA30:36 Electricity prices: China vs USA31:49 BlackRock buys up US power grid33:02 Trump closes solar power projects33:48 Trump cancels wind power projects34:39 US fossil fuel corporations35:12 Summary36:34 Outro
list20:41 Fidel Castro: 638 assassination attempts21:27 Operation Northwoods: CIA terror war23:04 US terror war on Venezuela25:24 US military forced to sign NDAs26:11 Donroe Doctrine: Trump's neocolonialism26:48 Outro
Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia's top oil companies, but the US still can't stop the war in Ukraine. NATO's goals cannot be met, as the world is increasingly multipolar and Western power is declining. Geopolitical economist Radhika Desai analyzes the conflict with journalist Anatol Lieven and China-based economic geographer Mick Dunford.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=359p5RC2JE8This is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
31:41 Goals of US war on Venezuela32:33 William McKinley, imperialist34:01 (CLIP) Trump vows to expand US empire35:02 Trump takes mask off US empire36:30 Outro
13:26 95% of AI pilot programs fail13:55 Investors keep buying overvalued stocks15:12 Markets can remain irrational15:26 Irrational exuberance15:50 Dot-com bubble16:28 US share of global stock markets17:28 US vs Chinese tech company revenue18:24 Tesla vs global automotive industry20:49 Top 10 US stocks: 16% global market cap21:07 Recession22:23 Stagflation23:04 AI capex contribution to US GDP growth25:07 AI is eating the economy26:01 AI drives up electricity bills26:50 Trump shuts down renewable energy27:42 AI adds more to GDP than shopping28:49 US job growth collapses32:13 Bifurcated economy33:01 Outro
Trump's corrupt crypto schemes21:39 BlackRock: world's biggest Bitcoin holder23:11 (CLIP) Machado loves Bitcoin23:40 Machado: US coup puppet23:57 Outro
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a far-right Venezuelan coup-plotter who has long been funded by the US government. She strongly supports Israel as it commits genocide against the Palestinian people, and she is at the center of Donald Trump's war on Venezuela, pushing for regime change against President Nicolás Maduro. Ben Norton exposes the ugly truth.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks9uDtd7MscTopics0:00 María Corina Machado: US-funded coup-plotter0:45 Nobel "Peace" Prizes for US war criminals1:44 Machado supports genocidal Israeli regime2:38 Venezuela supports Palestine3:04 Machado requested Israeli military intervention3:46 UN experts: Israel is committing genocide4:24 Trump's war on Venezuela6:26 Machado wants to privatize Venezuela's oil7:32 Trump's 2019 coup attempt in Venezuela8:12 (CLIP) Trump wants Venezuela's oil8:24 Trump backs Venezuelan opposition9:09 (CLIP) Machado called & thanked Trump9:34 US-backed coup attempt in 200210:16 Obama declared Venezuela a "threat"10:49 US sanctions on Venezuela11:43 Machado called for foreign intervention12:06 (CLIP) Machado requests "international force"12:38 Norwegian politician criticizes Nobel committee14:14 Machado lobbies for more sanctions15:04 Sanctions kill many Venezuelans16:08 Sanctions cause millions of deaths17:31 Marco Rubio lobbied Nobel committee19:00 Machado met with George W Bush20:10 US government funded Machado21:52 National Endowment for Democracy (NED)22:56 NED congratulates Machado24:59 Nobel laureate Obama: war criminal26:53 Nobel laureate Kissinger: war criminal28:02 Nobel laureate Dalai Lama: CIA asset29:29 Nobel "Peace" Prize for war30:13 Outro
Leaders from dozens of countries condemned the USA and Israel in their speeches at the UN General Assembly, demanding international intervention to save Gaza. Diplomats staged a mass walkout to protest Netanyahu's speech. Ben Norton shows how Latin American governments are standing in solidarity with Palestine, and resisting US imperialism.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mik74Pri9bYTopics0:00 Countries condemn US & Israel0:45 (CLIPS) World leaders support Gaza1:54 UN diplomats protest Netanyahu in walkout3:33 USA abuses veto at UN4:49 Perspectives of non-Western countries6:13 Latin America resists US imperialism6:59 (CLIP) Cuba supports Palestine8:03 USA vetos UN Gaza resolutions9:02 (CLIP) Brazil's Lula on Gaza9:30 Colombia demands action on Gaza10:43 (CLIP) Colombian President Gustavo Petro13:38 Nicaragua's Sandinista government14:00 (CLIP) Nicaragua supports Palestine14:33 (CLIP) Venezuela supports Palestine14:58 US fascism15:20 (CLIP) Petro: USA is new Nazi Germany16:01 US revokes Petro's visa17:02 Venezuela compares US to Nazi Germany17:48 (CLIP) Venezuela warns of new Nazis18:32 Western colonialism18:56 (CLIP) Nicaragua: West looted our wealth19:42 Decline of US unipolar order20:09 (CLIP) Cuba on US imperialism20:49 Wall Street debt traps21:18 (CLIP) Debt as neocolonialism21:31 Debt for climate swaps22:38 (CLIP) Gustavo Petro on climate debt23:17 Trump denies climate science23:47 (CLIP) US politicians "don't believe in science"24:00 Trump's attacks on Venezuela24:40 (CLIP) History of US war on Venezuela26:22 (CLIP) USA wants Venezuela's oil26:45 Trump's WMD lies about Venezuela27:54 (CLIP) Venezuela condemns US wars28:43 Illegal US attacks on Venezuela29:06 (CLIP) Cuba on threat of US war30:07 (CLIP) Colonial Monroe Doctrine30:40 (CLIP) Nicaragua denounces neocolonialism31:56 Need for UN reform33:22 (CLIP) UN members "no longer have power"33:37 USA fuels war34:02 (CLIP) Honduras on need for global reform35:58 UN's colonial structure36:40 (CLIP) Need for new international order38:19 Multipolarity vs US unipolarity40:38 (CLIP) Cuba's vision for a new world41:17 (CLIP) Venezuela's vision for a new world41:47 Voices silenced by Western media42:25 Outro
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gathered top generals and encouraged the military to commit war crimes and ignore international law. Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to use US cities as "training grounds" to fight the "enemy within". Ben Norton reports on the increasingly authoritarian US empire.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPKiKWkVqdETopics0:00 (CLIP) Pete Hegseth message to US military0:54 US Department of War takes mask off empire1:31 US empire's wars come home2:25 (CLIP) Trump threatens "enemy within" USA3:00 Special event in Quantico, Virginia3:21 (CLIP) "Era of Department of Defense is over"4:07 (CLIP) "Strongest, most lethal military on planet"4:21 War is peace4:46 (CLIP) "Peace through strength"5:31 Trump admin attacks "wokeness" & DEI6:21 Missing the forest for the trees7:06 (CLIP) Hegseth encourages war crimes8:09 USA attacks international law8:51 Pete Hegseth: Fox News pundit10:25 (CLIP) Hegseth wants to "rewrite rules of war"11:36 Hegseth's "American Crusade"12:48 War with China13:23 (CLIP) "We are preparing for war"13:45 (CLIP) Targets: western hemisphere & China14:07 Donald Trump's speech14:30 US war on Venezuela14:50 (CLIP) Trump threatens Venezuela15:17 Colonial Monroe Doctrine16:26 US seeks regime change in Venezuela18:12 (CLIP) Trump wants Venezuela's oil18:39 (CLIP) $1 trillion US military budget19:09 (CLIP) Nobel Peace Prize for war20:29 (CLIP) Trump boasts of NATO arms sales22:11 US empire's wars22:54 (CLIP) Department of Defense was "woke"23:26 Conservative identity politics23:41 USA: a country of war24:21 Trump targets "enemy within"25:17 (CLIP) "America is under invasion from within"27:20 US authoritarian regime28:01 (CLIP) US, British, & Roman empires28:32 Outro
The US and China are the world's two most powerful countries, but they have very different visions for the global order. Compare the speeches delivered at the UN General Assembly by Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The United States wants a unipolar system based on unilateralism, aggression, and hegemony, whereas China wants a multipolar system based on multilateralism, peaceful development, and sovereign equality, centered in the United Nations. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCf8XlrKKUTopics0:00 (CLIP) Highlights of Trump's speech0:59 Rise of China2:25 US empire in decline3:02 Contrasting visions of world order5:11 Unilateralism vs multilateralism7:16 (CLIP) China's Premier Li Qiang8:07 Geopolitical adult in the room9:20 China opposes new cold war10:08 (CLIP) Dangers of war11:07 Compare Li Qiang to Trump11:36 (CLIP) Trump: "we're the hottest country"12:24 Fact-checking Trump on US economy14:07 (CLIP) Trump on stock market14:34 Inflation15:35 Electricity prices16:18 Job growth16:54 Trump's approval rating17:55 Trump claims to end 7 wars18:48 (CLIP) Trump condemns UN19:54 US sabotages UN, abusing veto21:50 China upholds international law22:26 (CLIP) China defends UN & Global South23:19 Reform of international organizations23:50 (CLIP) Global Governance Initiative24:26 80th anniversary25:30 (CLIP) China on World Anti-Fascist War26:19 Trump wages war26:55 (CLIP) Trump wants Nobel Peace Prize27:14 Trump boasts of attacking Iran27:40 (CLIP) Trump's war on Iran28:25 Trump boasts of attacking Venezuela28:55 (CLIP) Trump's war on Venezuela29:37 Expanding NATO military spending29:54 (CLIP) Trump on NATO30:11 Immigration31:05 Dementia31:25 (CLIP) Trump attacks immigrants32:31 China defends diversity33:21 (CLIP) China on civilizational respect33:42 Climate change34:42 (CLIP) Trump lies about climate change35:29 China's wind & solar power36:28 China values science37:52 (CLIP) China on climate change38:10 Technology for development38:31 (CLIP) China on technology39:03 The future vs the past39:42 Trump serves fossil fuel corporations40:27 (CLIP) US as #1 oil & gas producer41:20 China's vision vs USA's vision42:37 The emperor has no clothes43:38 Outro
Donald Trump wants to use tariffs to force countries to buy more US oil and natural gas. Instead, China and Russia signed a deal to build the massive Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which could transform the global energy market. Russia is integrating with Asia, while Europe faces a crisis that is devastating its manufacturing sector. Political economist Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6wtK8Hrpl4Topics0:00 Close China-Russia relations1:28 Power of Siberia 2 pipeline3:23 Dedollarization4:04 Europe boycotts Russian energy5:28 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage6:28 (CLIP) Trump on Nord Stream & US energy7:06 Crisis in Europe9:14 Russia integrates with Asia10:13 Russia tried to join the West11:03 NATO expansion11:47 Ukraine coup & war13:26 Russia's trade with China14:16 De-dollarization14:43 Trump's tariffs17:01 Why Trump hit India with tariffs18:22 (CLIP) Trump on US oil & gas18:34 USA: #1 producer of oil & gas19:17 Weaponizing energy19:46 China's natural gas imports22:11 China & Russia: long-term partnership23:22 Colonial Monroe Doctrine & oil25:02 China's oil imports25:41 Trade chokepoints27:04 Europe becomes US vassal28:17 (CLIP) Trump boasts of imposing EU deal28:55 EU imports of oil & gas30:38 Deindustrialization of Europe31:16 EU prosperity depended on China & Russia31:50 (CLIP) Ex EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell32:35 Germany's "existential" industrial crisis34:15 China's car manufacturers & electric vehicles (EVs)36:44 Europe loses out as Asian Century advances37:40 Outro
The US government has, six times now, unilaterally vetoed resolutions in the UN Security Council that called for peace and a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, a United Nations commission stated conclusively that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people, with the full support of the United States, under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Ben Norton reports.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thjVQp9wafsTopics0:00 US vetoes 6 UN Gaza resolutions1:24 China calls for peace2:04 Israel creates famine in Gaza3:29 UN commission report on Israeli genocide4:15 Legal definition of genocide6:06 UN inquiry on genocide in Gaza7:37 USA sells weapons to Israel9:06 Genocide experts' opinion9:50 ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu10:43 ICJ case against Israel11:36 Trump's plan to take over Gaza13:26 US & Israel want "real estate bonanza"14:11 Colonialism15:28 Trump withdraws US from UN bodies18:46 US imperialism vs the world21:12 Outro
Why has Donald Trump consistently attacked the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell? And was the US central bank ever truly "independent"? Geopolitical economist Radhika Desai discusses with economist Michael Hudson.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fcwg6eFGu4This is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDPRadhika's website: https://RadhikaDesai.comMichael's website: https://Michael-Hudson.com
Donald Trump is imposing tariffs and unequal treaties on longtime allies in Europe, Japan, and South Korea, forcing them to pay and move their factories to the US. Meanwhile, BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are building a new multipolar world order based on mutually beneficial trade and investment. Ben Norton is joined by economist Michael Hudson to discuss.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpYgXMkzWc8Read Michael's article on Trump's attacks on Europe, Korea, and Japan: https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/michael-hudson-trump-europe-korea-japanYou can support Michael on Patreon at https://Patreon.com/MichaelHudsonTopics0:00 Trump attacks US allies0:35 Exploitative US deal imposed on Japan3:04 ICE detains South Korean workers5:46 Trump to abolish Education Department6:29 Angering US allies7:19 US trade deal imposed on Europe8:37 BRICS & SCO build multipolar order10:20 Intro to Michael Hudson10:46 Highlights of Michael Hudson13:58 Interview starts15:03 The BRICS alternative18:54 US strategy of economic colonialism26:01 Europe33:06 India and Eurasia35:15 Trump's tariff trap37:28 Energy41:03 Backlash in Europe43:43 EU did not negotiate46:48 European capital flows into US49:40 BRICS sells US Treasuries53:24 South Korea56:59 Attacks on immigrants1:05:37 Class politics1:11:13 Japan1:20:08 Latin America1:21:48 Middle East (West Asia)1:22:41 Dedollarization1:24:18 Outro
The US government has waged economic war on Venezuela for years. The Donald Trump administration is escalating this with threats of military intervention. Ben Norton discusses the history of sanctions and US-backed coup attempts against President Nicolás Maduro, explaining why Washington wants to topple this ally of China, Russia, and Iran, so US oil corporations can exploit the South American nation's natural resources.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU17g3DXwiYCheck out our related video on how the US government supports drug traffickers in Latin America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwCducQ8HHwTopics0:00 US-backed coups in Latin America1:32 US economic war on Cuba2:15 Venezuela's alliance with China & Russia3:12 Dedollarization4:17 Petrodollar system5:45 US military threatens Venezuela7:53 Drug production8:37 US-backed drug trafficker in Colombia9:24 US-backed drug trafficker in Ecuador11:35 Fentanyl12:52 UN data on drugs13:39 Marco Rubio opposes international law14:58 (CLIP) Marco Rubio attacks UN15:42 "Cartel de los Soles" doesn't exist16:32 Colombia's President Gustavo Petro17:27 US-backed coup in Venezuela in 200218:53 Guarimbas: coup attempts in 2014 & 201719:28 Obama dubs Venezuela "threat"19:54 US economic war & sanctions21:16 Oil exports22:16 US collapses Venezuela's oil industry23:24 Coup attempt with Juan Guaidó in 201924:09 (CLIP) John Bolton boasts of coup24:59 Trump admin discussed military attacks26:02 Failed invasion in 2020: Operation Gideon28:41 Bolivarian Revolution30:25 Marco Rubio's drug lies31:46 US bounty on Maduro's head33:27 Scholar: "Cartel of the Suns" doesn't exist35:10 US invasion of Panama in 198936:19 US turned against Saddam Hussein36:52 Coup strategy37:34 US intel debunks Trump admin's drug lies39:49 Tattoos as "proof" of cartel membership41:17 Juan Guaidó worked with drug cartels43:06 Guaidó gang's corruption43:52 US empire's puppets in Latin America44:51 Colonialist Monroe Doctrine45:46 (CLIP) John Bolton on Venezuela's oil46:53 Trump wants Venezuela's oil47:52 Goals of US empire49:16 Outro
US President Donald Trump claimed he would "un-unite" Russia and China, but the divide-and-conquer strategy failed. Instead, Moscow and Beijing are closer than ever, and they are at the heart of a Global South-led movement to build a new multipolar world order, challenging Western hegemony and imperialism. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-bq4347Z18US attacks blow back, uniting China, India, Russia, Iran; encouraging dedollarization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsFGCUtzzQ8Topics0:00 China and Russia: close partners0:59 USA fears "near-peer" competitors1:51 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia and China2:06 US divide-and-conquer strategy2:31 (CLIP) Marco Rubio: "partner with the Russians"3:04 Marco Rubio, top US war hawk3:33 (CLIP) Marco Rubio: China is top "threat"4:16 China and Russia's political ties 5:33 China's trade with Russia6:28 US and Russia: economic competitors7:37 Trump doesn't have anything to offer8:23 Global South leaders meet in China9:41 USA failed to divide India and China10:28 China's 80th anniversary WWII victory parade12:09 Trump laments China-Russia-India ties13:02 Xi-Putin meeting in Beijing14:19 USSR and China in WWII18:21 Dedollarization of China-Russia trade19:44 Power of Siberia 2 pipeline21:44 Russia integrates with Eurasia22:19 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)22:44 BRICS23:33 Neocolonial financial system25:30 Russia deepens ties with Global South27:34 New multipolar world order28:37 Outro
The US government has long tried to divide China, India, and Russia, but Washington's aggressive actions have only brought them together. Donald Trump's tariffs, in particular, angered Indian PM Modi, who visited the Chinese city Tianjin for the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, where the Eurasian countries deepened their relations. Ben Norton analyzes the important results of this historic meeting, and how the US empire's aggression has blown back.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsFGCUtzzQ8Topics0:00 US imperial overstretch1:25 China, Russia, India unite3:38 Shanghai Cooperation Org (SCO) summit4:48 Global Governance Initiative6:50 New multipolar order8:08 Members of SCO9:29 Population of SCO10:07 Economy of SCO11:01 US empire seeks to divide Eurasia12:49 Trump attacks India13:37 Donald Trump's tariffs14:52 India moves closer to China16:23 Views India and China share18:59 Modi meets with Xi Jinping21:33 US war hawks are furious22:02 (CLIP) John Bolton on India-China ties23:20 US war hawks are furious24:05 (CLIP) Jake Sullivan on India-China ties25:17 USA alienates its "allies"25:53 Trump makes China great again (川建国 Chuan Jianguo)26:50 Trump accelerates US imperial decline29:09 Dedollarization30:48 CBDCs32:42 Dedollarization33:30 China proposes SCO development bank33:48 SCO Tianjin Declaration35:51 Need for UN reform40:20 Multipolarity41:07 International financial system42:53 Xi Jinping's speech46:43 Open-source artificial intelligence (AI) tech47:38 Oppose the new cold war48:15 Global South vision of multipolar world50:45 Outro
The US government has a long history of supporting corrupt, drug-dealing, right-wing oligarchs in Latin America. The Donald Trump administration is threatening to attack Venezuela, accusing leftist President Nicolás Maduro, without any evidence, of leading a cartel, while Marco Rubio defends Colombia's drug-trafficking former leader Álvaro Uribe. Ben Norton documents Washington's imperial hypocrisy.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwCducQ8HHwTopics0:00 Hypocritical US meddling in Latin America1:41 Colombia's ex President Álvaro Uribe4:52 (CLIP) CIA director: "We lie, cheat, steal"5:09 Drug cartels linked to Colombian leader6:49 Paramilitaries linked to Colombian leader9:16 False positives scandal11:36 Plan Colombia12:37 Left-wing President Gustavo Petro14:55 US interventions in Latin America15:39 Honduran dictator Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH)16:48 US-backed coup in Honduras in 200918:27 US support for dictators19:41 Drug trafficking in Honduras22:36 US foreign policy in Latin America22:59 CIA-backed Nicaraguan Contras24:09 Trump admin attacks Venezuela (again)25:50 Outro
The dominance of the US dollar as the global reserve currency has been gradually declining for years, but Donald Trump's policies could rapidly accelerate de-dollarization and the transition to a more multipolar international financial order, warn even mainstream American economists like Barry Eichengreen and Kenneth Rogoff. Political economist Ben Norton reviews the evidence.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utvD1JiIgCMOur related article - "Trump advisor reveals tariff strategy: Force countries to pay tribute to maintain US empire": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/04/10/trump-advisor-miran-tariff-pay-us-empire/Topics0:00 Dedollarization0:43 Trump's policies accelerate dedollarization3:50 Economist Barry Eichengreen5:25 (CLIP) Barry Eichengreen on dedollarization6:54 Gradually, and then suddenly7:49 Erosion of dollar dominance9:18 Decline of US economy 11:36 Rise of China12:50 Gold: why central banks keep buying it15:42 Western sanctions17:57 List of reasons driving dedollarization18:42 Trump's tariffs & US trade deficit20:10 Trump pressures Federal Reserve22:58 Why Trump wants low interest rates24:56 US Treasury market volatility26:03 Fewer foreigners want US government debt29:32 US economy: a financial house of cards30:34 High corporate bond yields32:26 Reasons driving dedollarization32:56 Inflation36:31 Trump fires BLS chief37:40 Mar-a-Lago Accord plans38:54 (CLIP) Trump economic advisor Stephen Miran38:59 Plaza Accord redux 40:30 Century bonds: de facto US debt default44:46 Private investors de-dollarize too45:25 Post-US dollar world47:14 Economist Kenneth Rogoff48:09 Trump's own Nixon shock48:51 Multipolar financial world50:46 Outro
How do China's government, political system, and socialist market economy actually work? How does China see democracy, the USA, and Donald Trump's trade war? Renowned Chinese scholar Zhang Weiwei explains the China model in this interview with Ben Norton.VIDEO with subtitles here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkVyYvWezI0Topics0:00 Highlights1:30 Introduction to Zhang Weiwei1:51 The China model3:23 Civilization-state4:13 Meritocracy5:01 Socialist market economy7:52 US capitalism vs Chinese socialism9:36 Foreign investment in China11:15 How China sees democracy13:46 How laws are made in China15:59 Economic planning16:59 Debate with Francis Fukuyama20:11 US trade war on China23:36 Dedollarization of financial system28:17 The multipolar future29:36 Outro
One of the main goals of the US political and economic system is to protect corporate monopolies. Silicon Valley Big Tech corporations fear Chinese competitors, so the US government is trying to ban them. Political economist Ben Norton explains how imperialism works, and what drives Washington's Cold War Two against China.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVwFJ7sM6cTopics0:00 US government seeks political monopoly0:51 Billionaire Peter Thiel defends monopolies2:53 (CLIP) Peter Thiel: "competition is for losers"3:18 Cold War Two against China4:49 Uber's monopolistic business model9:18 Corporate lobbyists & donors10:02 Trump admin opposes antitrust cases12:12 Money buys US politics13:42 Trump backs billionaire Big Tech oligarchs15:45 Trump green-lights white collar crime17:35 Trump promotes bribery & corruption19:30 USA wants to control global infrastructure20:03 (CLIP) Trump threatens Panama Canal20:14 BlackRock buys Panama Canal ports20:36 (CLIP) Trump boasts of BlackRock deal21:00 Trump helps BlackRock buy up ports21:58 Second Cold War on China22:23 US Big Tech targets TikTok24:14 DeepSeek & Chinese AI competitors25:00 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman26:14 US states ban DeepSeek26:57 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei27:29 US AI companies lobby to ban competitors28:37 Silicon Valley seeks "unipolar world"30:23 Biden's chip export restrictions on China31:09 USA seeks to stop China's innovation31:57 Biden's tariffs on China33:55 How imperialism works34:45 Global value chain (division of labor)36:20 USA wanted China to stay subordinate37:50 VP JD Vance wants Global South on bottom38:45 (CLIP) JD Vance on China & value chain39:30 Industrial policy: Made in China 2025 plan41:32 China enters commercial aircraft industry42:14 US politicians lobby to ban China's Comac43:58 How Boeing was destroyed by finance bros45:47 How Jack Welch ran GE into the ground46:39 Boeing attacked unions & skilled labor47:56 Boeing CEO was Blackstone exec48:51 Boeing prioritizes stock buybacks, not R&D50:17 Private equity is "looting America"51:22 Goal of Washington's new cold war52:11 Outro
The US government has tried for years to recruit India for its new cold war on China, but Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs have backfired, encouraging New Delhi to improve its relations with Beijing, strengthening unity in BRICS. Political economist Ben Norton explains the complex history of the foreign relations of the US, India, China, and Russia.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstijDvJT8YTopics0:00 Donald Trump's contradictory policies0:39 (CLIP) Trump threatens BRICS1:05 Brazil pushes back1:40 USA tries to use India against China3:58 Goal of Trump's tariffs on India5:34 (CLIP) EU chief on US trade deal5:52 India buys Russian oil7:46 Europe buys Russian oil - from India9:10 India's trade surplus with USA9:48 (CLIP) Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro9:57 US trade with China11:18 China restricts rare earth exports12:03 US trade with India13:35 India improves relations with China15:41 Vietnam moves closer to China16:35 BRICS expands to global majority17:28 History of US-China relations19:40 Kissinger's triangular diplomacy20:47 Kissinger: divide Russia & China21:21 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China21:37 Closest Russia-China relations ever22:30 India-US-China relations24:07 India: 3rd-largest economy on Earth25:41 India & Non-Aligned Movement27:03 India-USSR/Russia relations28:39 India moves toward USA29:50 Rise of Narendra Modi, BJP, RSS31:22 US-India relations grow closer32:59 Modi allies India with Israel33:40 Modi: from banned to loved in USA34:49 Trump's India policy35:50 India's role in BRICS37:59 India's foreign policy38:52 India opposes dedollarization42:21 BRICS' internal contradictions45:05 Outro
Private equity funds and other Wall Street investors are buying up homes across the US and the West, driving up rent and the cost of living. Economist Michael Hudson explains how these corporate landlords are a result of the system of financialized capitalism, dominated by an unproductive rentier class. He is interviewed by host Ben Norton.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJd0d7Uda2MTranscript: https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/corporate-landlords-rent-michael-hudsonPart 1 of this interview: https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/world-us-financial-colonialism-economist-michael-hudsonRead Michael's article "How the Global Majority can free itself from US financial colonialism": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/07/17/michael-hudson-global-majority-us-financial-colonialism/Michael's website: https://michael-hudson.com/Topics0:00 Cost of living crisis in West0:30 Blackstone: largest US landlord1:07 Blackstone CEO is Trump donor1:49 Investors buy up US homes2:36 Wall Street buys single-family homes3:54 Wall Street buys up neighborhoods5:31 Homelessness rises in USA6:06 Blackstone buys up homes in Spain7:34 Introduction to Michael Hudson9:12 Highlights10:43 Interview starts11:58 Feudalism, capitalism, & rentier class16:58 Adam Smith, David Ricardo, & Karl Marx19:10 Difference between value, price, & rent21:33 Bankers, industrialists, & landlords27:34 Theory of comparative advantage28:20 Problems with economics education30:57 Profits vs rent32:48 Financialization and GDP37:21 Adam Smith in Beijing38:47 Peter Thiel defends monopolies40:20 China's reform and opening up43:06 China's public ownership of finance44:25 Need to tax land rent50:45 China's industrialization53:54 Passive income (ie, rent seeking)56:01 Mainstream "junk economics"59:07 Outro
Economist Michael Hudson describes how the Western powers designed the international financial, legal, and political system in a way that benefits North American corporations at the expense of the countries of the Global South. He also proposes ways for the Global Majority to resist US neocolonialism, in this interview with host Ben Norton.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgBUbbTF5SgTranscript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/08/06/world-us-financial-colonialism-economist-michael-hudson/Read Michael's article "How the Global Majority can free itself from US financial colonialism": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/07/17/michael-hudson-global-majority-us-financial-colonialism/Michael's website: https://michael-hudson.com/
The White House imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil and declared it a threat to US "national security". Donald Trump is blatantly meddling in internal Brazilian affairs, trying to undermine left-wing President Lula da Silva and help far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro. The USA's attacks also aim to divide BRICS and discourage more countries from joining. Political economist Ben Norton explains how the US empire is attacking the Global South's multipolar project.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niPNwB-0nQITopics0:00 (CLIP) Lula condemns US meddling1:06 Trump sanctions & tariffs Brazil2:04 BRICS & Brazil3:20 Lula resists US hegemony4:39 (CLIP) Lula on US interference8:41 Trump fears BRICS & dedollarization9:56 (CLIP) Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS10:24 Poll: Brazilians prefer BRICS over USA11:42 Lula is leading 2026 election polls12:33 Jair Bolsonaro, close US ally13:25 Bolsonaro's failed coup attempt14:35 Role of China16:19 Bolsonaro fled to USA18:02 Latin American right: US proxies19:35 Trump declares Brazil a "threat"20:50 Elon Musk & US Big Tech corporations22:41 Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil23:08 Lula defends Brazil's sovereignty24:29 US coups in Latin America26:33 Coups against Brazil's Lula & Dilma29:06 USA has trade surplus with Brazil29:55 Lula: Trade in other currencies, not dollar31:00 China: Brazil's top trading partner32:04 China: Latin America's top trading partner33:07 China builds infrastructure in Latin America33:50 China & Brazil plan transcontinental railroad34:50 Brazil embraces multipolarity36:46 Brazil boosts ties with Russia37:14 Brazil & China peace proposal in Ukraine37:50 Multipolarity & Latin America39:40 Outro
The one-sided trade agreement that Donald Trump imposed on the EU illustrates how the US empire exploits its "allies" in Europe as vassals to benefit the American oil/gas industry, Big Tech corporations, and the military-industrial complex. This did not start with Trump, but he has accelerated the vassalization of the European Union. Political economist Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpf6ZeABP1ITopics0:00 Intro1:04 US empire doesn't have allies, only vassals2:14 US-EU trade deal & tariffs5:19 China defended itself in trade war6:19 Ursula von der Leyen on US energy7:28 (CLIP) Trump on US-EU trade deal7:54 USA benefits8:15 (CLIP) Trump: "the biggest of all the deals"8:28 Europe gets nothing9:11 (CLIP) US makes no concessions to EU9:57 (CLIP) Trump on US fossil fuel exports10:20 US gets everything, EU gets nothing11:02 Vassalization of Europe12:27 BRICS expansion13:22 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte14:03 (CLIP) NATO chief calls Trump "daddy"14:17 Trump addresses "daddy" comment14:42 (CLIP) Trump: I'm NATO's "daddy"15:03 Trump leaks humiliating text messages16:26 Failure of EU "strategic autonomy"17:18 NATO demands military spending at 5% of GDP18:42 US military-industrial complex benefits20:14 Paying imperial tribute20:48 Replacing welfare state with warfare state21:44 EU spending on education22:08 EU spending on healthcare22:33 Trump & MAGA take off the mask23:26 VP JD Vance attacks Europe23:40 Kissinger: "to be America's friend is fatal"24:20 Trump boasts of ending Nord Stream25:39 (CLIP) Trump: "I ended Nord Stream 2"25:59 US targets European infrastructure26:26 (CLIP) Trump: US wants to sell oil/gas26:53 US attacks European "allies"27:27 Sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines28:05 Who blew up Nord Stream?29:20 West opposed UN investigation30:06 Polish official said US blew up Nord Stream30:47 Historical amnesia31:17 Why Germany wanted Nord Stream32:34 (CLIP) Trump: Europe must buy US oil/gas32:48 Trump pressured Angela Merkel on Russia33:15 (CLIP) Trump: Europe must cut Russia ties34:12 Trump sanctioned Nord Stream34:55 USA seeks to divide Europe & Russia35:39 Biden threatened Nord Stream36:02 (CLIP) Biden: We will end Nord Stream36:36 Bipartisan vassalage37:30 US energy exports to Europe38:08 EU imports of oil39:25 EU imports of natural gas39:56 EU imports of LNG40:45 Climate change catastrophe41:20 Germany re-opens coal plants42:00 Germany's pro-war "Greens"43:19 US imperial strategy: divide Europe44:56 Imperialist Mackinder's heartland theory45:28 US fears of Europe-Russia alliance46:23 NATO's goal: keep US on top47:24 Deindustrialization of Europe47:59 EU attacks top trading partner China48:40 Why are EU leaders Atlanticists?49:01 EU leaders are literally crying49:26 EU elites invest in US financial assets51:57 US Big Tech corporations52:35 Comprador bourgeoisie53:48 Western oligarchies55:00 US empire fears Eurasian integration56:15 Trump tries to divide Russia & China56:33 Europe is at a geopolitical crossroads58:36 Outro
As US president, Donald Trump's policies have served the interests of wealthy elites, while hurting average working people and splitting his own MAGA base. Geopolitical economist Radhika Desai discusses with economist Michael Hudson.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cUksS_aN_8This is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDPRadhika's website: https://RadhikaDesai.comMichael's website: https://Michael-Hudson.com
China and Russia help formerly colonized countries in the Global South defend their sovereignty amid constant US meddling and aggression, argues Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, a Latin American country that has been invaded and militarily occupied by the USA multiple times. Ben Norton reports on the history of the Sandinista Revolution, and the struggle against Western imperialism.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-xjUmwZxQYTopics0:00 Global South is Global Majority0:54 US interventions in Latin America1:59 US imperialism in Nicaragua3:12 CIA-backed Contras5:18 Coup attempts in Nicaragua6:03 China builds infrastructure7:58 Nicaragua praises China & Russia9:22 (CLIP) Daniel Ortega on China & Russia10:11 46th anniversary of Sandinista Revolution11:04 (CLIP) Ortega on European colonialism11:33 US colonialist William Walker13:19 (CLIP) Daniel Ortega on US imperialism13:47 US military occupation & Sandino14:32 Somoza dictatorship15:22 US Contra war16:29 (CLIP) Ortega on the Contras17:54 ICJ case Nicaragua v USA19:20 Inspirations for Sandinistas20:17 (CLIP) Ortega on Haitian Revolution21:43 Simón Bolívar on US imperialism22:34 Algerian Revolution23:00 Russian & Chinese Revolutions23:13 (CLIP) Revolutions in Russia & China23:46 USSR & China defeated fascism in WWII25:13 Remilitarization of Europe25:54 (CLIP) Ortega: West prepares for war26:34 Fascism has roots in European colonialism27:36 (CLIP) Ortega on fascism & colonialism29:57 Palestine31:07 (CLIP) Daniel Ortega on Palestine32:01 Iran32:23 UN is dominated by Western powers32:59 United Nations & Miguel d'Escoto34:19 UN can't stop illegal US wars34:56 (CLIP) Ortega: We need a new UN36:03 Global South perspectives37:21 Outro
Western governments claim to be models of democracy, and demonize their geopolitical adversaries as "authoritarian", but empirical evidence shows that the USA and European countries are oligarchies dominated by economic elites and large corporations. Billionaire Donald Trump is the perfect symbol of this, but he's by no means the only one. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BONnmHRmp_MTopics0:00 Narrative of Western "democracies"0:26 (CLIP) Joe Biden on "democracy vs autocracy"0:37 Western governments are oligarchies1:54 Summary of oligarchic Western leaders2:54 Scientific research shows USA is an oligarchy4:29 US public opinion on healthcare5:20 Money buys 80-90% of seats in US Congress6:27 Citizens United ruling7:21 Donald Trump: perfect symbol of US oligarchy7:57 Robber barons8:44 One Big Beautiful Bill: class war by the rich9:49 Billionaires pay lower tax rate than most Americans10:42 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent11:35 Ex US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin12:16 Steve Bannon worked for Goldman Sachs12:58 US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick13:07 Crypto was taken over by Wall Street14:08 Trump is the symptom, not the cause15:07 Biden promised nothing would change16:07 Barack Obama: funded by Wall Street17:53 Mitt Romney: servant of Wall Street18:48 Super PACs19:32 Bloomberg funded Biden's 2020 race19:56 Billionaires funded Trump's 2024 race20:35 Elon Musk donated $288 million for Trump20:57 (CLIP) Elon Musk bought 2024 US election21:11 World's richest man buys US politics21:34 Wall Street wages war on Zohran Mamdani22:46 Democratic Party sabotaged Bernie Sanders24:34 UK Labour Party sabotaged Jeremy Corbyn26:18 British spy agencies sabotaged Jeremy Corbyn28:15 Symbol of UK oligarchy: Rishi Sunak31:37 Neoliberal Keir Starmer: Tony Blair reincarnated32:35 France's President of the rich: Emmanuel Macron36:04 BlackRock's man in Germany: Friedrich Merz37:40 Goldman Sachs' man in Italy: Mario Draghi39:10 Goldman Sachs' man in Canada: Mark Carney40:22 Summary of oligarchic Western leaders41:35 Western governments are not democracies42:45 Outro
The New York Times finally admitted Israel is carrying out a genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, in an article by an Israeli scholar who studies the Holocaust. A United Nations report detailed how US corporations are profiting from these crimes, although the Trump administration responded by imposing sanctions on the UN expert who exposed it, Francesca Albanese. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb082pTy-NwTopics0:00 US media whitewashes Israel's crimes0:43 NY Times admits: Israel is committing genocide3:43 Evidence of genocidal intent5:24 NYT's pro-Israel propaganda6:26 NY Times spread Iraq "WMDs" lies7:17 No longer possible to deny reality8:01 Ex EU foreign policy chief admits truth9:42 (CLIP) Josep Borrell "garden" & "jungle" rant9:55 Fears of justice10:39 Nakba: History of colonialism in Palestine11:37 Ex Israeli PM warns of concentration camps12:28 Israeli genocide impossible without US support13:01 Trump & Biden give Israel billions in weapons13:42 US military-industrial complex benefits14:24 UN report: US corporations profit from Gaza genocide15:06 Big Tech monopolies in "Magnificent 7"15:33 Palantir profits16:29 IBM profits from Holocaust17:18 Trump admin sanctions UN expert18:13 (CLIP) UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese18:53 USA attacks UN human rights experts20:22 Bush family & US corporations profited from Holocaust21:09 Andrew Feinstein's powerful words22:04 Fascism is colonialism turned inward24:40 Imperialism: true face of Western "democracies"25:43 Israel's genocidal intent was always clear27:08 Don't erase history28:01 Outro
Close Donald Trump allies like Steve Bannon say "the president is pissed every time he looks at the BRICS de-dollarization effort". The US government fears the Global South's challenge to the exorbitant privilege of the dollar. Trump is trying to make an example out of Brazil, threatening high tariffs to punish Lula da Silva, who promotes a multipolar world and a new global reserve currency. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MguxV2HZWVkAs Trump threatens BRICS, it grows stronger, resisting US dollar and Western imperialism: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/07/10/trump-threat-brics-us-dollar-western-imperialism/Topics0:00 (CLIP) Trump: "The dollar is king"0:17 Western imperialists fear BRICS1:20 Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS1:37 Dedollarization enrages Trump3:21 (CLIP) Trump's angry rant against BRICS4:43 Schrödinger's BRICS5:24 US officials demonize BRICS6:00 Non-Aligned Movement7:18 US divide-and-conquer strategy7:58 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia and China8:16 US empire is failing9:00 Trump attacks Brazil10:07 Brazilian President Lula da Silva10:52 Jair Bolsonaro, Trump ally11:26 Bolsonaro's failed coup attempt12:07 Elon Musk meddles in Brazil13:00 US-sponsored coups in Latin America14:29 Elon Musk: "We will coup whoever we want"15:27 US-backed coups in Brazil18:01 Brazil pushes back against US meddling19:52 Multipolarity20:35 Dedollarization21:08 Gold22:30 US empire's main weapon: the dollar24:06 Sanctions: economic warfare24:53 BRICS develops alternatives25:30 End of US dollar's exorbitant privilege27:29 Why Trump is afraid28:46 Outro
US President Donald Trump has threatened heavy tariffs on BRICS, claiming the organization is "dead", but it is actually growing in size and influence. 10 members and 10 partners participated in the 2025 BRICS summit in Brazil, where they discussed plans for dedollarization, trade and investment in national currencies, and how to create a more multipolar global order. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmR03QFdhfsTopics0:00 Trump attacks BRICS0:25 (CLIP) Trump claims "BRICS is dead"1:16 BRICS is growing1:49 BRICS: 10 members & 10 partners2:26 BRICS: 44% of global GDP (PPP)2:41 BRICS: 56% of world population2:55 Vietnam joins BRICS3:27 Cuba joins BRICS4:11 Mexico attends BRICS summit4:58 Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS6:07 Trump doesn't understand BRICS6:21 (CLIP) Trump claims Spain is in BRICS6:58 Lula: World doesn't want an "emperor"8:03 Dedollarization8:31 (CLIP) Trump threats to save US dollar8:48 BRICS promotes dedollarization9:54 Brazil challenges US dollar dominance10:44 New Development Bank (NDB)11:03 US meddling in Colombia11:50 US-backed coup in Bolivia13:01 US-backed judicial coup in Brazil13:40 BRICS trade in local currencies14:38 Dedollarization: slow and steady15:29 Dedollarization in BRICS declaration17:32 IMF alternative: Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA)20:29 New international financial system21:27 Vladimir Putin's speech21:48 Why the absence of Xi Jinping and Putin?23:31 Why Iran's president did not attend24:22 China's view of BRICS26:15 Goals of BRICS27:03 Financial imperialism: the "reverse Marshall Plan"30:28 Billionaire oligarchs31:58 Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim32:22 Non-Aligned Movement33:37 (CLIP) BRICS inspired by Non-Aligned Movement35:02 (CLIP) Malaysia PM on de-dollarization35:44 Bandung Conference36:46 (CLIP) Malaysia PM: BRICS follows Bandung37:27 Decolonization and multipolarity39:57 NATO militarization and warmongering40:32 Climate change41:17 Palestine and Iran41:57 Multilateralism under attack by USA42:50 Imperialism vs democracy43:27 Capitalist oligarchy43:43 Trump: symbol of US imperialism44:28 Meaning of BRICS45:14 Outro
BRICS has expanded to 20 countries - 10 members and 10 partners - after adding Vietnam. BRICS+ now makes up 43.93% of world GDP (PPP) and 55.61% of the global population. Ben Norton explains how the US failed to divide China and Vietnam in the Second Cold War.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZUeShGMarISources, links, and downloadable charts here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/07/04/brics-expansion-population-gdp-vietnamAsia is uniting, creating a new post-West global order: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRGkCw-Sqk0Topics0:00 Vietnam joins BRICS0:42 History of BRICS expansion1:01 BRICS membership1:21 Map of BRICS+1:30 BRICS: 44% of global GDP (PPP)1:50 BRICS: 56% of world population2:26 Cold War and Non-Aligned Movement3:33 USA tries to divide Vietnam & China5:07 Vietnam's foreign policy is non-aligned5:53 Timing of Vietnam's decision6:47 Trump's tariffs7:39 China improves relations with Vietnam8:32 Complex history of China-Vietnam relations10:47 Vietnam's "Four Nos"11:48 China's non-alignment12:17 Similarities of Chinese & Vietnamese socialist system13:36 Vietnam's economic development15:32 Incomes in Vietnam & China16:40 Socialist market economy17:22 Life expectancy in Vietnam & China18:38 Popularity of Vietnamese & Chinese governments19:34 Western capitalist oligarchy21:11 Global South alternatives21:57 The ASEAN Way22:37 ASEAN-GCC-China Summit23:16 Outro
Iran has used its status as a leading oil and gas producer to promote dedollarization, rejecting the US dollar and trading with China, Russia, India, and other BRICS members in their national currencies. Ben Norton explains the Western economic war on Iran, and Tehran's response.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ziGNmvOh6kUS pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmYybJZo3foThe real reasons for the US-Israeli war on Iran, explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwH780cEcEQTopics0:00 US dollar's "exorbitant privilege"0:50 Sanctions: weaponization of US dollar1:33 De-dollarization3:54 Economic warfare5:15 History of US meddling in Iran6:41 Geopolitics of oil7:22 Iranian leaders promote de-dollarization8:42 BRICS trade in national currencies10:33 Iran's oil and gas production10:51 Gulf flirts with petroyuan11:34 History of petrodollar system12:31 OPEC oil embargo13:55 Saudi King Faisal14:30 OPEC oil embargo14:55 Nixon-Kissinger deal with Saudis16:50 Super Imperialism17:39 Oil backs US seigniorage19:31 Saudi Arabia and petrodollar20:20 US pressure on Saudi Arabia21:44 War on Iran22:27 Why USA wants regime change23:47 Outro
War on Iran is part of the US empire's larger attempt to re-impose its unipolar dominance on the global political and financial system, argues economist Michael Hudson. Washington wants to preserve dollar hegemony and the petrodollar, while disrupting BRICS and Eurasian integration with China and Russia. He is interviewed by host Ben Norton.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DEXReFGb24Transcript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/06/27/war-iran-us-unipolarity-michael-hudson/Michael Hudson's article - War on Iran is fight for US unipolar control of world: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/06/22/michael-hudson-war-iran-us-unipolar-controlMichael Hudson's website: https://michael-hudson.comTopics0:00 Intro: US war on Iran3:45 Summary of US imperial strategy8:15 Interview starts9:00 History of US meddling in Iran11:06 US divide-and-conquer plan14:02 Israel: US empire's aircraft carrier17:07 Geopolitics of Iran18:56 China's Belt and Road Initiative21:02 Attempt to encircle Russia & China23:34 US aggression backfires on dollar27:29 Oil and petrodollar36:43 Super Imperialism40:06 Sanctions & economic warfare44:35 Military-Industrial Complex51:33 Outro|| Geopolitical Economy Report ||Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/SupportSubscribe to our newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.ReportJoin us at Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy
The US military will "very likely" fight a three-way war with Iran, Russia, and China, predicted Palantir CEO Alex Karp in 2024. American imperial strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski warned back in the 1990s of this Eurasian "anti-hegemonic coalition" that could challenge US global dominance. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcZJ0eKfWFMTopics0:00 Trump bombs Iran0:26 Iran hits US base in retaliation1:21 A ceasefire?1:53 US "peace talks" were a trap2:07 Israel's fake Gaza "ceasefire"2:53 Iran nuclear deal3:40 Trump called for regime change4:30 History of US coup, shah, & revolution5:23 Geopolitical strategy6:01 Palantir CEO predicted three-way war6:41 Palantir's mass surveillance7:05 CIA helped create Palantir7:17 JD Vance and Peter Thiel7:52 US calls for war on Iran8:21 (CLIP) George Bush's "Axis of Evil"8:44 John McCain wanted to bomb Iran9:04 (CLIP) Senator McCain sings "bomb Iran"9:11 John Bolton called to bomb Iran9:45 Mike Pompeo wanted war on Iran10:20 Trump backed war on Iran10:49 Targets: Iran, Russia, and China11:02 CRINK: new "Axis of Evil" rhetoric11:42 Multipolarity challenges unipolar US empire12:17 Rise of China12:51 Brzezinski feared "anti-hegemonic coalition"14:16 Palantir and US war plans14:48 US-Israeli war on Iran15:55 Iran fights back16:50 Outro
To justify war on Iran, the Donald Trump administration is repeating the same disinformation used by George W. Bush to justify the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003, based on false claims it had "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs). US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard went from condemning Trump as a warmonger and liar in 2020 to helping him manufacture consent for this war, even after admitting in March 2025 "that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon". Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_EsEQ-1yp8The real reasons for the US-Israeli war on Iran, explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwH780cEcEQTopics0:00 Trump admin pushes for war on Iran0:58 Reports: Trump approved attacks on Iran1:50 USA wants regime change in Iran3:10 Regurgitating Iraq War "WMD" propaganda5:24 No evidence of Iranian nuclear weapons6:36 (CLIP) Trump criticizes his own intel6:53 US spy agencies: Iran not building nukes7:41 Tulsi Gabbard helps Trump sell Iran war9:11 (CLIP) "Iran is not building a nuclear weapon"9:21 Tulsi Gabbard helps Trump sell Iran war9:49 Trump White House pushes Iran war12:00 When Tulsi Gabbard condemned Trump13:14 (CLIPS) Gabbard: Trump wants Iran war14:38 Gabbard: Trump wants regime change16:24 Iran nuclear deal18:44 Negotiations with Iran20:02 Propaganda war 20:47 Déjà vu: George W Trump's war21:09 Reasons for US-Israeli war on Iran22:03 Outro
The war on Iran seeks "US global dominance" and to "weaken China", said Donald Trump's former national security advisor, General Michael Flynn. He admitted that the US is giving Israel intelligence, weapons, and training. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNHt1-uWjEThe real reasons for the US-Israeli war on Iran, explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwH780cEcEQTopics0:00 (CLIPS) US-Israeli war on Iran0:41 Trump advisor Michael Flynn 1:56 Steve Bannon interview2:43 (CLIP) US support for Israel3:33 (CLIP) Fight for "Western civilization"3:51 Mike Flynn's Christian nationalism4:15 Pete Hegseth's "American crusade"5:04 Germany: Israel does West's "dirty work"5:48 Trump: US "controls" Iran's skies6:22 Trump approved attack on Iran6:38 Trump demands "surrender"7:02 CIA coup in Iran in 19537:55 (CLIP) Install pro-US Iranian regime8:13 Targeting China8:28 (CLIP) To "focus on China"8:42 Targeting China8:57 (CLIP) Pivot to Asia9:05 Pivot to Asia9:33 (CLIP) "China, China, China"10:33 Allying with India11:05 (CLIP) India's role11:47 Israel-India relations13:04 Shanghai Cooperation Org (SCO)14:42 US divide-and-conquer strategy15:30 (CLIP) "US global dominance"15:41 Goals of US-Israeli war on Iran17:16 Outro
The United States and Israel are waging war on Iran, but why? What are their real goals? Ben Norton explains the imperial strategy to impose US hegemony on West Asia (aka the Middle East), destroy the Axis of Resistance, colonize Palestine, destabilize the revolutionary Iranian government, preserve the petrodollar system, prevent de-dollarization, divide BRICS, and break up the Iran-Russia-China partnership.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwH780cEcEQHow Israel's war on Iran was made in USA: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/06/14/israel-war-iran-us-trump-support/US pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/10/us-saudi-arabia-sell-oil-dollars-chinese-yuan/Topics0:00 US support for Israeli attacks4:38 Goals of US-Israeli war on Iran10:13 Israel: outpost of US empire14:35 US imperial strategy16:28 Geopolitics of West Asia (Middle East)17:50 Oil and gas21:11 Geostrategic chokepoints24:53 Axis of Resistance28:33 Syria: Fall of Assad government31:44 US plan to overthrow 7 countries33:54 Iranian Revolution35:53 Anti-colonial movements39:14 Dedollarization41:49 Petrodollar and OPEC oil embargo47:05 Super Imperialism49:36 Petrodollar challenge52:43 BRICS55:55 Shanghai Cooperation Organization58:53 Iran-Russia-China partnership1:04:05 US divide-and-conquer strategy1:06:03 Outro
Israel attacked Iran in an aggressive act of war. The US government supported the strikes, providing intelligence and planning with Netanyahu. Donald Trump cynically used nuclear negotiations with Tehran as cover, as he oversaw the joint US-Israeli operation. Ben Norton reviews the evidence.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0s7O8RU9V0Topics0:00 USA supported Israeli attacks1:38 Trump's fake "peace talks" with Iran3:13 USA provided Israel intelligence3:49 Trump gave Israel green light5:07 US military helped Israel6:01 Marco Rubio's lies6:40 Israel: unsinkable US aircraft carrier7:15 Netanyahu is an American8:07 USA arms Israel8:45 USA protects Israel at UN9:37 ICC charges Netanyahu10:34 Trump threatens Iran12:41 Trump's 60 day deadline13:37 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)15:24 Lessons from Libya17:24 Israel's nuclear weapons18:37 Nuclear weapon free zone19:20 Alliance with apartheid South Africa20:26 Germany condemns Iran21:37 Western neo-colonialism22:20 France's Macron criticizes Iran23:07 Iranian civilian victims24:11 Human shields27:29 US & Israel: imperial bullies28:44 Iran hits back29:13 US military aid to Israel29:55 Outro
Donald Trump deployed the US military to repress protesters in Los Angeles, California, as people flooded the streets to denounce the abuse of immigrants by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Ben Norton discusses how the oppressive tactics used by the empire eventually return home.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYcRBkB2KCwTopics0:00 LA protests0:28 California government rebukes Trump1:10 Police shoot journalists1:48 Empire's tactics come home2:11 Militarization of US police2:59 Private prison corporations3:43 Trump wages war inside his country4:43 Foreign flags and Israel5:27 Trump deports pro-Palestine protesters6:13 Mahmoud Khalil, political prisoner7:05 Lawlessness of ICE8:26 ICE targets children8:50 ICE's criminal behavior12:54 ICE targets migrants with tattoos14:11 Trump's police state budget15:24 Scapegoating immigrants16:26 Unemployment17:14 Essential workers18:03 Taxes18:47 Crime rates19:34 US imperial hypocrisy19:46 Hong Kong riots21:02 US coups in Latin America22:18 US guns in Mexico23:38 Obama, Biden, and Trump24:12 Imperial boomerang24:38 Outro
Everywhere you look, you can see the decline of Western hegemony, as the world is increasingly multipolar. Ben Norton analyzes the rise of China, development of Global South economies, and increasing unity in Asia. A symbol of this was the historic ASEAN-GCC-China Summit held in Malaysia, which supplements BRICS in pursuit of dedollarization, South-South economic integration, and infrastructure construction.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRGkCw-Sqk0Topics0:00 Weakening US dominance0:22 Industrial production0:46 China is world's largest economy1:22 Decline of Western hegemony1:53 Rise of Global South2:45 Global South is Global Majority3:44 Trump is accelerating US decline4:28 BRICS expansion5:46 ASEAN-GCC-China Summit7:21 ASEAN7:41 Southeast Asia's population8:54 Southeast Asia's economy9:41 GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)10:50 ASEAN-GCC-China Summit joint statement11:26 ASEAN's trade with China11:47 RCEP12:22 Palestine12:54 Opposition to Trump's tariffs13:44 De-dollarization14:57 Petroyuan challenges petrodollar16:09 Infrastructure 16:32 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)16:57 New Silk Road17:32 Railroads linking China to SE Asia18:59 Energy19:54 China: world leader in renewable energy20:08 China's solar power capacity20:44 China's affordable green energy tech24:38 Nuclear power27:16 Other issues discussed27:55 Multipolarity28:41 The ASEAN Way29:35 Cautious optimism30:31 Global South-led alternatives31:05 Outro
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered an extremely hawkish speech in which he demonized China as a "threat" and said, "We are preparing for war". Ben Norton analyzes the top Trump admin official's aggressive remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 summit. He explains the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region, and Washington's unsuccessful attempt to pressure countries to join its new cold war on Beijing.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOTTVI_LAAUS defense secretary declared 'holy war' on China, left & Islam: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/07/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-overthrow-china-crusade/Is war on China coming? The US military is seriously preparing: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/04/28/us-military-war-china-silicon-valley/Topics0:00 (CLIPS) US defense secretary speech0:30 US military prepares for war1:05 (CLIP) "We are preparing for war"1:25 Trump admin's war threats1:55 (CLIP) Trump "will never hesitate to" use force2:13 (CLIP) "Deterrence" and war2:24 Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 summit2:41 Asia-Pacific region3:59 (CLIP) USA is "here to stay" in "Indo-Pacific"4:19 US empire seeks hegemony4:50 (CLIP) Pentagon says China is a "threat"5:11 Pete Hegseth, extremist US "crusader"6:31 Myth of Chinese "hegemony"7:24 (CLIP) Hegseth on China "threat"8:01 China opposes hegemony9:34 China doesn't want hegemony10:33 US pressures Asia to cut ties with China11:17 (CLIP) USA opposes "economic cooperation"11:47 Taiwan13:05 (CLIP) Hegseth on Taiwan13:32 Hegseth's hawkish rhetoric13:56 (CLIP) US "warfighters" and "warfighting"14:31 US military budget of $1 trillion14:40 (CLIP) Trump boosts US military spending15:02 Military interventions15:32 (CLIP) USA tells Asia: Join us against China15:48 US divide-and-conquer strategy is failing16:23 China, Japan, South Korea cooperate16:47 Trump's tariff threats17:25 RCEP trade deal17:55 ASEAN-GCC-China summit18:36 India18:43 (CLIP) Hegseth on US-India partnership19:00 India-China relations20:24 Philippines volunteers to be Ukraine of Asia21:21 US military bases and missiles in Philippines21:51 Militarization of first island chain22:48 Regional non-alignment23:19 Philippines and Australia24:40 Colonialist Monroe Doctrine25:03 (CLIP) Hegseth threatens Panama Canal25:31 US imperialism is bipartisan26:03 Biden official praises Trump's China policy27:02 Republicans vs Democrats27:39 US empire says war is peace28:32 (CLIP) USA doesn't seek encirclement?28:45 US "grand encirclement plan" for China29:34 Biden admin's China policy30:02 (CLIP) Antony Blinken on China containment30:15 Imperial hypocrisy31:05 Cold War Two31:54 Silicon Valley profits from war preparations32:15 Outro
Donald Trump claims his tariffs will bring back good manufacturing jobs and help to reindustrialize the United States, but all the evidence suggests this will fail, because he has no coherent industrial policy, is gutting the state's capacities, and refuses to challenge Wall Street. Ben Norton explains how the US economy was financialized, and what it would take to truly revive industry.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxWBnA_bQN0Topics0:00 (CLIPS) Intro1:07 Trump's tariffs2:09 Wells Fargo study3:23 Industrial policy3:51 China's industrial policy and planning6:49 Biden's half-baked attempt8:00 Survey: US manufacturing is not coming back11:08 Tariff revenue was paid as subsidies11:43 US government debt and deficit12:28 Contradictions in tariff policy13:25 Data on deindustrialization of US economy15:45 The American System18:44 Abraham Lincoln19:13 Henry Clay19:26 (CLIP) Trump on Henry Clay19:59 (CLIP) Trump invokes the American System20:22 Trumpism = Reaganism + protectionism20:47 Financialization of US economy21:20 Trump's tax cuts on the rich21:55 Corporate incentives22:43 GE and Boeing23:28 Wall Street24:24 US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick25:41 (CLIP) Howard Lutnick on factory jobs26:46 Manufacturing jobs27:33 Views on manufacturing in USA28:22 Lack of skilled labor in USA29:01 Apple29:42 (CLIP) Apple CEO Tim Cook on China32:09 Wages in China33:50 Vietnam and market socialism35:37 Elon Musk and Tesla36:57 US oligarchs37:39 Policy proposal for reindustrialization39:52 Challenging capital40:38 Neoliberal globalization42:31 Trump's tax policy helps rich, hurts poor44:52 Outro
Donald Trump lashed out at Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that he is "playing with fire", because the US has been unable to end the Ukraine war on its own terms. Political economist Radhika Desai analyzes the geopolitical situation with Russia expert Richard Sakwa.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL1ObLixT8MThis is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
US Vice President JD Vance revealed the Trump administration's "generational shift in [foreign] policy", emphasizing "great power competition" and preparation for war with China. They're abandoning soft power and focusing on "hard power" and "overwhelming force", in a return to blatant, 19th century-style imperialism. Ben Norton reports.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Yqc-8uVHcThe US military is seriously preparing for war on China: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/04/28/us-military-war-china-silicon-valley/Topic0:00 (CLIP) JD Vance speech highlights0:23 US VP declares "new era" of foreign policy1:59 (CLIP) End of US unipolar dominance2:24 Preparing for war2:51 (CLIP) A "new and very dangerous era"3:01 Emphasizing hard power3:17 (CLIP) Hard power vs soft power3:22 Containing China3:31 (CLIP) Targeting China3:43 Shifting priorities4:17 (CLIP) Great power competition4:37 Redirection of foreign policy4:48 (CLIP) A "generational shift in policy"4:59 Rise of China5:46 (CLIP) Era of US hegemony6:37 USA wants China regime change7:07 This is not isolationism7:35 (CLIP) "When we send you to war"7:58 Taking the mask off US empire8:49 (CLIP) "We throw a punch hard"9:07 Trump boosts US military spending9:28 (CLIP) Trump: $1 trillion military budget9:49 US foreign military bases10:19 19th century-style imperialism10:39 William McKinley, imperialist11:30 (CLIP) Trump vows "enlarged country"11:54 Expanding US territory12:18 (CLIP) Trump: expand US empire12:56 Monroe Doctrine13:51 Training "war fighters"14:07 (CLIP) JD Vance on "war fighters"14:10 Pete Hegseth14:25 (CLIP) Hegseth on "war fighters"14:39 A "peacemaker" for war14:58 US war on Yemen15:18 (CLIP) Vance boasts of bombing Yemen15:33 Future war threats15:51 (CLIP) US "red lines" for war16:12 US "ideological crusades"16:33 (CLIP) Vance on "ideological crusades"16:46 Pete Hegseth, self-declared "crusader"17:34 US empire rebrands18:37 The main target is China19:34 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat"20:17 Preparing for war on China20:36 Outro
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to colonize Gaza, saying, "We will take control of all the territory of the Strip". US President Donald Trump is trying to expel Palestinians to Libya or other countries. Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), and, like Joe Biden, he is selling Israel billions of dollars of weapons. Ben Norton reports.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzG98YklawAWhy the US supports Israel, explained: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/12/why-us-support-israel-geopolitics-michael-hudson/Topics0:00 USA backs Israel's crimes0:56 Netanyahu: Israel will control all of Gaza1:34 Trump gave Israel green light2:17 Trump wants to expel Palestinians to Libya3:47 Israel's goal: total colonization4:38 Mass hunger in Gaza5:41 Israeli minister: "We're destroying Gaza"6:50 Netanyahu's "aid" PR8:10 Israel's strategy: Use hunger as a weapon10:27 Bezalel Smotrich11:19 "Voluntary" migration11:59 "Total annihilation" of Gaza12:52 Starvation13:39 Israel vows to annex West Bank15:02 Trump sanctions ICC 15:56 Biden admin threatened ICC16:22 USA attacks ICC17:51 Microsoft aids Israel18:23 Impact of sanctions18:52 Is Trump really "frustrated"?19:52 (CLIP) Trump is Israel's "best friend"20:07 Trump wants to colonize Gaza20:44 (CLIP) Trump: US will take over Gaza20:59 Trump gives Israel weapons22:49 Netanyahu thanks "greatest friend" Trump23:05 (CLIP) Netanyahu praises Trump23:12 Biden's support for Israel23:46 Obama's support for Israel24:26 Israel can't wage war without USA25:02 Israel is US unsinkable aircraft carrier25:36 Netanyahu is American26:15 Israel is an outpost of US empire26:39 (CLIP) Biden: US would create Israel27:05 Geopolitics of Israel27:22 Outro
What caused the deindustrialization of the US economy? Can Donald Trump really reindustrialize the USA with tariffs? Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss. VIDEO with charts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpNql8U6WvEThis is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Donald Trump claimed he would "un-unite" Russia and China, but the US divide-and-conquer strategy is failing. In a meeting in Moscow celebrating the 80th anniversary of their nations' victory in World War Two, Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin reaffirmed that "China-Russia relations have reached the highest level in history" and will "jointly resist any attempts to interfere with and disrupt the traditional friendship and deep mutual trust between China and Russia". Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLJ6K_95uWkTopics0:00 USA tries to contain China0:49 (CLIP) Trump vows to divide Russia & China1:05 Marco Rubio targets China1:34 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat"2:17 Trump admin's Russia strategy2:33 (CLIP) Rubio wants to "partner" with Russia2:41 China & Russia are "friends of steel"3:43 80th anniversary of Victory Day4:05 Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany5:23 China's sacrifice in World War II6:21 Vietnam resisted Japanese empire6:50 Putin reaffirms "highest level" China ties10:23 China-Russia trade11:52 USA can't offer Russia much12:36 NATO expansion13:34 Xi compares US imperialism to fascism14:38 China-Russia relations15:16 Xi Jinping on Russia ties16:46 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)17:42 Reverse Nixon?19:08 China's economy20:31 Kissinger plan to divide Russia & China23:05 Obama-Clinton "Russian reset" attempt26:00 China-Russia joint statement27:29 World Anti-Fascist War29:09 Closest China-Russia relations in history31:17 Multipolarity34:07 BRICS35:08 Russia joins the Global Majority36:17 Brazil36:49 Venezuela37:27 Cuba38:18 Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traoré39:08 Palestine40:14 Vietnam41:40 US hegemony is declining42:55 Outro
Donald Trump's tariff threats, trade war, and other aggressive policies are uniting the world against the United States. Meanwhile, China is deepening its cooperation with Europe, Southeast Asia, Russia, and even South Korea and Japan. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4soTzm9uMQTrump's tariffs turbocharge de-dollarization: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/05/05/trump-tariffs-dedollarization-sell-us-dollar/Topics0:00 Trump's contradictory policies0:15 (CLIP) Trump vows to be "peacemaker"0:45 (CLIP) Trump promises imperial expansion1:23 Massive US war budget1:44 (CLIP) Trump's $1 trillion military budget2:04 Ukraine peace talks failed2:18 Trump bombs Yemen, threatens Iran2:36 Trump backs Israel's crimes3:13 Neocon hawk Marco Rubio4:09 Crusader Pete Hegseth4:53 Trade war5:31 China talks6:20 Dedollarization7:00 Trump isolates USA7:29 (CLIP) Trump: USA will be "strongest"7:50 Blowback 8:25 Poll: Trump is very unpopular10:01 Fox News poll: Trump is unpopular10:56 Global anger at US aggression11:58 US "encirclement" plan for China13:49 China, Japan, S Korea, ASEAN cooperate14:53 China, Japan South Korea coordinate16:15 Japan pushes back against Trump17:40 China & Vietnam deepen relations18:28 ASEAN prefers China19:38 ASEAN's trade with China20:04 China diversifies its trade21:50 China-Russia partnership22:21 (CLIP) Trump: Divide Russia & China22:37 Xi Jinping's trip to Russia23:53 China & Russia commemorate WWII25:13 Europe & China improve relations27:11 Trump unites the rest of the world27:43 Poll: China more popular than USA29:48 US imperial decline30:09 China: world's no 1 trading partner30:28 China: world's no 1 economy30:51 China: world's no 1 manufacturer31:36 USA: world's no 1 oil producer32:24 Canada's election34:12 Australia's election35:25 The Trump effect36:14 Outro
Donald Trump said he wanted to save the dominance of the US dollar as the global reserve currency, but his aggressive tariff threats and trade war are accelerating dedollarization. Countries and foreign investors are selling US stocks and bonds (Treasury securities, ie, US government debt), seeking alternative reserve assets. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnWnyL3WGjgTopics0:00 Donald Trump's plan0:24 (CLIP) Trump on dedollarization0:51 (CLIP) Trump on dollar dominance1:23 Dedollarization2:00 BRICS2:48 Financial markets are de-dollarizing4:11 Blowback 5:06 Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs5:25 Trade war on China5:49 US "grand encirclement" plan6:35 China & Vietnam deepen ties7:11 China, South Korea, Japan cooperate7:56 Japan pushes back against USA9:16 US bond market problems10:43 Foreign holders of US Treasuries11:13 China's US Treasury holdings12:17 China is de-dollarizing12:46 US asset seizures14:03 China's dedollarization15:17 Mar-a-Lago Accord means default16:58 China de-dollarizes its reserves19:00 Central banks buy gold20:53 Gold price skyrockets22:05 USD falls against yen & euro23:21 Japanese & European bonds24:35 Exchange rate risk25:22 Japanese investors sell US assets27:26 Dedollarization accelerates28:37 Multipolar currency world29:46 US current account deficit30:40 Foreign holdings of US Treasuries31:57 Scott Bessent fails to lower yields32:30 Interest payments on US debt33:20 Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell33:58 Dedollarization will continue34:52 Outro
Canada's new Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney is a center-right banker, not a real alternative to Donald Trump's right-wing agenda. They both serve the interests of rich elites and large corporations. Political economist Radhika Desai analyzes Canada's 2025 election results with journalist and lawyer Dimitri Lascaris.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH9PzE1Agt0You can follow Dimitri Lascaris' independent media outlet Reason2Resist here: https://www.youtube.com/@reason2resistThis is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The US military is preparing for war on China, and has missile systems in the Philippines aimed at major Chinese cities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the USA is making "Japan into a war-fighting headquarters". Ben Norton discusses the extremely aggressive policies of Trump, Biden, and beyond.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4f43dPOWgoTrump's nuclear trade war targets China - but will blow back on USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9k7132IyeoUS Defense Secretary Hegseth wants to overthrow China’s government, in ‘crusade’ against left (and Islam): https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/07/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-overthrow-china-crusade/Topics0:00 USA prepares for war on China0:54 US missile systems in Philippines2:01 Cuban missile crisis2:59 Bipartisan warmongering3:47 Economic war4:51 Trump boosts military budget5:05 (CLIP) Trump: $1 trillion military budget5:36 Deficit, DOGE, & Elon Musk6:24 Pete Hegseth: an imperial "crusader"7:04 (CLIP) Hegseth promises "lethality"7:18 Hegseth's "American crusade"8:16 Pentagon memo on war with China9:01 Heritage Foundation9:46 Pentagon memo on war with China11:57 Trump's goal with Ukraine12:27 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China12:42 Pentagon dubs China top "threat"14:37 China's challenge to US hegemony16:40 Taiwan as US imperial outpost18:25 US troops & weapons in Taiwan18:53 US-China three communiqués20:47 USA backs Taiwan separatism21:16 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on Taiwan21:49 Taiwanese authoritarianism22:56 Polls on Taiwan separatism24:17 Taiwan's semiconductors25:47 Hegseth's trip to Japan27:16 USA promises peace through war28:03 Trump admin's top 3 military goals28:18 US aggression30:31 Hegseth's trip to Philippines31:26 (CLIP) USA has "real war plans"32:12 Philippines as US imperial proxy34:31 Silicon Valley prepares for war35:11 Billionaire Palmer Luckey38:54 Pentagon contractor Anduril39:35 CIA-backed Palantir40:02 Oligarch Peter Thiel40:57 Venture capital & military-industrial complex42:35 USA is an oligarchy43:45 US war on China45:02 Outro
Will US President Donald Trump be the tipping point for the dollar system? Even Western financial outlets now warn of the beginning of the end of dollar dominance. To discuss, host Radhika Desai is joined by economist Michael Hudson and economic geographer Mick Dunford.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGZXDzmL10kThis is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Donald Trump's tariffs are benefiting rich elites at the expense of the majority of the population, argues economist Michael Hudson. He explains how the US trade war on China is isolating the United States and encouraging countries to seek alternatives. Ben Norton hosts the interview.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGsLDQQuzU0Read Michael Hudson's report "Return of the robber barons – Trump’s distorted view of US tariff history": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/04/14/michael-hudson-robber-barons-trump-tariffs/Topics0:00 Intro1:11 Michael Hudson highlights2:09 Interview starts2:41 Replacing income tax with tariffs5:40 Government industrial policy9:22 Reaganomics 2.011:29 Gilded Age14:54 China's model17:50 (CLIP) JD Vance calls Chinese "peasants"18:12 Public finance22:57 Trade war on China25:12 (CLIP) Trump demands tribute25:42 US attempt to isolate China26:30 USA doesn't have many cards28:55 Import substitution30:16 Trump is isolating the US34:58 US dollar system in crisis38:03 Reindustrialization40:06 Trump's bullying strategy43:26 Destroying the post-WWII system49:06 Global South vs the West50:58 Democracy or oligarchy?56:05 Billionaire oligarchs56:56 Corruption58:25 Outro
After Donald Trump imposed 145% tariffs on China, he was forced to issue exemptions for Chinese made cellphones, computers, semiconductors, and other electronics, because the deindustrialized US can't make them. Trump's huge trade war immediately failed, demonstrating that China is much stronger economically than the USA thinks. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6t1oQ5G668Topics0:00 Trump's trade war0:45 Exemptions for Chinese electronics1:56 China's trade with USA2:27 Myth of US reindustrialization3:26 Goals of tariffs4:40 Lack of industrial policy5:49 Trump's tariff exceptions9:14 Trump begs Xi Jinping to call him9:56 (CLIP) Howard Lutnick on China10:12 China and Vietnam boost ties11:28 China's economic strength13:51 Airliners16:05 Semiconductors19:15 AI20:47 China's technological development22:43 Backfiring on US economy23:43 Luxury goods25:09 China's exports27:13 China holds more cards than USA29:22 US Treasury securities (bonds)30:35 US unipolarity is over31:20 Multipolarity32:24 Outro
Donald Trump's trade war went nuclear, hitting China with 145% tariffs, aimed at economic decoupling. This is already backfiring on the US economy, which is heavily reliant on Chinese imports. The volatility also fueled a crisis in the bond market, with Treasury yields rising. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9k7132IyeoTrump advisor reveals tariff strategy - Force countries to pay tribute to maintain US empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnajhDMAWVATopics0:00 Economic war0:51 Tariffs of 145% on China1:56 China defends itself2:41 Decoupling3:49 (CLIP) Howard Lutnick attacks China4:14 Scott Bessent on China4:48 US trade with China7:05 USA will lose trade war8:02 China's manufacturing dominance9:47 China's trade10:33 High risk11:35 Trump's arrogance12:06 (CLIP) Trump: countries are "kissing my ass"12:18 Mafia behavior13:02 US empire demands tribute13:35 (CLIP) Stephen Miran: US demands tribute13:59 Threatening the world15:55 China stands up16:34 Trump admin's China hawks17:47 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on new cold war18:30 Biden admin targeted China too20:01 US bond market shock21:39 Treasury note yields25:01 Interest payments on US national debt26:05 Hedge fund margin calls28:35 Trump's billionaires28:53 Elon Musk29:42 Bill Ackman29:59 Jamie Dimon30:35 Market manipulation?32:21 Trump meme coins32:58 Outro
US President Donald Trump wants to use tariffs as part of a plan to save the dominance of the dollar as the global reserve currency. His top economic advisor Stephen Miran outlined the Trump administration's strategy to force other countries to pay the USA to maintain its imperial financial and military order. Ben Norton explains the idea behind the hypothetical "Mar-a-Lago Accord".VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnajhDMAWVATopics0:00 Trump's top economic advisor0:42 Trump wants to save dollar hegemony1:04 (CLIP) Trump on US dollar1:21 Dedollarization2:01 BRICS2:46 (CLIP) Trump threatens BRICS3:15 Tariffs3:50 Bretton Woods system4:38 Keynes' Bancor proposal5:07 US exorbitant privilege5:39 Nixon shock, gold standard, petrodollar6:43 Financialization7:35 Billionaires8:01 Deindustrialization8:10 Current account deficit8:33 Trump advisor Stephen Miran9:17 Overvaluation of US dollar10:30 Stephen Miran's plan11:16 Mar-a-Lago Accord12:59 Economic nuclear war14:07 Trump admin's goals15:20 Paying for US empire17:30 Trump admin's 5 demands20:25 (CLIP) Sharing costs of US empire21:13 China21:32 (CLIP) Decoupling from China21:55 Hudson Institute23:58 US financial crisis of 200825:42 Manufacturing26:02 Trump hits China with 104% tariffs27:23 Economic game of chicken27:50 Can USA win trade war?30:04 (CLIP) Miran: US has leverage over China30:59 China vows "to fight to the end"32:00 US economic dependence on China33:00 Chinese exports34:01 China's top export destinations34:36 ASEAN is China's top trading partner35:16 Indonesia36:08 China is world's top trading partner36:54 China's trade with Russia38:34 Can USA reindustrialize?38:52 (CLIP) "We can make stuff at home"39:09 Reindustrialization is very difficult41:40 Trade war will hurt Americans42:17 Moving taxes from rich to poor43:15 Do other countries pay US tariffs?43:34 Dollar falls44:38 Yield on US Treasury securities46:10 Mortgage rate spread46:42 Credit card interest rate47:14 Interest payments on US national debt48:37 Backlash on US economy49:51 Danger of blowback50:31 Plaza Accord revisited51:16 Changes in global economy52:50 China learned from Japan crisis54:33 Imperial hubris55:12 Vietnam in a multipolar world58:07 Outro
Donald Trump's tariffs are part of a class war against many of his own supporters. The US president plans to slash income taxes on the rich and corporations and use tariffs to shift the burden of taxation onto the poor and working class. Radhika Desai is joined by economist Michael Hudson to discuss.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms_7EkiJbGoThis is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
In what he called "Liberation Day", Donald Trump imposed heavy tariffs on countries around the world, falsely claiming they were "reciprocal". In reality, the taxes on imports were based on the US trade deficit with other nations. Ben Norton explains how the Trump administration's economic policies are contradictory and will backfire hard on the US economy, fueling inflation while failing to re-industrialize.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv5ZkxQvsz8Topics0:00 Trump imposes heavy tariffs0:27 (CLIP) Trump's "Liberation Day"0:52 Trump's global trade war1:18 (CLIP) Tariff is most beautiful world1:41 New tariff rates3:20 Backfiring4:04 How the tariffs were calculated7:08 Retaliation8:45 Role of US dollar dominance9:30 (CLIP) Trump on de-dollarization9:48 (CLIP) Trump threatens BRICS10:17 US balance of payments12:37 Alternative to US dollar13:14 Dumbest trade war in history13:42 Reindustrialization14:32 Financialization17:53 Inflation20:00 Coffee, fruit, & vegetables22:06 Imports from China24:02 Imports from Vietnam25:26 Imports of electronics27:51 Industrial policy33:41 Moving tax burden from rich to poor37:02 Outro
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who worked for George Soros, insists, “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream”. The Donald Trump administration knows its tariffs will result in higher inflation. Products will become more expensive as the US tries to economically decouple from China. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DOCZjS_MVcTopics0:00 Inflation is coming back0:41 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent1:57 Billionaires2:34 (CLIP) Bessent: no more cheap goods2:49 Stagnant real wages3:54 How China exported deflation6:20 Myth of the "American Dream"6:55 End of income mobility in USA8:04 US life expectancy falls9:13 Trump's billionaire-filled administration9:39 Inflation rises10:11 Richest 10% drive US economy11:07 Corruption11:35 Scapegoating12:15 Recession risks13:39 Housing is unaffordable 15:40 Elon Musk16:13 Blackstone17:13 Fake populism18:00 Outro
How is the US impacting Canada's elections, as Donald Trump imposes tariffs and even threatens to annex the country? Who is the banker turned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney? To discuss, political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Dimitri Lascaris, host of the independent media outlet Reason2Resist.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZweNi7ycKMYou can follow Dimitri Lascaris' channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@reason2resistThis is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Donald Trump is portrayed as a "populist" committed to average working-class people, but his policies benefit wealthy elites at the expense of everyone else. His administration includes 13 billionaires -- including Elon Musk, the world's richest oligarch -- and he is cutting taxes on the rich and corporations while imposing a consumption tax on the poor through tariffs. Ben Norton explains how Trump is waging a class war.VIDEO with charts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL8cg-wWBO8Check out our related video on JD Vance's speech on reindustrializing the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmpea6vvOEWhy Donald Trump won the US election: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/11/08/donald-trump-us-election-kamala-harris-economy/Topics0:00 Intro0:09 (CLIP) Trump at McDonald's0:33 Billionaires in Trump admin1:36 Big Tech oligarchs2:36 Corruption and bribery3:17 Trump meme coin4:20 Tax cuts for the rich5:20 Tariffs are a tax6:45 Trump's tax law benefited rich8:25 Billionaires avoid taxes10:01 Historical tax rates11:44 Corporate tax rate12:50 Progressive taxation15:02 Why Trump won: inflation16:43 Election turnout18:02 Trump's low approval rating20:20 Why people are angry21:03 (CLIP) Obama on Wall Street21:19 BlackRock CEO21:48 Elon Musk22:12 (CLIP) Trump on Tesla22:21 US economy relies on rich24:05 Unemployment rate is misleading25:36 Stagnant real wages29:34 Inflation is sticky30:31 No more cheap goods31:14 Scott Bessent & George Soros33:25 (CLIP) Scott Bessent on American Dream33:40 Cheap goods & China36:51 Tariffs & reindustrialization38:22 Myth of American Dream40:07 US life expectancy is falling41:17 Scapegoating43:37 Recession warnings45:01 Housing47:02 Elon Musk buys White House position47:35 Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman48:34 Trump's fake "populism"49:22 Hopeful examples50:15 Mexico: AMLO 51:43 Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum53:11 Learning from Mexico54:50 China's poverty reduction57:54 US oligarchy58:37 Outro
US Vice President JD Vance gave a speech about globalization that inadvertently revealed the truth about the US empire, the goal behind the new cold war on China, the economics of imperialism, and how the Trump administration is serving billionaire Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley at the expense of the working class. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmpea6vvOEUS Big Tech CEOs admit they want AI monopoly: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/03/us-ai-monopoly-unipolar-world-china/Topics0:00 (CLIP) JD Vance excerpt0:38 US vice president speech1:03 Preparing for war on China3:15 Summary of Vance's speech3:56 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat"4:39 Deindustrialization5:02 (CLIP) JD Vance vows "industrial comeback"5:41 Uniting billionaires and "populists"6:26 Neoliberalism7:01 JD Vance's patron Peter Thiel8:22 Trump recruits Big Tech billionaires9:34 For monopoly, against competition10:21 (CLIP) Peter Thiel loves monopolies10:35 Elon Musk and Trump11:05 Billionaire Marc Andreessen11:47 (CLIP) Trump admin loves Silicon Valley12:08 Trump coalition: billionaires & workers?13:37 (CLIP) Techno-optimists vs populists?14:21 Big Tech manifesto15:56 Scapegoating China17:13 (CLIP) JD Vance scapegoats China17:34 JD Vance calls China "biggest threat"18:53 (CLIP) JD Vance scapegoats China19:12 Neoliberal globalization20:07 (CLIP) JD Vance on globalization21:18 Neoliberal globalization22:07 Imperialism & dependency theory24:11 China's development24:35 US bans Chinese competitors26:15 (CLIP) JD Vance on China's AI26:40 US Big Tech monopolies27:23 (CLIP) "Competition is for losers"27:38 Trump's tariffs28:36 Jake Sullivan's industrial policy speech29:16 (CLIP) Jake Sullivan on Washington Consensus31:36 Industrial policy32:45 Tech war on China33:31 Trump's strategy34:01 (CLIP) JD Vance on US shipbuilding34:53 China's Shipbuilding35:46 State-owned enterprises38:07 US government-owned factories40:32 Industrial policy43:41 (CLIP) Tax cuts on rich & deregulation44:07 Reaganism 2.044:28 Historical tax rates on rich45:48 Oligarchs avoid taxes46:52 Trump boosts deficit & debt47:38 Fake industrial policy49:09 (CLIP) JD Vance is "fan" of Big Tech49:28 Andreessen Horowitz investments50:30 S&P 500 stock buybacks & dividends51:03 Reaganomics 51:59 Trumponomics53:21 Tariffs & wealth transfer53:55 Outro
Donald Trump has threatened to colonize Greenland and make it a US territory, even though 85% of people there oppose this. Ben Norton explains the geopolitical and economic reasons: the USA wants to block China from the Arctic region and to profit from the territory's natural resources, especially critical minerals.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjXzhd4GVzETopics0:00 Greenlanders don't want to join USA0:58 (CLIP) Trump threatens Greenland1:10 Targeting China1:58 Natural resources2:59 Independence from Denmark3:40 Why they oppose US annexation4:32 Protests in Greenland5:57 Greenlandic political parties7:25 (CLIP) Trump threatens Greenland again7:59 Imperialism8:44 (CLIP) Trump's Manifest Destiny9:16 Expand US territory9:29 (CLIP) Trump wants to "enlarge" US9:59 Monroe Doctrine10:45 Geopolitics of the Arctic11:32 Map distortions12:44 Geopolitics of Arctic Circle13:52 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China14:15 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat"14:41 China15:25 (CLIP) Trump on Greenland16:02 (CLIP) NATO chief Mark Rutte16:21 NATO imperialism17:48 (CLIP) Trump on US troops18:41 NATO imperialism19:00 JD Vance19:16 (CLIP) Vance on China19:45 US war with China20:58 Supply chains21:37 Ukraine's minerals22:11 Greenland's minerals22:29 (CLIP) Vance on natural resources22:50 (CLIP) Vance on Greenland23:20 Greenland's critical minerals24:28 Red, White, and Blueland25:11 US imperialism26:51 Outro
The United States is the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of the world’s weapons exports from 2020 to 2024. The US transferred seven times more than China, and five times more than Russia. Ben Norton explains how the military-industrial complex profits from war.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVFvEmhey_kSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/13/us-top-weapons-exports-china-russia/Credit to Stephen Semler for some charts: https://www.stephensemler.comTopics0:00 China "threat" claims0:43 US military spending1:34 US foreign interventions2:40 USA is no. 1 arms dealer3:57 Top weapons exporters5:08 Growth in arms exports5:56 Israel's suppliers6:23 Top weapons importers7:16 Europe doubles arms imports8:32 Trump demands more NATO spending10:47 Replacing welfare with warfare12:56 Top military spenders14:39 Real US military budget15:40 DOGE ignores Pentagon fraud17:00 Outro
Can the Donald Trump administration really end the Ukraine war? What is Russia's view? Why did the US fuel the conflict in the first place? These issues are discussed by political economist Radhika Desai, Russia expert Richard Sakwa, and China-based economic geographer Mick Dunford.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR3_KKf6kUYThis is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDPTopics0:00 Intro7:08 Historical moment9:39 NATO13:30 Multipolarity15:00 Imperialism & rent extraction19:03 West lost Ukraine war20:12 Can Trump end the war?22:50 Russian view26:03 Divide Russia and China28:44 Trump's strategy32:22 Isolationism34:39 Russia-China alignment37:16 Reverse Nixon38:16 Root causes40:07 Geopolitical shift43:37 Trump is symbol of crisis45:14 Dollar system46:01 European politics46:42 Trump's vision47:44 US-Russia relations48:29 ASEAN spirit50:02 Europe's warfare state54:18 Europe's deindustrialization58:56 Western double standards1:00:31 Russia's perspective1:03:18 Russia's demands1:06:12 Ukraine's civil war1:07:40 Outro
Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a self-declared “crusader” who believes the USA is in a “holy war” against China, the left, and Islam. “Communist China will fall”, he vowed in his 2020 book “American Crusade”, promising, “Israel and America will form an even tighter bond, fighting the scourge of Islamism and international leftism that will never fully abate”. Ben Norton reports on his extremist record.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOg-dqGd6JkSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/07/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-overthrow-china-crusade/Topics0:00 Trump's cabinet of hawks0:42 Pete Hegseth's "American Crusade"2:02 Hegseth: "Communist China will fall"3:26 Make the Crusades Great Again4:38 Fox News6:10 (CLIP) US "prepared" for war with China7:02 Fearmongering about China7:29 (CLIP) Trump on China "threat"7:37 Fearmongering about China8:42 (CLIP) CIA lies, cheats, & steals8:58 Fearmongering about China11:31 US military is "most lethal"12:04 (CLIP) Hegseth: "most lethal" military12:10 Culture war13:23 (CLIP) Hegseth on "lethality"13:28 Conservative identity politics13:45 (CLIP) Hegseth's "warfighters"13:59 Media pundit criticizes media14:20 (CLIP) Hegseth on the media14:36 (CLIP) Hegseth on Fox News15:14 Israel18:17 Hegseth wants war on Iran18:44 (CLIP) Hegseth calls to bomb Iran19:55 War with Iran?20:39 (CLIP) Trump: US will "own" Gaza20:46 War with Iran?21:03 Pete Hegseth's elite background21:41 (CLIP) Hegseth Harvard diploma stunt22:30 Wall Street22:55 Neocon23:35 Guantanamo Bay24:43 Book "American Crusade"25:45 Hegseth declares "holy war"26:33 US Civil War II?31:05 War on secularism33:18 (CLIP) Trump on the Bible33:53 War on secularism34:16 Hegseth's war on Islam37:44 Extremist loses friends38:52 Outro
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is buying the ports on both sides of the Panama Canal, after Donald Trump threatened the Latin American country and forced it to pressure a Hong Kong company to sell its stake. Ben Norton discusses how the US government is trying to weaken China -- and strengthen Wall Street oligarchs.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANqHCejgUTMCheck out our related video on Trump's attempt to divide Russia and China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRJIymzuRGUTopics0:00 Goals of US foreign policy1:08 BlackRock buys Panama Canal ports2:08 (CLIP) Trump threatens Panama2:32 BlackRock3:26 US empire fears China4:03 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat"4:46 CIA targets China5:42 (CLIP) CIA director on China6:34 CIA threats6:50 Trump attacks China7:06 (CLIP) Trump on Panama Canal7:17 BlackRock takeover7:43 Monroe Doctrine8:40 Greenland9:27 Marco Rubio11:09 (CLIP) Rubio on US "backyard"11:46 (CLIP) Rubio on "dangerous" China12:24 (CLIP) Rubio on Taiwan12:56 New cold war13:39 Panama Canal geopolitics14:59 BlackRock buys ports around world15:54 Biden's infrastructure scheme16:09 Belt and Road Initiative16:33 Partnership for Global Infrastructure17:53 BlackRock, Microsoft, and AI18:06 Stargate Project with OpenAI18:26 USA is an oligarchy19:39 G7 summit starred BlackRock20:16 (CLIP) CEO Larry Fink at G7 summit21:11 BlackRock backs both US parties22:15 Asset managers invest $128 trillion23:06 Blackstone: Largest US landlord24:33 USA: best "democracy" money can buy25:13 Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman26:45 Elon Musk: biggest US donor27:51 Trump's trickle-down economics31:37 Class war33:24 Trump's Russia strategy33:51 Outro
Donald Trump's fight with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House reflected how the US treats Ukraine as a colony. Trump is demanding control of the country's rare earths and critical minerals, to weaken China, re-industrialize, and make new technologies. Trump wants to be paid $350 billion, roughly twice Ukraine's GDP. Ben Norton discusses Washington's economic colonialism, and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's comments that "this war is about money" and the USA will "enrich ourselves with rare earth minerals".VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxxv2IEfU_cTrump wants US to ‘partner’ with Russia to weaken China: Divide-and-conquer strategy - https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/24/trump-divide-russia-china-us-strategy/Topics0:00 (CLIP) Trump fights with Zelensky0:21 Trump treats Ukraine like a colony1:07 (CLIP) Trump: Ukraine has no cards1:51 Throwing Ukraine under the bus2:14 Economic colonialism3:36 (CLIP) Trump wants Ukraine's rare earths4:43 Lindsey Graham says quiet part loud4:58 (CLIP) Ukraine has trillions in minerals5:34 US wants minerals6:03 (CLIP) Graham: "This war is about money"6:53 Colonialism7:05 Toxic effects of rare earth elements8:42 US attacks China in supply chains9:54 Dividing Russia & China10:22 (CLIP) Trump: split Russia from China10:40 Making weapons11:10 (CLIP) Trump: make tech & weapons11:43 USA targets China12:31 Trump's Ukraine mineral demands14:20 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent14:48 US-Ukraine fund16:57 How much will USA be paid?18:03 Zelensky proposed mineral stake19:01 US Fed oversees Iraq's oil revenue20:07 Billionaires run Trump admin20:36 Kissinger: fatal to be US ally21:10 What does Ukraine get?22:32 (CLIP) Trump on military support23:29 Trump boasts of arming Ukraine24:20 (CLIP) Trump on Ukraine aid24:36 False $350 billion aid claim26:41 Why Zelensky was angry27:08 JD Vance, Peter Thiel puppet27:39 (CLIP) JD Vance: thank the US empire28:06 Ukraine "card game"28:26 (CLIP) Trump gives orders to Ukraine28:38 Trump erases US culpability29:37 (CLIP) Trump: thank US military29:55 Trump boasts of Javelin missiles30:27 (CLIP) Trump vs Obama on Ukraine31:00 NATO fought to the last Ukrainian31:19 (CLIP) The last Ukrainians31:30 US hypocrisy31:56 Lindsey Graham attacks Zelensky32:37 (CLIP) Graham on Zelensky33:01 Ukraine as a US "investment"33:47 (CLIP) US tells Zelensky to resign33:54 True face of USA34:07 WWII UK debt with US35:11 It's fatal to be a US "ally"36:26 Outro
The US government's talks with Russia are more about China than Ukraine. Donald Trump admitted he wants to "un-unite" Russia and China, in a reverse of the divide-and-conquer strategy used by Nixon and Kissinger in the 1970s. Can Trump do it? Ben Norton explains why the United States sees China as the main threat to its global imperial dominance.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRJIymzuRGUTopics0:00 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China0:18 US-Russia talks1:01 USA says China is 'greatest threat'2:11 (CLIP) Trump on Russia & China3:31 US dollar dominance4:14 Divide & conquer5:23 Nixon in China6:06 Kissinger strategy6:59 Trump's neocons7:57 (CLIP) Marco Rubio: partner with Russia8:20 Ally with Russia against China?9:37 (CLIP) Tucker Carlson on Russia11:01 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on Russia11:42 Marco Rubio on Ukraine & China12:34 Rubio: China challenges US-led order13:05 Rubio: China wants to displace USA13:40 Rubio: China is "greatest challenge"14:20 China more powerful than Russia14:40 Population14:54 Economy15:31 Manufacturing15:58 Technology16:56 Research17:19 China's alternative18:08 Competition to Silicon Valley18:55 Russia's strengths20:02 Brzezinski's warnings20:49 BRICS & SCO22:21 (CLIP) CIA director John Ratcliffe23:21 CIA on China "threat"25:07 (CLIP) Blinken on China "challenge"25:31 Mike Pompeo on China26:14 US imperialism & Panama Canal27:15 Monroe Doctrine27:46 Europe29:03 JD Vance30:04 US colonialism in Ukraine32:41 (CLIP) Trump wants to expand USA33:10 Imperial expansion33:44 European right wing34:45 Can Trump divide Russia & China?35:09 Putin's rise to power35:55 (CLIP) Bush on Putin36:30 Russia tried to join the West37:31 Russia's fall out with the West38:07 Ukraine war context38:39 Russia-China relations39:41 Sanctions relief?40:28 Security guarantees?41:56 Can USA be trusted?43:25 Is there a possibility?46:36 Outro
Argentina's President Javier Milei, a self-declared libertarian and "anarcho-capitalist", is promoting crypto scams and overseeing rapid deindustrialization. Manufacturing and construction are collapsing, while the financial sector, mining, and agriculture grow. Donald Trump and Elon Musk praise Milei, as the majority of Argentines live in poverty. The real economy is in crisis, but rich foreign investors rejoice as the stock market booms. Ben Norton explains how Argentina is being turned into a resource colony.VIDEO with charts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3qgYZMYkj0Topics0:00 Who is Javier Milei?0:40 Elon Musk & Donald Trump1:08 Crypto pump & dump scheme2:34 Trump & Melania meme coins3:18 Economic destruction5:06 BRICS5:47 Israel6:27 CIA6:48 Spanish colonialism7:11 Ukraine7:48 Stock market10:06 Poverty11:27 12-hour work day12:46 72% are worse off13:39 Income distribution14:38 Extreme austerity15:28 Government spending16:47 Colonialism17:11 Brain drain18:39 No toilet paper19:22 Social spending cuts20:43 Bicicleta financiera scheme23:04 Cost of living23:55 Job loss24:50 Construction collapses25:17 Housing costs26:05 Taunting the poor & hungry28:45 Luis Caputo31:36 Billionaire sponsors32:04 Bondholders32:30 Inflation & debt39:48 Manufacturing collapses47:07 Deindustrialization49:18 Neoliberalism50:39 Stock index composition52:09 Privatization54:13 Plantation economy56:39 Gold in London57:56 Financial colonialism58:19 Outro
It's now widely acknowledged we are in a multipolar world, but the definition of "multipolarity" is not clear. Donald Trump and Marco Rubio think it means a return to great power competition with imperial spheres of influence, whereas China and much of the Global South say "equality among all countries regardless of size". Ben Norton explains the geopolitical divide.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg0Vur0SI-8Topics0:00 US unipolar moment0:35 Multipolarity is here1:24 Definition of multipolarity2:39 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on unipolarity3:14 US imperial sphere of influence4:32 China's anti-imperialist view7:37 Marco Rubio interview8:52 (CLIP) Rubio on multipolar world9:14 Rubio fearmongers about China9:42 Greenland10:55 (CLIP) Rubio on China11:02 Neoconservativism rebranded12:11 Trump's imperialism12:30 (CLIP) Trump calls to "expand" USA13:01 Chinese socialism vs US capitalism14:46 Marco Rubio targets China17:35 Rubio's fake "populism"20:22 Nicaragua's anti-imperialist view22:33 Outro
Why has the price of gold been increasing so fast, breaking records? Economist Michael Hudson explains the politics of the precious metal, and the dynamics of the US dollar system. He is interviewed by Ben Norton.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bvr2SZm-NMTranscript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/13/politics-gold-price-economist-michael-hudson/Topics0:00 Intro1:49 Highlights4:14 Interview starts4:49 US dollar system & Super Imperialism8:23 Dollar alternatives?10:56 Why price of gold is rising15:31 Gold market is political21:10 Is gold an inflation hedge?25:19 US military spending27:33 Budget deficits & MMT29:41 Gold standard critique33:29 Politics of money creation35:39 Commodity markets38:01 Options trading39:33 Central banks short selling gold43:43 Gold leasing48:01 How much gold is in Fort Knox?51:03 Is there a run on gold?1:02:50 Western central bank strategy1:07:11 Outro
Donald Trump's tariffs will likely backfire and hurt the United States, accelerating the decline of US dominance. To discuss, host Radhika Desai is joined by economist Michael Hudson and China-based scholar Mick Dunford. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wpJZh-gDA8This is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Donald Trump plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians, saying, "The US will take over the Gaza Strip... We'll own it". His son-in-law Jared Kushner has invested in Israeli companies that profit from expanding illegal settlements. Trump and Kushner floated building luxury real estate in Gaza. Ben Norton reports.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMBwV8kL5NYTopics0:00 Trump is Israel's "best friend"1:04 US plans to "take over" Gaza2:19 Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner3:04 Rebuilding Gaza3:45 Gaza's "phenomenal location on the sea"4:24 Kushner eyes "Gaza's waterfront property"5:05 Ethnic cleansing5:52 Kushner's investments in Israel6:51 Saudi Arabia invests in Kushner's firm8:29 Israel proposes Saudi land for Palestinians10:00 Trump pressures Jordan & Egypt11:07 Plans to expel "all" Gazans11:38 Gaza death toll13:08 US-Israel made Gaza "Hell"14:11 Biden vs Trump15:01 Palestinians don't want to leave home15:49 Netanyahu is an American16:49 Netanyahu: Trump is Israel's "great friend"18:11 Deportations of pro-Palestine students19:06 IDF prepares to expel Palestinians19:44 Gaza is an open-air prison20:55 Bipartisan US imperialism22:18 Outro
Donald Trump’s tariffs could destabilize the global economy, warns economist Michael Hudson. US protectionist policies could cause financial crises, as many currencies depreciate and countries can't earn the dollars needed to pay their foreign debts. Ben Norton hosts the interview.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFyWatftnIMTranscript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/04/trump-tariffs-global-crisis-economist-michael-hudson/Here you can read Michael Hudson's article on how Trump’s tariffs threaten the global economy: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/01/25/michael-hudson-trump-tariffs-global-economy/Topics0:00 Trump's tariff threats3:10 Highlights of Michael Hudson5:47 How to pay foreign debt10:55 Austerity14:48 Protectionism17:19 US threats21:11 Mexico22:47 Defaulting on debt25:46 Economic colonialism28:18 Colombia29:50 Greenland30:23 Economic war31:02 China's win-win approach32:24 Trump's contradictions35:20 US dollar & re-industrialization37:06 Finance capitalism41:00 Dollar exchange rate & inflation44:34 Trump proposal at WEF/Davos45:20 Investing in USA47:18 US imperialism49:17 Outro
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear competition from Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek, so they're working with the US government to cut off competitors. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing "competition is for losers". Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jniPAD2uooTopics0:00 (CLIP) "Competition is for losers"0:17 China's DeepSeek AI breakthrough1:46 US tech billionaire Peter Thiel2:06 (CLIP) Peter Thiel praises monopolies2:31 Peter Thiel backs Donald Trump3:12 US government targets DeepSeek4:23 US goal: stop Chinese innovation5:40 China is developing 10 AI models6:00 Senate hearing on China7:15 (CLIP) "Let's steal [China's] engineers"7:30 CIA testimony8:24 (CLIP) Ban Chinese apps in USA8:43 Is DeepSeek stealing from OpenAI?10:40 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman11:05 (CLIP) Sam Altman & Peter Thiel11:24 Silicon Valley wants to cut off China11:49 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei12:42 Chip restrictions on China14:34 Big Tech wants US "unipolar world"16:41 Who's authoritarian, USA or China?19:03 US oligarchy20:20 Capitalism vs competition21:24 Peter Thiel employed JD Vance21:54 PayPal Mafia22:30 Robber barons23:19 Capitalism creates monopolies24:56 Chinese socialism vs US capitalism29:38 Outro
The Chinese company DeepSeek shocked the West with a groundbreaking open-source artificial intelligence model that beats huge Silicon Valley Big Tech monopolies. The US government is already trying to ban it, using "national security" as an excuse. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hRmK84_K7QTopics0:00 China's Sputnik moment1:05 DeepSeek beats US Big Tech2:20 Open source R1 model3:18 US tech stocks crash5:27 US stock market bubble6:55 Magnificent 78:26 Billionaire oligarchs10:48 USA bans Chinese competitors13:34 Data privacy and spying?15:35 Cyber attacks16:33 US tech war on China19:36 China "can't innovate"22:02 China's rapid tech progress24:49 Dancing robots in China25:36 Tech race in new cold war27:20 Outro
Donald Trump threatened Colombia with sanctions and tariffs after it rejected his abuse of immigrants. Colombian President Gustavo Petro hit back against the US attacks, declaring, "We are not a colony!" Ben Norton analyzes Latin America's resistance to meddling by Trump and his neoconservative Secretary of State Marco Rubio.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ8YZEecJgETopics0:00 Trump admin's hawkish foreign policy0:30 Neocon Marco Rubio1:30 Colombia: from US puppet to target2:24 Marco Rubio's attacks on Gustavo Petro3:51 Israel-Palestine5:21 US attacks on Latin America5:58 Trump sanctions & tariffs Colombia7:31 Humiliation of immigrants9:10 Colombia responds with tariffs on US10:25 US meddling fuels immigration12:42 (CLIP) Trump on 'taking over' Venezuela12:54 Latin America fights back14:02 Honduras threatens to close US military base14:40 Illegal US immigration in Colombia15:22 China's relations with Latin America16:49 Latin American right bows down to USA19:30 Ecuador's US puppet president20:40 Petro's open letter to Trump32:23 Global South stands up33:12 (CLIP) Trump wants to 'expand' US empire33:43 US imperialism34:24 Outro
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he is resigning. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is talking about annexing Canada and making it the 51st state. To discuss the disaster, political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Dimitri Lascaris, host of the independent media outlet Reason2Resist.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7KySFlP4-0Check out Radhika Desai's article on Trudeau’s fall: https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/trudeaus-fallYou can follow Dimitri Lascaris' channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@reason2resistThis is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
At his inauguration, US President Donald Trump promised to "expand our territory", invoked the colonialist "Manifest Destiny", and vowed to forcibly take over the Panama Canal (falsely claiming China runs it). He later threatened BRICS with 100% tariffs. Trump has hinted at use of military force to colonize Greenland as well. Ben Norton reports on Trump's foreign policy.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKc1uQpUFsTopics0:00 Donald Trump's inauguration threats0:56 (CLIP) Trump vows to 'expand our territory'1:28 Mask off imperialism1:59 Panama rejects Trump's threats2:55 (CLIP) Trump hints at military force3:27 Geopolitics of Panama Canal4:01 Why Trump wants to colonize Greenland5:18 Greenland's minerals6:25 Trump threatens BRICS7:09 (CLIP) Trump attacks BRICS... and Spain8:18 Trump wants to make Canada 51st state9:32 Trump threatens Mexico10:31 Trump attacks Cuba11:44 Politically motivated US 'terror' list14:04 Trump strongly supports Israel15:19 Marco Rubio, extreme warmonger17:28 Summary of Trump's foreign policy18:49 Outro
BRICS added as a new partner Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with the 6th-biggest population on Earth. BRICS+ now has 10 members and 9 partners, which make up 54.6% of the world population and 42.2% of global GDP (PPP). Ben Norton explains the importance of this expansion.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNNrMP_1E9gSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/01/19/brics-expands-population-nigeria-africa/Check out our related video on BRICS' plan to challenge US dollar domination by creating a multi-currency financial system: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/10/19/brics-russia-multi-currency-system-us-dollar/Topics0:00 BRICS expansion0:58 BRICS' two main goals1:52 De-dollarization3:36 Map of BRICS membership4:00 Indonesia joined BRICS5:01 List of members & partners5:37 BRICS is 54.6% of world population6:57 Fastest growing countries by population7:59 Africa's population growth9:05 BRICS is 42.2% of global GDP (PPP)9:47 Africa's biggest economies11:37 Nigeria is Africa's top oil producer12:05 BRICS+ & OPEC+13:04 Shared economic interests14:27 Outro
India has the world's largest population, but can it be the next global economic superpower? Or will extreme poverty, inequality, unemployment, and lack of industrialization and manufacturing capacities hold it back? Why is the Western media so eager to portray India as a pro-Western alternative to China? Ben Norton is joined by economic historian Jyotishman Mudiar to explore these questions and more.VIDEO with charts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXU42fqJ6g4Check out Jyotishman's channel India & Global Left: https://www.youtube.com/c/IndiaGlobalLeftTopics0:00 Intro4:32 Is India the next economic superpower?12:37 Technology16:39 Geopolitics20:27 Indian stock market22:37 Quality of life34:21 Billionaire oligarchs like Adani & Ambani42:09 China controls its billionaires44:42 China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs)46:22 Manufacturing in India vs China49:24 Privatization in India54:37 India's manufacturing stagnation56:58 Can services replace manufacturing?1:08:02 India's dependence on US Big Tech1:18:43 AI, automation, & population growth1:29:50 Agriculture in India1:43:09 Outro
What will Donald Trump's second term as US president mean for the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine and Israel's war on Gaza? How will his tariffs affect the economy? To discuss, political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNQztns8C9UThis is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
BRICS keeps expanding. As a new full member, it added Indonesia, the 4th most populous country with the 7th largest economy on Earth. BRICS now has 10 members and 8 partners. Together they make up 41.4% of global GDP (PPP) and roughly half the world population. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDWOWHW-cUSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/01/07/brics-adds-indonesia-member-economy/Check out our related report on BRICS' plan to challenge US dollar domination by creating a multi-currency financial system: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/10/19/brics-russia-multi-currency-system-us-dollar/Topics0:00 BRICS expansion0:51 Map of BRICS membership1:11 List of BRICS members & partners1:47 BRICS share of world economy2:27 BRICS vs G73:44 Indonesian economy bigger than UK & France4:41 Indonesia's BRICS invitation6:05 Global South cooperation6:56 China supports Global South7:29 Non-Aligned Movement & Bandung Conference8:31 US-backed coup against Sukarno8:58 CIA-sponsored massacres9:53 ASEAN prefers China over USA11:07 Philippines allies with USA12:08 Indonesia calls China & Russia friends13:52 China is Indonesia's largest trading partner14:17 China is ASEAN's largest trading partner14:39 Nickel production15:32 Indonesia industrializes with China's help21:53 BRICS cooperation23:43 De-dollarization24:46 Outro
The US stock market is in "the mother of all bubbles", with the market capitalization of publicly traded companies at 206% of GDP. This is higher than the dot-com bubble of 2000, and even the peak of the crash of 1929. Meanwhile, just 25 companies make up over half of the weight of the S&P 500, and the Magnificent 7 Big Tech monopolies are 35% of the market cap of the index. However, the US economy was built upon this financial house of cards, and politicians are profiting from it. Ben Norton explains the dangers.VIDEO with charts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rguHublkxCQTopics0:00 American exceptionalism0:53 US stock market is over 60% of world1:16 USA is 74% of MSCI World Index2:10 Top 25 companies in world3:29 Exorbitant privilege of US dollar4:59 S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices6:07 Magnificent 76:50 Just 25 companies make up 50.3% of S&P 5008:26 Tesla is insanely overvalued12:03 Big US companies are really financial firms13:11 How to measure a bubble14:15 Buffett Indicator (market cap to GDP)15:57 Public & private equities to GDP17:00 How the US government inflated the bubble21:10 Richest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks22:23 Warren Buffett's warnings23:56 Berkshire Hathaway dumps stocks26:32 Jeff Bezos sells Amazon shares27:22 Mark Zuckerberg sells Meta stocks27:40 Elon Musk sold Tesla shares28:08 The "greatest bubble in human history"30:27 Alan Greenspan and "irrational exuberance"31:16 Fears of "pent-up exuberance"32:19 P/E ratios33:41 Irrational investing34:54 Donald Trump's tax cuts help the rich37:54 Trump and Ronald Reagan39:04 Trickle-down economics41:16 Wall Street fills Trump's cabinet42:02 Financialization of US economy43:44 Will Trump reverse de-industrialization?45:38 Real estate & homelessness46:38 US dollar47:34 Wall Street vs Main Street49:06 Outro
The United States spent decades trying to overthrow the Syrian government, before succeeding in 2024. A declassified CIA document from 1986 outlined US plans for regime change. The blueprint was almost exactly what happened in the proxy war that started in 2011. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKXxKCm1psUHow the US military supported the Syrian rebel offensive that toppled the Assad government: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/12/23/us-military-syria-rebels-assad/Topics0:00 Overthrow of Syrian government0:38 CIA document from 19862:25 CIA exploited religious sectarianism3:58 Installing a pro-Israel regime5:17 Arab nationalist government had "grudging respect"5:57 Syria's state-led economic model7:11 Rebels pledge neoliberal shock therapy8:09 Muslim Brotherhood9:45 US wanted "business-oriented" regime10:43 Proxy war on Syria12:15 Outro
While Donald Trump's supporters falsely claim he is an "isolationist", he is threatening to colonize the Panama Canal, annex Canada, and seize Greenland (and its rare earth elements). The Trump team also plans to invade Mexico, bomb Iran, and wage proxy war on China. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_UzMTh82wTopics0:00 Trump's warmongering foreign-policy record1:35 Trump threatens Panama, Greenland, Canada2:59 Colonial Christmas threat3:49 Trump followers revive Manifest Destiny4:41 Top Pentagon official invokes Monroe Doctrine5:42 US interventions are not jokes6:32 Seizing the Panama Canal8:45 Elon Musk backs colonialism in Latin America10:29 China defends Panama's sovereignty11:44 US colonial Monroe Doctrine13:29 History of US imperialism in Panama16:07 Panamanian revolutionary Omar Torrijos18:03 CIA and Manuel Noriega19:10 US invasion of Panama in 198920:20 Trump wants Greenland's rare-earth minerals22:37 Annexing Canada23:51 Pro-Trump influencers promote colonialism26:08 Plans to invade Mexico27:56 Bombing Iran28:50 Cold war on China30:30 DOGE will cut social programs, not military31:51 Cabinet full of billionaire oligarchs32:27 Bipartisan imperialism34:19 Outro
The Global South-led organization BRICS continues to expand, adding 9 partner countries in January 2025, after admitting 4 new members in 2024. The group now makes up roughly half of the global population and more than 41% of world GDP (PPP). It's an economic powerhouse, with top producers of key commodities like oil, gas, grains, meat, minerals, and more. Ben Norton analyzes the growing influence of BRICS+.VIDEO with charts and maps here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_shuhJvvBYBRICS MEMBERSHIP (9 members + 9 partner countries)- 5 original members are Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.- 4 new members officially admitted in January 2024 are Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE. (Saudi Arabia has neither accepted nor denied the invitation. Argentina rejected the offer.)- 9 confirmed partner countries are Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan.- 4 invited partner countries have not yet given a response: Algeria, Nigeria, Turkey/Türkiye, Vietnam.Check out our related video on BRICS' plan to transform the global financial system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pHr5yzLEHABRICS plans ‘multi-currency system’ to challenge US dollar dominance: Understanding Russia’s proposal - https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/10/19/brics-russia-multi-currency-system-us-dollar/Topics0:00 History of BRICS expansion0:45 9 new partner countries1:38 Map of BRICS membership3:45 BRICS is an economic powerhouse5:00 What does partner status mean?5:39 De-dollarization of international financial system7:06 1/2 of global population8:35 BRICS economies are bigger than G79:24 41% of world GDP (PPP)10:20 US GDP is overstated12:49 Food production17:32 Oil & gas production18:32 Renewable energy19:21 Mineral production20:43 Building a global alternative22:07 Outro
Syrian rebel commanders have admitted that the US military helped them overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad. NATO member Turkey and Israel played a key role as well. Ben Norton reviews the evidence.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qicLi6kqt7MTopics0:00 Intro0:41 US troops occupy Syria's oil & wheat fields2:56 US military oversaw Syrian rebel assault6:22 Turkey backed Syrian rebel operation6:48 Israel helped Syrian rebels8:06 US military funded Syrian rebels10:54 Rebranded Al-Qaeda takes over Syria12:19 USA & Turkey carve up Syria13:05 Israel colonizes Syrian land14:31 Jake Sullivan: "AQ is on our side in Syria"15:15 CIA armed & trained Syrian rebels16:18 Jabhat al-Nusra rebrands as HTS17:20 US diplomats meet with HTS leader al-Jolani19:12 Western media whitewashes Al-Qaeda 2.021:05 Outro
Did Israel and the United States win the Syria war? What about NATO member Turkey? Were Iran and the Axis of Resistance defeated? Political economist Radhika Desai discusses with Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za2HfCFbHt8This is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
After helping to overthrow leader Bashar al-Assad, Israel destroyed Syria's military capabilities and is seizing territory, annexing the Golan Heights and occupying more land. The Al-Qaeda-linked Salafi-jihadist rebels who now rule Syria, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have allowed Israel to do this. HTS leader (and former Al-Qaeda chief) Abu Mohammad al-Jolani said "We are not looking to engage in a conflict with Israel". Ben Norton reports.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEOiNDVFJ_oTopics0:00 USA & Israel occupy Syrian territory2:49 Israel destroys Syria's military capabilities4:14 Israel expands illegal settlements in occupied Golan Heights5:26 UN vote demands Israel withdraw from Syrian Golan6:33 Israel supported Syrian rebels (including Al-Qaeda)7:52 Netanyahu: "We are changing the face of the Middle East"8:51 Israel threatens Iran10:50 HTS leader al-Jolani wants peace with Israel13:35 (CLIP) HTS refuses to criticize Israel14:23 The US empire's "Syrian Revolution"15:08 US State Dep't talks with Al-Qaeda 2.016:27 UK sends millions to rebranded Al-Qaeda17:10 CIA armed & trained Syrian rebels17:43 Syrian rebels vow neoliberal "free-market" shock therapy19:08 Uyghur extremists declare war on China21:34 HTS denies rights to Syrian women23:00 HTS stoned Syrian women to death23:30 Outro
South Korea's US-backed President Yoon Suk Yeol launched a coup attempt, but failed. He tried to provoke war with North Korea by attacking with drones, hoping to justify imposing martial law, but the DPRK showed restraint. Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitics of the crisis, addressing NATO, China, Japan, and more.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGXKAkieFkYTopics0:00 Intro1:10 Yoon Suk Yeol, DC darling2:11 Authoritarianism in South Korea & Japan3:07 Washington's anti-China alliance3:46 Yoon plotted war with North Korea6:15 Yoon ordered military to assault lawmakers7:51 South Korean opposition9:00 Crazy coup plot10:55 Coup planned in advance11:39 Opposition warned of martial law12:11 Yoon's corruption & unpopularity14:01 Class war15:02 Chaebols: corporate oligopolies17:21 US military bases18:49 South Korea: a US "client"19:54 (CLIP) Yoon's speech to US Congress22:23 Yoon blames "Chinese spies"23:04 US cultivates anti-China assets23:54 Lee Jae-myung opposes conflict with China26:20 Japan29:32 NATO30:30 USA targets "Axis of Adversaries"31:14 US nuclear threats33:12 NYPD spends more than DPRK military34:06 Korean War34:43 USA killed 20% of North Korea's population36:56 UK plans for world war38:00 Outro
The Syrian government was overthrown, and Salafi-jihadist rebels led by a rebranded version of Al-Qaeda called Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took power in Damascus. US President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu boasted of helping topple Bashar al-Assad. NATO member Turkey played a key role as well. Ben Norton explains how the West dealt a major blow to the Axis of Resistance and Iran.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8pZgwOdIuAAl-Qaeda-linked ‘rebels’ in Syria say they ‘love Israel’. USA gave them billions in weapons & support: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/12/06/al-qaeda-rebels-syria-israel-usa/US troops are occupying Syria’s oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/12/12/us-troops-occupy-syria-oil-congress-withdraw/Topics0:00 Syrian government is overthrown3:17 Al-Qaeda leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani4:39 AQ rebrands: Jabhat al-Nusra to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham to HTS6:16 Western media whitewashed Osama bin Laden7:53 Jake Sullivan: "AQ is on our side in Syria"8:49 CIA spends billions arming Salafi-jihadists10:06 Diplomat says HTS is US "asset"11:33 HTS' medieval rule in Syria12:44 Libya: where NATO brought back slavery15:40 (CLIP) Biden takes credit for overthrowing Assad16:58 Syrian Al-Qaeda got US weapons17:24 Turkey backed Syrian assault17:50 Ukraine's role in Syria18:30 Israel boasts of Syria regime change19:12 (CLIP) Netanyahu: Israel helped topple Assad19:26 Israel supported Syrian rebels20:38 Syrian rebels say they "love Israel"22:09 Israel seizes more Syrian territory23:15 Axis of Resistance is weakened25:15 Syria's territorial integrity26:41 US military occupies Syria's oil fields27:19 (CLIP) Trump boasts: I took Syria's oil27:46 Congress backs US military occupation of Syria28:33 US starved Syria of oil revenue29:43 Western sanctions suffocated Syria's economy32:42 Inflation in Syria33:35 This is not about "authoritarianism"36:08 US strategy to collapse Syrian state37:30 (CLIP) US official outlines Syria regime-change plan39:46 Will Syria's borders be changed?41:41 Iran: the ultimate US target42:45 (CLIP) Wesley Clark: US planned to topple 7 governments43:38 US collapsed 6 of 7 states on regime-change list44:34 Will US war on Iran be next?46:24 Outro
While the United States provokes conflicts across the world, China has promoted economic development, lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, building infrastructure, and encouraging win-win cooperation. Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss the significance of the 75th anniversary of the Chinese revolution.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuKG___qK-8This is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The United States spent billions over years arming and training militants in Syria, many linked to Al-Qaeda and ISIS. The extremist "rebels" who took over Aleppo (and rule Idlib) said they "love Israel". Ben Norton documents the Western dirty war on Syria, and how Washington is trying to divide and conquer the anti-colonial Axis of Resistance in West Asia (the Middle East).VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl-vX1RBapoSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/12/06/al-qaeda-rebels-syria-israel-usa/Topics0:00 CIA armed & trained "rebels" in Syria2:14 Rebranded Al-Qaeda (HTS) takes over Aleppo4:54 Jake Sullivan: "AQ is on our side in Syria"6:04 Syrian Al-Qaeda (Nusra Front) got US weapons6:50 Israel supported Salafi-jihadist "rebels" in Syria7:52 Syrian "rebels" say they "love Israel"11:47 US demands Syria cut ties with Iran & Hezbollah13:14 Israel violated Lebanon "ceasefire" 100 times in 1 week14:09 USA tries to divide Axis of Resistance15:31 Geopolitics of West Asia (Middle East)16:23 Israel is US empire's unsinkable aircraft carrier17:46 (CLIP) Biden: If Israel didn't exist, US would have to create it18:11 USA uses Israel to crush anti-colonial resistance19:59 ISIS got US weapons22:05 (CLIP) Biden: US allies supported ISIS & Al-Qaeda in Syria24:10 DIA memo shows Pentagon knew ISIS & AQ led Syrian opposition29:21 NATO-backed Israeli think tank said ISIS was "useful tool"31:30 US-led war on Syria continues32:15 Outro
As the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine escalates, the US Army is funding research on "the impacts of nuclear weapons on farm systems" in Eastern Europe. Numerous scientific studies warn that this would cause a nuclear winter that would starve billions and kill off the majority of the human population. Ben Norton discusses the extreme dangers.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV8rCGchY-k94% of Americans want to end Ukraine war, but US rejects China peace deal, opposes talks with Russia: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/06/08/end-ukraine-war-us-china-peace-deal-russia/Topics0:00 Intro0:27 Doomsday Clock is 90 seconds to midnight2:09 US Army studies effects of nuclear weapons on agriculture3:47 Scientists say nuclear war would kill billions5:46 Nuclear winter6:47 Escalation of Ukraine proxy war7:48 Ukraine (and NATO) is losing8:58 Most Americans want to end Ukraine war10:03 US nuclear war strategy11:37 USA spends trillions on nuclear weapons14:39 Donald Trump tore up Russia arms treaties17:37 Trump gave Ukraine lethal weapons18:23 (CLIP) Trump boasts of Ukraine arms shipments18:40 Trump is not anti-war19:11 Bipartisan US war drive20:19 Outro
To defend their colonialism in Gaza, the United States and Israel have attacked every single legal institution upholding international law, including the UN, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Criminal Court (ICC), and more. Ben Norton explains how the imperial war on Palestine is a neocolonial assault on multilateralism and multipolarity.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EAAytPjQzcCheck out our related video - US threatens ICC & allies over Netanyahu arrest warrant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqBtZxSYwaUTopics0:00 Intro0:40 US vetoes Gaza ceasefire in UN Security Council2:24 Israel uses food as weapon in Gaza4:19 Israel violates ICJ rulings5:26 US attacks ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant6:36 Washington Post: ICC is for Global South & Russia7:59 Billionaire oligarch Jeff Bezos owns Washington Post9:20 ICC was "built for Africa" & Russia10:26 (CLIP) ICC prosecutor on Western pressure10:51 Rules-Based International Order12:47 UN Security Council14:27 Wolfowitz Doctrine15:35 US unipolarity17:02 Western colonialism18:23 Israeli colonialism19:25 Israel is ethnically cleansing Gaza20:45 Israeli minister Smotrich vows to annex West Bank21:52 Israel attacks UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres23:42 Trump's UN ambassador pick Elise Stefanik24:26 Trump withdrew US from UN Human Rights Council25:15 Biden-Harris administration25:54 UN experts warn Gaza war destroys international law27:42 Outro
The Western alliance is divided over Israel, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, charging him with crimes against humanity in Gaza. The United States is threatening sanctions. Ben Norton discusses the severe political crisis in the "rules-based order".VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqBtZxSYwaUSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/11/24/west-israel-us-threat-icc-netanyahu-arrest/Here you can see the September 2024 UN vote demanding an end to Israel's illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/09/19/end-israel-occupation-palestine-un-vote/Topics0:00 ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu0:25 West divides over Israel0:57 US politicians threaten allies1:35 UN accuses Israel of g-cide3:03 Israel is ethnically cleansing Gaza3:41 ICC tries to save its reputation4:36 ICC delayed arrest warrants for 6 months5:01 US sent Israel $18 billion in military aid in 1 year5:25 US pressure on ICC6:20 (CLIP) US Senator Lindsey Graham warns: "We're next!"6:44 Biden attacks ICC7:27 The "rules-based international order"7:55 Senator Tom Cotton wants to invade the Hague8:25 Hague Invasion Act9:27 Trump officials threaten ICC10:07 Trump sanctioned ICC personnel11:23 House of Representatives calls to sanction ICC12:14 Australia, Canada, UK support ICC13:54 Senator Lindsey Graham threatens US allies14:31 (CLIP) Lindsey Graham calls to sanction US allies14:53 US threatens Western allies15:27 EU backs ICC arrest warrants16:32 France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland back ICC16:51 UN vote on Israel-Palestine17:33 Viktor Orbán's Hungary supports Israel, attacks ICC18:24 Javier Milei's Argentina backs Netanyahu19:17 Germany refuses to honor ICC warrant19:48 West is split on Israel20:49 Outro
US politicians and media outlets complain about China's growing global influence, but offer no alternatives to help countries develop. China has the world's largest economy, produces inexpensive manufactured goods everyone wants, invests trillions in infrastructure, and doesn't interfere in internal affairs of foreign nations. Ben Norton compares what Washington and Beijing have done in Latin America, especially Peru and Nicaragua.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRpe7W4vxHYTopics0:00 US politicians fearmonger about China1:32 Non-interventionist foreign policy vs US wars2:21 China: world's largest economy & manufacturer3:49 China: biggest trading partner of most countries4:36 Latin America6:48 Belt & Road Initiative (BRI)9:19 US alternative: tariffs & privatized infrastructure11:42 BlackRock plans to buy up infrastructure12:39 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink at G7 summit13:49 China builds Peru's Chancay mega-port15:56 USA threatens Latin America over Chinese-built port18:09 US-backed coup in Peru19:47 USA sells Peru old trains from 1980s21:31 What US offers vs what China offers23:40 Nicaragua canal plans25:04 US attacks on Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution26:10 Why China is winning influence29:02 Outro
To run the US military in his second term, Donald Trump has nominated as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a neoconservative self-declared "crusader" who is eager for a Western civilizational war on China and Iran. Ben Norton reviews the extremely hawkish history of the Fox News host turned likely Pentagon chief.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9WBjcfVhu4Topics0:00 Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth0:31 An "American Crusade" (against China & Iran)1:53 Hegseth called on Trump to bomb Iran4:44 Trying to divide China & Russia5:39 Fearmongering about BRICS & de-dollarization7:48 "Axis of Evil": neocon ideology8:26 Neocolonialism in Latin America9:47 Preparing for war with China11:33 Outro
Donald Trump has appointed neoconservative Marco Rubio to oversee US foreign policy as secretary of state. Ben Norton reviews his extremely hawkish record pushing for war on China, Iran, and beyond, as well as the Florida senator's shady support for his drug lord brother-in-law, Orlando Cicilia, who was imprisoned for trafficking $15 million in cocaine.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ncw2VCsJFITopics0:00 Intro0:32 China is threat to US unipolar dominance1:21 Rubio loves Israel1:55 Rubio wants "disproportionate" attack on Iran2:25 Religious fundamentalism3:47 China is "far more dangerous than the cold war"4:33 Neocolonialism in Latin America6:03 Rubio wants USA to invade Venezuela6:25 Monroe Doctrine7:42 China and Latin America8:39 Scapegoating China9:28 Chinagate: the new McCarthyism10:55 Censorship11:41 Rubio wants to censor "disinformation"12:08 Threatening Mexico13:05 Rubio's shady links to drug lord brother-in-law14:02 Outro
Donald Trump has nominated warmongering neoconservatives to run his foreign policy, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, John Ratcliffe as CIA Director, and Elise Stefanik as UN Ambassador. Ben Norton reports on their extremely hawkish views.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsrUUkDBWgTopics0:00 Trump's warmongering cabinet3:54 Strategy: try to divide Russia & China5:05 Summary of foreign policy of Trump's 1st term8:31 Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor12:49 Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary19:52 Neocolonialism in Latin America23:00 Marco Rubio, Secretary of State29:20 John Ratcliffe, CIA Director32:07 Elise Stefanik, UN Ambassador34:53 Outro
How will the return of Donald Trump as US president affect the world? What will his foreign policy and economic strategy be? Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQKIwe2BYoTopics0:00 Intro0:33 Summary of Trump's foreign policy10:44 Neocons in Trump's cabinet14:41 China18:48 Tariffs & trade with China24:47 US dollar & re-industrialization29:39 Protectionism37:01 Russia & Ukraine42:23 Israel-Palestine44:31 Iran46:36 Middle East (West Asia): Yemen, Iraq, Syria49:41 Latin America: Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia53:17 Africa54:32 Europe56:11 Japan & South Korea57:53 Outro
Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election in a landslide. Why did Kamala Harris lose so badly? Ben Norton explains the failure of the billionaire-funded Democratic Party to provide an economic alternative to the billionaire-funded Republicans' pseudo "populism", as working-class people suffer.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSBi0m5xCJsTopics0:00 Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election1:07 Who really is Kamala Harris? Does anyone know?4:42 DNC strategy: sacrifice workers for moderate Republicans in suburbs5:48 Harris campaigns with neoconservative Cheney family6:56 Harris had no democratic mandate7:42 Out-trumping Trump on immigration? Really?8:04 Hillary Clinton 2.010:05 Low Democrat turnout11:12 The status quo loses12:34 Dems' extreme pro-Israel stance lost swing state voters16:01 Rashida Tlaib & Ilhan Omar won; Harris lost17:37 "Never Trump Republicans" barely exist18:30 It's the economy, stupid20:09 US GDP growth is not benefiting workers21:39 Wealth inequality 22:32 Poverty & hunger increased under Biden-Harris23:33 Trump scapegoats24:09 (CLIP) Trump vows: "We are going to take other countries' jobs"24:58 Trump's false promises25:27 Deindustrialization26:22 Immigration28:40 Trump's tax cuts help rich elites, hurt workers31:12 Billionaires Elon Musk & Stephen Schwarzman funded Trump32:11 Inflation, debt, deficits35:11 Tariffs 35:40 Conclusion
Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it “really doesn’t matter” who wins the US presidential election, because both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be good for Wall Street. Ben Norton shows how the United States is not a democracy but rather an oligarchy, in which big corporations buy politicians and lobbyists create policies.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chPfp01rsD0Topics0:00 US election season0:42 BlackRock CEO: it “really doesn’t matter” who wins US elections2:20 The "Big Three" Wall Street asset managers3:06 S&P 500 and Nasdaq bubbles4:35 Richest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks5:30 Princeton study: USA is oligarchy, not democracy6:26 Billions spent buying US elections7:54 Money buys seats in Congress (90% of the time)8:50 Crypto industry funds Republicans & Democrats10:51 Biden promised rich donors "nothing would fundamentally change"11:59 Extreme wealth & income inequality in USA15:12 US wages stagnated while productivity soared15:42 Financialization of US economy17:09 Inflation & cost of living crisis18:43 House prices grow much faster than wages20:48 Blackstone: the world's largest landlord22:49 Private equity24:03 Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman funds Trump24:28 Kamala Harris & Trump woo Wall Street25:25 Trump tax cuts make rich much richer27:19 BlackRock makes economic policy for Biden & Harris28:10 USA is an oligarchy29:41 Outro
For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. The USA and Israel opposed the international community in a vote of 187 to 2. Ben Norton explains why the US empire has waged such a vicious economic war on Cuba for six decades.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTX4zSfCQYMTOPICS0:00 US economic war on Cuba1:39 UN General Assembly vote against US blockade2:06 Map of UN vote against US embargo of Cuba3:25 Venezuela & Afghanistan lost UN voting rights due to US sanctions5:15 Argentina's Milei fires foreign minister for voting with 97% of world7:08 UN votes against US embargo in 2023 & 20228:41 Why the US empire wants to crush Cuba10:29 Goal of US sanctions: "hunger, desperation, and overthrow"13:39 Dedollarization & BRICS15:40 Bipartisan barbarism: Biden continues Trump's war on Cuba18:01 West votes against rest of world at UN20:08 US imperialism is a global dictatorship23:17 Outro
BRICS plans to transform the international monetary and financial system, and discussed policies at the 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia. Can it successfully challenge the dominance of the US dollar? Political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Ben Norton and former central banker Kathleen Tyson, author of the book "Multicurrency Mercantilism".VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ejfZdPbooThis is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDPYou can follow Kathleen on Twitter/X here: https://x.com/kathleen_tyson_Topics0:00 Highlight1:24 Intro: 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia7:33 Evaluating BRICS proposal to improve financial system16:47 De-dollarizing trade vs capital markets24:50 Can a global currency solve the Triffin dilemma?29:10 Investment flows from poor to rich30:44 Capital controls37:16 Could Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) be a new global reserve currency?42:17 Can a currency backed by a basket of commodities help settle trade imbalances?48:38 Financial deregulation, Glass-Steagall, and China53:21 HSBC splits between West and East55:18 How can central banks de-dollarize reserves?1:02:35 Controlling finance1:09:01 What can China do with its huge surplus?1:16:11 Outro
BRICS held a summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024, where 13 new "partner nations" were accepted. This followed the 2023 meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, where several members were invited to join. Ben Norton analyzes the historic events, and shows how the Global South is building a more multipolar world.BRICS MEMBERSHIP (9 members + 13 partner countries)- 5 original members are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.- 4 new members officially admitted in January 2024 are Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and UAE. (Saudi Arabia has not accepted. Argentina rejected the offer.)- 13 "partner countries" are Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Türkiye, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUdlzmk73NsCheck out our related report - BRICS plans ‘multi-currency system’ to challenge US dollar dominance: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/10/19/brics-russia-multi-currency-system-us-dollar/Topics0:00 BRICS expands1:55 BRICS: 1/3rd of global GDP, 40% of population, 30% of oil production2:40 Compare BRICS & G73:44 Saudi Arabia has not accepted offer; Argentina rejected5:17 Leaders at 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia6:48 China & India resolve border dispute10:06 Unipolar domination vs multipolarity11:04 Xi Jinping's speech12:23 Plans to transform international monetary & financial system13:24 Bretton Woods, US dollar, IMF, World Bank15:19 BRICS grain exchange (commodities exchange)17:17 Bolivia condemns "Western unipolarity & tyranny of the dollar"20:19 Kazan declaration summary25:49 Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Lebanon27:16 Syria & Iran28:27 Opposing nuclear weapons & space arms race29:20 Outro
The US dollar is gradually losing its dominance, and foreign central banks are buying fewer Treasury securities, instead holding more gold in their reserves, warns Mohamed El-Erian, a mainstream American economist. Ben Norton discusses how countries are seeking financial alternatives, especially Global South nations around BRICS.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnMAit5MP-YBRICS plans ‘multi-currency system’ to challenge US dollar dominance: Understanding Russia’s proposal - https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/10/19/brics-russia-multi-currency-system-us-dollar/Topics0:00 Western media cope on de-dollarization2:53 Renowned US economist warns de-dollarization is happening4:55 Gold price rises despite inflation falling7:18 BRICS seeks alternatives to US dollar dominance9:04 Sanctions, reserves freezes, weaponization of US dollar system11:23 Holding gold in reserves is not bringing back gold standard13:08 Central banks buy lots of gold14:40 West's economic war on Russia failed15:34 US-Israel wars in Middle East (West Asia)17:18 "Erosion" of US dollar hegemony18:56 US government debt and Treasury market24:39 USA now spends more on debt interest than military25:09 China dumps US Treasury securities25:59 Europe, Canada, Taiwan buy US Treasury bonds27:57 Outro
BRICS plans to challenge US dollar dominance and transform the international monetary and financial system by developing infrastructure for cross-border payments using local currencies. Russia made a detailed proposal for the October Kazan summit. Ben Norton analyzes the report, explaining how the US-dominated financial system benefits rich Western countries at the expense of the Global South -- which is why BRICS is pushing to change it.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pHr5yzLEHATopics0:00 US dollar hegemony3:57 BRICS plan to transform international monetary & financial system10:39 What are BRICS' goals?13:22 New International Economic Order (NIEO) & G7715:32 Dedollarization20:02 Summary of BRICS report on financial system31:59 West controls IMF & World Bank36:34 Global economy has changed, but financial system hasn't42:07 How rich countries drain capital from poor ones45:16 Challenging the US dollar monopoly47:29 Correspondent banks & SWIFT system51:10 Central bank reserves & US Treasury securities55:50 Triffin's Dilemma57:54 Sanctions & US freezing countries' assets1:00:18 Proposals for new cross-border payment architecture1:03:15 Blockchain, DLT, & CBDCs (mBridge & Project Dunbar)1:10:01 BRICS Cross-Border Payment Initiative (BCBPI) & BRICS Clear Platform1:15:54 Dedollarizing foreign exchange reserves1:18:22 New Development Bank (NDB) & BRICS Digital Investment Asset1:20:10 Overview of Russian proposal1:21:58 Will there be a BRICS currency? SDR (Special Drawing Rights) is a start1:30:59 Conclusion
Countries across the Global South are denouncing Israel's Western-backed genocide in Gaza. Nicaragua's Sandinista government cut off diplomatic relations with Israel, condemning it as a "fascist" regime. Ben Norton discusses how Latin America is demonstrating solidarity with the Palestinian people, rebelling against the West's neocolonialism and imperialism.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeB2uuiWe4sTopics0:00 Nicaragua ends diplomatic relations with Israel1:56 UN expert: Israel is committing genocide2:28 Israeli minister wants to starve all 2 million Gazans3:34 Top Israeli newspaper says Netanyahu regime is fascist5:14 International Court of Justice (ICJ) genocide case7:53 Latin America's exemplary solidarity with Palestine10:17 Nicaraguan National Assembly condemns Israel's genocide13:51 Similar anti-imperialist struggles in Global South16:28 Sandinistas' long history of support for Palestinians17:38 ICJ: US owes reparations to Nicaragua18:58 The West's "rules-based order" is just imperialism20:44 Outro
Israel enjoys bipartisan support from both the Democratic and Republican Parties in Washington, as it brutally bombs Gaza, invades Lebanon, and attacks Iran, Syria, and Yemen. Ben Norton shows how Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, JD Vance, Tim Walz, and other US politicians facilitate Israel's war crimes, which are being investigated by the International Court of Justice.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAHrPkRum-QTopics0:00 Intro2:08 USA & Israel wage war across Middle East4:02 Hague investigates Israel for g*noc1de4:57 Biden admin sends Israel $18 billion in military aid5:24 Israel bombs civilian areas in Gaza with US weapons6:04 US State Department approves Israeli war crimes6:51 Gaza death toll: 186,000+9:45 International Criminal Court11:12 Israel's colonialist goals15:46 Israel invades Lebanon with US support17:40 Iran responds to Israeli attacks18:47 (CLIP) Kamala Harris defends Israel19:17 Harris says a whole lot of nothing on Israel20:09 (CLIP) Kamala Harris' Israeli word salad20:29 Text of Harris' Israeli word salad21:16 Joe Biden's support for Israel21:50 (CLIP) Biden: If Israel didn't exist, US would create it22:15 Biden threatens Iran's oil facilities22:56 (CLIP) Trump calls to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities23:48 Trump's anti-Palestinian bigotry24:46 (CLIP) Trump calls Biden "Palestinian" as an insult25:04 Harris-Trump debate26:02 (CLIP) Kamala Harris vows to protect Israel26:16 Harris' private meeting with Netanyahu27:35 (CLIP) Trump claims Harris "hates" Israel28:14 Biden-Harris administration arms Israel28:40 Trump speech at Israeli American Council29:00 (CLIP) Trump says Israel would not survive 2 years under Harris29:41 (CLIP) Trump says he is candidate of "Western civilization"30:07 (CLIP) Trump vows to deport people who oppose Israel30:51 (CLIP) Trump attacks UN Human Rights Council & ICC31:06 Trump boasts of his pro-Israel record32:18 (CLIP) Trump: "I was the best friend Israel ever had"32:47 Bipartisan support for Israel in US presidential election33:34 Vice presidential debate: JD Vance & Tim Walz34:40 (CLIP) Tim Walz vows to defend Israel35:30 Israel must expand, insists Walz36:03 JD Vance backs Israel36:25 (CLIP) JD Vance supports anything Israel does36:39 Did the Democrats "give" Iran $100 billion?39:09 US war on Iran41:00 (CLIP) Tim Walz sabre-rattles against Iran41:41 Conflict started in 1948, not October 7, 202345:08 (CLIP) JD Vance: World should "fear" US45:35 Bipartisan US imperialism47:52 Outro
The United States and Israel are waging war across West Asia (the Middle East), attacking Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Syria, Yemen -- all at once. Ben Norton analyzes the imperialist interests driving the violent chaos in the region.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO1UHJUCSCIYou can find a back-up of our videos at https://rumble.com/GeopoliticalEconomySubscribe to our newsletter at https://geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com Topics0:00 Intro0:42 Censorship & channel back-ups2:08 Iran responds to Israel's attacks4:01 USA claims Iran's counter-strike was "ineffective"4:57 Contradictory US narratives on Iran & Israel6:22 Western media propaganda7:12 Israel's disproportionate attacks on Lebanon8:07 History of Israel's invasions of Lebanon10:10 US military sends more troops to Middle East11:00 Pentagon supports Israel12:26 USA & Israel plan attack on Iran's oil facilities13:54 Oil price rises (weeks before elections)15:37 Israel: US empire's unsinkable aircraft carrier15:54 (Clip) Biden: If Israel didn't exist, US would create it16:19 USA encourages Israel to expand wars18:40 (Clip) US State Department opposes diplomacy with Hamas19:16 US empire wants hegemony, not peace21:25 CIA veterans say US should use Israel to attack Iran23:11 US used Israel to arm right-wing dictatorships in Latin America24:40 Israel: US empire's attack dog in West Asia25:16 Israel kills PFLP leaders26:32 Israel bombs Syria27:22 Israel attacks near Russian military base28:06 Israel bombs Yemen28:54 US post-9/11 wars killed 4.5-4.7 MILLION people29:39 Gulf monarchies call for neutrality, not backing USA34:44 Outro
The Western powers in NATO are desperately delusional on Russia, and getting more so on China, argue political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson. They are joined by scholar Glenn Diesen to discuss the war in Ukraine, disaster in Europe, and farewell speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkTAw4u5qN4This is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Israel has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who defended Lebanon's sovereignty, helped to defeat ISIS and Al-Qaeda, protected Christians, and fought against Israeli colonialism and military occupation. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxYAn-Ci4jETopics0:00 Israeli colonialism in Lebanon & Palestine1:10 Diplomats walk out of UN to protest Netanyahu speech1:35 Few countries claim Hezbollah is "terrorist" org2:07 Hezbollah's political arm is in Lebanon's parliament2:25 Lebanese Christian leaders mourn Nasrallah's death3:38 "Terrorism" claims4:24 Hezbollah's alliance with Christians4:41 US/Israeli links to ISIS & Al-Qaeda7:24 Nasrallah condemned Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, 9/11 attacks10:21 USA supported Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan11:38 Not anti-Semitic: distinguishing Zionism from Judaism12:57 Zionism: Western colonialism in Palestine15:16 Hezbollah formed to fight Israeli occupation of Lebanon16:29 Israel assassinates political leaders, but resistance continues18:35 Outro
Israel is bombing Lebanon, with staunch US support. An Israeli minister vowed that "Lebanon will be annihilated". Ben Norton analyzes the colonial war, explains the origins of Hezbollah, and provides historical context.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoyuwuXFG2cTopics0:00 Israel is waging war on Lebanon1:19 ICC accuses Israeli officials of crimes against humanity2:41 USA facilitates Israel's crimes4:16 Israeli education minister vows "Lebanon as we know it will not exist"4:35 (Clip) Israeli minister: "Lebanon will be annihilated"4:52 Israeli media calls for gnoc1de against Palestinians5:27 Israeli minister boasts of new Nakba in Gaza6:00 Israeli minister says Lebanon, Syria, Iraq are not sovereign states8:34 Zionism & Israel: European colonialism in Palestine10:22 (Clip) Netanyahu applauded in US Congress10:43 Israel is the aggressor in Lebanon11:56 Which countries call Hezbollah a "t3rrrist" group?13:44 Hezbollah's origins in Israeli occupation of Lebanon16:29 Hezbollah's alliance with Christians & religious minorities19:02 ISIS, Al-Qaeda, & Syria War23:08 Israel, ISIS, & Al-Qaeda26:02 Lebanon's sovereignty & territorial integrity27:25 Outro
Israel killed many people in Lebanon by putting explosives in pagers and walkie-talkies, in what was condemned internationally as a terrorist attack. This is already backfiring, hurting Western technology companies. Ben Norton discusses how this act of war will fragment supply chains, as Global South markets no longer trust tech made by the US and its allies. China's manufactured goods will increasingly be seen as a safer alternative.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGnVF55Eu0oTopics0:00 Israel's pager attack in Lebanon1:44 Ex CIA director admits it was terrorism3:07 Russia blasts terrorism, China condemns Israel3:58 Israel opened Pandora's box: global economy will fragment further5:51 China gets more customers in Middle East / West Asia6:44 China is largest trading partner of most countries7:17 China is world's manufacturing superpower9:52 How Israel made pagers into bombs (with Hungary & Taiwan links)14:37 USA demonizes Chinese tech (Huawei)15:45 US NSA spies on the entire world18:39 Israel spies on other countries20:56 USA fears Chinese role in supply chains22:34 US role in Israeli plot23:48 How US & Israel weaponize supply chains29:28 Hezbollah31:23 Outro
Cold War Two fervor is reaching fever pitch in Washington. In "China Week", the US House of Representatives approved 25 anti-Chinese laws, in bipartisan votes, including $1.6 billion in funding for anti-China propaganda worldwide. Ben Norton discusses how both the Republican and Democratic Parties are targeting China with information war, sanctions, tech restrictions, tariffs, even threats of military force.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tix5L5qDaNwSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/09/22/us-congress-25-anti-china-laws-week-fund-propaganda/CIA director threatens China & Russia, says Ukraine war benefits US economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDv4KsLXua8How the US wages economic war on countries all around the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYUq_9XlQs0US Secretary of State Blinken announces China containment policy: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/28/cold-war-blinken-china-containment/Topics0:00 US Congress escalates Cold War II on China1:53 US House approves $1.6 billion for anti-China propaganda2:46 Goal of new cold war: do to China what West did to post-Soviet Russia3:44 Congress funds war, not social programs for Americans5:20 Media notes US politicians are preparing for war6:28 (Clip) Biden lies about Iraqi "WMDs"6:45 Containment strategy toward China7:45 (Clip) Blinken: USA "will shape the strategic environment around Beijing"8:29 The "rules-based international order"10:05 (Clip) CIA teaches how to "lie, cheat, and steal"10:22 Pompeo's anti-China speech12:11 (Clip) Pompeo: US must (regime) "change" China13:00 CIA says China is biggest "threat"15:29 US Congress' (Anti) "China Week"17:22 Funding anti-China disinformation17:42 Hong Kong18:34 Taiwan20:10 "Pacific Partnership" (for war) 20:34 Japan and South Korea20:55 Economic warfare and sanctions24:40 Electric vehicles (EVs)27:03 Drones27:53 Batteries28:39 Biotech29:08 Telecommunications30:37 Chinese currency (renminbi/yuan)31:45 Agriculture/land32:14 Media32:37 Scientific research32:59 Confucius Institutes33:36 USA restricts interchange with Chinese35:00 Preparing for war35:49 Outro
The vast majority of the world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to Israel's unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory within 12 months, with 124 countries (64%) in favor, 14 (7%) against, and 43 (22%) abstentions. Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitics of the vote, and how the US and most of the West is violating international law.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK9dmK8p0n0Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/09/19/end-israel-occupation-palestine-un-vote/Topics0:00 Intro0:21 Chart of countries' votes at UN1:00 UN resolution demands end to Israel's occupation2:22 Map & analysis of countries' votes at UN6:49 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling8:28 West's "rules-based order" threatens international law12:41 USA blocks full UN membership for Palestine14:45 Why USA supports Israel, its "unsinkable aircraft carrier"15:55 (Clips) Biden: US would create Israel if it didn't exist16:20 US empire opposes peace, in Gaza and worldwide18:12 Outro
Ukraine is "sitting on a trillion dollars worth of minerals that could be good to our economy", said US Senator Lindsey Graham as he stood next to Zelensky in Kiev. Ben Norton discusses how Western politicians and corporations want to exploit Ukrainian natural resources, to profit and to weaken the role of China and Russia in critical supply chains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XuJLV2kfccSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/09/16/senator-lindsey-graham-ukraine-trillion-minerals/Zelensky is literally selling Ukraine to US corporations on Wall Street: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/09/zelensky-selling-ukraine-wall-street/West prepares to plunder post-war Ukraine with neoliberal shock therapy: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/07/28/west-neoliberal-recovery-conference/Topics0:00 US Senator Lindsey Graham wants Ukraine's minerals4:19 Ukraine has tens of trillions of dollars worth of natural resources5:34 China and critical minerals supply chain7:10 USA wants Ukraine to replace China in minerals supply chain8:03 Wall Street is buying up Ukraine9:13 (Clip) Zelensky's love letter to Western corporations10:58 NATO fights Russia to the last Ukrainian11:46 Study: foreign intervention is 100 times more likely in country with oil14:22 Geopolitics of NATO proxy war on Russia in Ukraine17:58 Afghanistan's resources and $1 trillion of minerals24:31 Outro
Donald Trump has threatened that, if he comes back as US president, he will impose 100% tariffs on countries that drop the dollar, trying to cut off their trade. Ben Norton discusses how this will accelerate the global dedollarization movement, incentivizing more nations to join China, Russia, and BRICS in seeking financial alternatives.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sYacRjSND4Check out our related video "De-dollarization: China drops US Treasury bonds, instead buys gold, oil, metals": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-bnIrbZjaMTopics0:00 (Clip) Trump threatens countries that drop US dollar0:49 De-dollarization2:06 (Clip) Trump pledges tariffs on nations that de-dollarize2:24 Dollar system is not a "public good"3:03 BRICS3:49 BRICS Bank (New Development Bank)4:33 Brazil's Lula calls to drop US dollar5:10 China & Brazil de-dollarize trade5:35 China & Russia de-dollarize trade6:01 Russia & Iran de-dollarize trade6:10 Southeast Asia (ASEAN) de-dollarizes7:05 (Clip) Trump: "I would not allow countries to go off the dollar"7:37 Trump's plans to punish independent countries8:22 Dollar system and US imperial decline10:00 China is biggest trading partner of most countries11:11 BRICS GDP (PPP) is bigger than G712:27 Largest economies on Earth (Rise of Global South)14:01 US imperialism is in crisis16:27 China's share of global trade16:40 China de-dollarizes its trade20:10 China buys oil & gas in yuan/renminbi21:56 De-dollarization of trade vs savings (investment & reserves)22:40 China dumps US Treasury securities25:11 China's central bank buys gold25:56 JP Morgan report on dedollarization27:07 Multipolar financial world29:01 Outro
What are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and why are banks on Wall Street lobbying against them? Could they be an alternative for average people, or would they create even more problems than they solve? Political economist Radhika Desai is joined by legal scholar Robert C. Hockett to discuss CBDCs, central banks, the Federal Reserve, and the banking system.This is part of Radhika's show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The same week France arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, the "President of the Rich" Emmanuel Macron stole the 2024 election, refusing to allow the left-wing New Popular Front that won to form a new government, instead appointing a new prime minister from a right-wing party that got 6% of the vote. Ben Norton discusses how Western "democracies" are actually oligarchies.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbx43-U1h1oTopics0:00 Western "democracy" is oligarchy3:39 Emmanuel Macron: the "president of the rich"6:11 Inequality in France8:27 French billionaire oligarchs12:48 France's 2024 election results14:10 Macron appoints election loser Michel Barnier as PM15:28 Leftist leader Mélenchon accuses Macron of electoral theft17:04 52% of French want to impeach Macron17:28 Western leaders praise undemocratic PM Michel Barnier19:51 How Macron stole the election he lost23:07 France is not a democracy24:20 Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov25:57 US government wanted Telegram backdoor for spying27:09 Russia, West, and Pavel Durov28:18 Telegram and Belarus color revolution attempt30:16 Western media's former love affair with Durov31:19 West turns on Durov33:45 Outro
A top Israeli military official admitted the war on Gaza is only possible thanks to US support and arms supplies. Ben Norton explains how Israel is an outpost of the US empire in a key geostrategic region. As Joe Biden said, "Were there not an Israel, the United States of America would have to invent an Israel to protect her interest in the region".VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UWewzp7lcEWhy does the US support Israel? A geopolitical analysis with economist Michael Hudson: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/12/why-us-support-israel-geopolitics-michael-hudson/
Can the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, really stop inflation? Or is it more committed to inflating asset price bubbles for the rich? Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the Fed's monetary policy, and its implications for average working people.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAtx2vDJkM8You can read the transcript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/08/31/fed-inflation-radhika-desai-michael-hudson/This is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The United States government has imposed sanctions on more than one-third of countries on Earth, including over 60% of poor countries. Ben Norton documents how Washington's economic warfare is deadly in nations like Venezuela, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. It is also fragmenting the global financial system, as China and Russia create alternatives. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYUq_9XlQs0Topics0:00 USA has sanctions on 1/3rd of world1:44 "Targeted" sanctions are a myth3:16 Washington Post admits US is waging economic warfare worldwide8:56 100,000+ Venezuelans died from US sanctions10:50 Goal of US sanctions: "hunger, desperation and overthrow of government"13:39 US government compares itself to Darth Vader14:46 OFAC director sings, "Every little thing we do is sanctions"16:05 Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died from US-led Western sanctions20:32 (CLIP) Madeleine Albright on Iraq mass deaths: "the price is worth it"21:08 60% of poor countries face US sanctions22:01 US dollar dictatorship and financial hegemony24:13 Donald Trump's war on Venezuela25:16 "Sanction everybody and their sister"25:54 Boomerang of US sanctions: China, Russia, BRICS create alternatives30:08 Russia re-industrializes, its economy grows rapidly34:10 Too big to sanction - Is this the limit?37:01 Outro
While EU leaders push to escalate the proxy war on Russia, and Ukraine invades Kursk region, polls show many Europeans want peace talks for a negotiated settlement, and oppose sending more weapons. Ben Norton looks at the evidence.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTVawAEUoDQTopics0:00 Intro0:30 Ukraine is desperate1:37 Ukraine invades Russia's Kursk region4:11 People in US & EU want negotiated settlement6:19 Most likely outcome of Ukraine war: compromise settlement7:42 What should Europe do in Ukraine war? Peace deal8:58 Europeans' view of Ukraine war, by country10:00 Should Europe send arms & ammo to Ukraine?11:18 Ukraine losing war would be "end of Western hegemony"12:34 Outro
US Big Tech corporations are like the feudal landlords of Medieval Europe. These Silicon Valley monopolies own the digital land that the global economy is built on, and are charging higher and higher rents to use their privatized infrastructure. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf1wQ9QeaKMSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/08/19/us-big-tech-monopolies-neo-feudalism/Topics0:00 Neo-feudalism1:36 Amazon's monopoly3:57 Google's monopoly4:54 Amazon takes 50% of sellers' revenue6:30 How Amazon sets prices: the Buy Box9:01 Technofeudalism, by Yanis Varoufakis9:42 Cloud infrastructure10:44 New cold war on China11:35 China: only alternative to US Big Tech monopolies14:55 Chinese socialism19:33 Monopoly capitalism & imperialism21:51 Feudalism & capitalism23:54 Utilities26:37 Privatized digital infrastructure29:29 Uber & Silicon Valley's monopolistic business model34:28 Apple wages war on Chinese competitors35:37 Apple's outrageous 30% Patreon fee39:44 Outro
The US government supported protests that overthrew Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. New interim leader Muhammad Yunus has been cultivated by Washington for decades. Ben Norton discusses the geopolitical reasons for the regime change; the roles of India, China, and Russia; and the Pentagon's desire to build a strategic military base on Saint Martin's Island.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irlrT3zvsqQTopics0:00 Interim leader Muhammad Yunus: Made in USA5:09 Overthrow of Sheikh Hasina7:44 US military base on St. Martin's Island?8:57 Myanmar10:33 China's reliance on Strait of Malacca for oil imports13:34 Bangladesh-China relations14:47 BRICS15:36 US pressure to join Quad17:47 Russia warned of color revolution in Bangladesh19:06 Arab Spring19:58 Was Hasina's undelivered resignation speech fabricated?22:26 Hasina: "White man" demanded military base in Bay of Bengal23:58 Hasina: USA "can overthrow the government in any country"25:36 US-backed 1975 coup against Sheikh Mujib28:33 US-backed 2022 coup against Pakistan PM Imran Khan31:00 US support for protests in Bangladesh31:22 NED funding for Bangladeshi opposition31:41 NED funding of opposition media outlet Netra News34:13 Historical context: Partition, India, Pakistan, 1971 liberation war38:40 Reasons for protests41:13 US-backed color revolutions46:21 US State Department pressure on Bangladesh47:36 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, & extremism54:12 Outro
According to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the US has allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to use prohibited drugs, recruiting them as informants to spy on others. Ben Norton discusses the geopolitics of sports and the blatant hypocrisy of the US agency USADA, which constantly criticizes Russia and China.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOHR37Pd6PUSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/08/10/usa-athletes-cheat-steroids-russia-china-doping/Topics0:00 US doping scandal exposed1:05 Hypocrisy on Russia's ban1:20 Chinese athletes harassed at Olympics2:09 US accusations of corruption2:46 Will US host 2028 Olympics?3:26 US government funds USADA3:59 WADA exposes US doping scandal8:46 WADA is investigating US10:14 US new cold war on China11:20 China says US athletes are under-tested11:49 US Congress threatens WADA12:16 The "rules-based international order"12:51 Russia banned over Ukraine War14:07 US not banned over wars on Iraq et al.15:52 Israel not banned despite crimes in Gaza17:22 West makes rules in "rules-based order"17:58 International Olympic Committee (IOC) dominated by West20:38 Imperialism22:06 Outro
The stock market crashed on August 5, in a new "Black Monday". What caused it? Is the USA on the verge of a new financial crisis? Ben Norton is joined by economist Michael Hudson to discuss the extreme volatility, AI / Big Tech bubble, Japanese yen carry trade unwind, Chinese economy, and geopolitical dangers.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stgBVvz5RIMCheck out Geopolitical Economy Hour, the program Michael Hudson hosts with Radhika Desai, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDPHis website: https://michael-hudson.comTopics0:00 Teaser0:54 Why did the stock market crash?8:19 Is the US economy entering a recession?12:36 Japan and the yen carry trade unwind27:14 China's economy 32:41 Popping of the AI / Big Tech bubble?46:05 Geopolitics: Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran54:19 Re-inflating the bubble?1:03:51 Can't the debt be rolled over?1:07:27 Asset price inflation vs consumer price inflation1:11:29 Capital gains grow faster than the economy1:13:12 What is missing from most economic analysis?1:26:05 Outro
How does the structure of the international financial system cause a drain of wealth from the poor to the rich? Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the politics of debt.VIDEO (with the charts): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bu9dHGRpmERead the transcript (with the charts) here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/debt-politics-wealth-flow-poor-richThis is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
As part of a new coup attempt in Venezuela, the US has recognized opposition leader Edmundo González as supposed president, after Trump tried to impose puppet Juan Guaidó in 2019. The State Department cited only US government-funded sources to accuse President Maduro of "electoral fraud". Ben Norton shows how misleading - and hypocritical - Washington's claims are.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KCDj-alHbgUSA backs another coup attempt in Venezuela - with Elon Musk's help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NglJ4J2rMEAWhy is USA obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela? Is it oil, China, Russia, socialism, multipolarity?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ViMqMXGGsUS gov’t-linked firm is source of exit poll claiming Venezuelan opposition won election: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/07/29/us-government-edison-poll-venezuela-election/Topics0:00 US recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader as "president"1:53 Hypocrisy: US supports dictatorships, wars, coups against democracies3:39 Why Washington hates Venezuela4:48 2002 US-backed coup in Venezuela6:57 Latin America is divided on Venezuela9:18 OAS: tool of US meddling10:33 Mexico condemns OAS "interventionism"12:34 China, Russia, Iran support Venezuela13:08 Peru's dictatorship backs Venezuelan opposition14:00 Oligarchs like Elon Musk14:44 USAID operative hints at invasion16:14 Fake news17:28 Mercenary Erik Prince threatens Maduro19:29 State Dep't cites US gov't-funded groups to allege "fraud"19:59 Carter Center: funded by US, UK, EU, Gulf monarchies23:39 Exit polls25:36 CIA-linked firm's shady polling28:58 María Corina Machado: US government-backed fanatic29:51 Geopolitical changes: Multipolarity vs unipolarity31:59 Possible US military intervention?33:28 Outro
The USA and its allies in Latin America have refused to recognize the results of Venezuela's elections, as far-right opposition extremists try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, with the help of billionaire oligarch Elon Musk. Ben Norton documents the many US-backed coups since Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez came to power and launched the Bolivarian Revolution.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NglJ4J2rMEAOur investigation: "US gov’t-linked firm is source of exit poll claiming Venezuelan opposition won election" - https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/07/29/us-government-edison-poll-venezuela-election/Check out our related video: "Why is USA obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ViMqMXGGsTopics0:00 US supports coup attempt in Venezuela1:41 Elon Musk: "We will coup whoever we want!"3:35 Electoral "fraud" allegations5:52 Observers say vote was fair8:05 Argentina's leader Javier Milei9:06 CIA & Israeli Mossad9:50 Venezuelan opposition loves Israel10:38 Maduro supports Palestine11:07 China, Russia, Iran11:52 Why USA is obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela12:57 Oil13:36 CLIP Donald Trump wanted to "take over" Venezuela (and its oil)14:07 CLIP John Bolton: US corporations want Venezuela's oil15:18 CLIP Bolton boasts Venezuela coup attempt was "a lot of work"15:49 From Juan Guaidó to María Corina Machado17:55 US-backed coup in Venezuela in 200219:25 Venezuelan opposition's long history of crying "fraud"19:48 Guarimbas21:35 What "dictatorship"?22:13 Obama declares Venezuela a "national security threat"23:38 Economic war, sanctions, & embargo30:15 Venezuela's oligarchy vs. working class32:12 Inflation33:08 Sanctions35:39 West steals Venezuela's foreign assets36:46 Failed CIA-backed invasion of Venezuela37:36 No evidence for "fraud" claims39:36 Outro
Why has the US constantly tried to overthrow Venezuela's leftist government, backing coup attempts against Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro? Ben Norton analyzes the role of Venezuela's large oil reserves and natural resources; socialist system; anti-imperialist foreign policy; partnership with China, Russia, and Iran; and key role in building a multipolar world.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ViMqMXGGsTopics0:00 Intro0:14 Oil1:58 Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution5:45 Multipolarity9:49 China14:09 US sanctions17:28 Russia & Iran18:22 Washington says China is biggest threat to US hegemony19:31 US coups & regime change20:44 US economic blockade23:18 BRICS24:24 De-dollarization26:29 Latin American regional integration29:25 US-backed coup attempts30:24 Natural resources31:52 Monroe Doctrine: US neocolonialism in Latin America33:09 Venezuela's key role in challenging US imperialism
While the US and Europe have invaded and colonized countries around the world, China and Russia have helped the Global South develop and resist Western imperialism, argues Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, leader of the Sandinista Revolution. Ben Norton reports.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8waJIQTKD4
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega blasted Western support for Israel in its war on Gaza and asked, if a state of Palestine is not allowed to exist, why should the US be allowed to exist? He was joined at the 45th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution by Palestinian ex guerrilla Leila Khaled, who denounced imperialism and neocolonialism. Ben Norton reports.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je1wKlRUyFgRead our related article - US legally owes Nicaragua reparations, but still refuses to honor 1986 Int’l Court of Justice ruling: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/28/us-owes-nicaragua-reparations-1986-icj/
European Union foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell admitted the West has hypocritical "double standards" on international law, the Russia-Ukraine-NATO war, Israel's brutal bombing of Gaza, the US-led invasion of Iraq, and climate change. Ben Norton analyzes the revealing comments of the top EU diplomat.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQuUbBf6snASources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/07/18/eu-borrell-hypocrisy-double-standards-israel-ukraine-iraq/EU confesses ‘our prosperity was based on China & Russia’: cheap energy, low-paid labor, big market: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/18/eu-prosperity-china-russia-energy-market/‘Western dominance has ended’, EU foreign-policy chief admits, warning of ‘West against the Rest’ geopolitics: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/26/western-dominance-ended-eu-josep-borrell/Topics0:00 Intro1:56 (Clip) EU foreign policy chief on West's "double standards"4:25 (Clip) West values lives of Ukrainians more than Palestinians5:06 (Clip) Hypocrisy on Israel's violations of UN resolutions6:19 Historical carbon emissions by region7:17 (Clip) Western hypocrisy on climate change8:46 Who is Josep Borrell?10:02 (Clip) West is prolonging Ukraine war10:42 "Western dominance has ended"11:55 (Clip) USA has lost its hegemony12:11 China's economic rise12:54 (Clip) China challenges Western dominance14:21 Multipolarity15:01 (Clip) "The world is much more multipolar"15:54 "Democracy vs autocracy"?16:33 (Clip) "On our side, there are a lot of authoritarian regimes"17:00 How West relied on China & Russia17:40 (Clip) "Our prosperity was based on China & Russia"19:15 Borrell's racist "garden vs jungle" rant21:30 (Clip) European exceptionalism22:11 Outro
Following a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump's supporters have portrayed him as a so-called "threat to the US deep state". But in reality, Trump was a warmonger as president, and appointed top CIA officials and neoconservatives to run his foreign policy. Ben Norton reviews Trump's support for Israel and Ukraine and his aggressive policies against China, Russia, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Bolivia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wwm4OiYY5MTopics0:00 (Clips) Trump on Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine0:32 US politics & bipartisan war crimes3:29 Alleged assassination attempt against Trump7:13 Trump's warmongering foreign policy: a summary11:35 Israel - Palestine16:56 Trump proposed bombing Russia & China17:27 Russiagate 18:01 Trump tore up 2 arms treaties with Russia18:55 Ukraine20:33 (Clip) Trump boasts of arming Ukraine20:56 Trump vs Obama on Ukraine weapons23:02 NATO24:24 "We're at war with China"26:24 Trade war & new cold war on China28:44 Democrats vs Republicans on Russia & China29:48 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)30:44 Assassination of Qasem Soleimani31:20 Trump's war on Iraq32:48 US hypocrisy on "political violence"34:31 Syria35:00 (Clip) Trump brags of taking Syria's oil35:27 Afghanistan war & minerals37:06 Trump wanted to take oil from Libya & Iraq too38:15 Yemen39:24 Trump plans to attack Mexico41:06 Bolivia coup41:54 Elon Musk & Bolivia's lithium43:24 Venezuela44:06 (Clip) Trump on "taking over" Venezuela44:18 Venezuela coup attempt46:00 Nicaragua coup attempt46:37 Elliott Abrams47:53 Cuba blockade & sanctions50:09 Tax cuts for the rich51:54 Billionaires for fellow billionaire Trump53:16 Outro
In response to the NATO summit in Washington, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss how Western governments are losing elections and ignoring their own people in order to expand the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and beyond, while seeking to impose control over the majority of humanity in the Global South.Read the transcript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/07/12/nato-west-war-democracy-global-southVIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXIYInJUYp8This is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The UK's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a pro-war, neoliberal Blairite who is closely linked to British intelligence and the US government. He was backed by big business interests after the corporate media destroyed popular left-wing, anti-imperialist Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Ben Norton discusses how Britain is an oligarchy, not a democracy.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq7YDNrYsV8Topics0:00 UK PM Keir Starmer is Tony Blair 2.03:26 Biden & Starmer discuss new cold war on Russia & China5:00 Keir Starmer's shady US government ties7:13 CIA-linked Trilateral Commission11:09 Neoliberalism: a class war13:13 The coup against Jeremy Corbyn19:12 Outro
How did Western governments get to the point where major decisions are made by and for large corporate monopolies? Ben Norton is joined by political economist Radhika Desai to discuss neoliberalism and the myth of the free market.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tczNLhfdQ7AThis is based on chapter 6 of Radhika's book "Capitalism, Coronavirus and War". You can download it for free here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/17/capitalism-coronavirus-war-geopolitical-economy-radhika-desai/Check out other episodes in the series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNZoKp0XsLFwSxxlMQu6ye8
China describes its system as a "socialist market economy". How does that work? What is the role of its stock exchanges? Ben Norton explains Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4__IBd_sGETopics0:00 Intro1:11 Deng Xiaoping & China's "Reform & Opening Up"4:06 Socialism with Chinese Characteristics5:17 China's economic growth & poverty reduction7:42 How state-owned enterprises (SOEs) run China's economy10:09 Chen Yun & the "birdcage economy"11:39 SOE share of China's GDP13:37 China's largest companies are SOEs14:53 Socialist market economy16:02 "Grasp the large, let go of the small"17:42 "Managed competition" in China19:50 Billionaires in China20:43 China's stock markets27:17 (Clip) Western financial analyst says China rejected Washington Consensus30:43 (Clip) Bloomberg complains "China doesn't care about the stock market"32:10 Differences between US & Chinese economies33:33 (Clip) Investor explains China's stock market is not priority for government36:56 China's economic policy is made for workers, not investors45:55 US financialized capitalism vs. Chinese socialism46:33 US stock market is 60.5% of entire world47:13 Richest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks47:52 Global oligarchs hold wealth in US stock market48:31 China's pursuit of "common prosperity"51:49 Outro
Top UN human rights experts called on Western weapons corporations to stop sending arms to Israel, saying they could be complicit in war crimes. Asset managers like BlackRock and Wall Street banks are also profiting. Ben Norton looks at the evidence.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur2xRJzbyJETopics0:00 Western complicity in Israel's war crimes in Gaza1:07 Statement by UN human rights experts1:26 Weapons corporations aiding Israel2:41 US, Germany, Italy are arming Israel3:09 Israel is violating Hague rulings4:01 Financial companies profiting from Israel5:10 BlackRock investments in Israel6:53 Wall Street banks underwrite Israeli bonds8:52 US states invest in Israeli bonds10:55 Biden continues arming Israel (despite misleading media claims)14:11 Outro
Economists Radhika Desai and Prabhat Patnaik analyze India's 2024 general election and why Prime Minister Narendra Modi's far-right Hindu-nationalist party BJP lost its majority. They discuss the state of the economy, rising unemployment and inequality, and Modi's neoliberal model.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4xfHMkIPJ4Transcript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/06/27/india-modi-2024-election-economy/You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Countries around the world are seeking alternatives to the US dollar. IMF economists say de-dollarization is "broad-based". The Federal Reserve reluctantly admits that it is happening. Ben Norton analyzes the latest research.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Dsy7q1MiwTopics0:00 Examples of de-dollarization around the world3:11 IMF paper on decline of dollar dominance6:39 Dedollarization is "broad based", IMF says8:07 Western sanctions lead central banks to de-dollarize8:56 Gold: Why central banks are buying it up12:37 US Federal Reserve acknowledges dedollarization13:18 (Clip) Fed governor on de-dollarization "challenges"14:28 Fed governor's speech on de-dollarization15:38 Bitcoin & crypto are NOT an alternative to the dollar17:29 CBDCs: China-led mBridge system challenges dollar hegemony18:58 Fed governor discusses de-dollarization examples20:21 Fed paper on de-dollarization24:22 Outro
The United Nations Human Rights Council published a report that concluded that Israel has committed war crimes and "the crimes against humanity of extermination" in Gaza. Ben Norton analyzes the statements of UN legal experts.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCIEdThk2jcTopics0:00 Intro0:42 (Clip) UN expert: Israel is committing crimes against humanity1:11 Quotes from UN report2:25 Israeli army is "criminal", says UN expert3:01 (Clip) UN expert: Israeli army is "criminal"3:39 Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinians with West's complicity5:10 UN expert: Israel is committing g -- cide in Gaza6:40 Israel ignores Hague rulings8:09 (Clip) UN expert details Israeli crimes in Gaza10:17 The problem with bothsidesism and false equivalence 12:15 Outro
The vast majority of the world population, in the Global South, rebuked the West's pro-war so-called "Summit on Peace in Ukraine", which was held in Switzerland in June. Russia was not even invited. Ben Norton discusses NATO's hypocrisy and explains why only 78 countries (mostly in Europe) endorsed the "Bürgenstock declaration", while China and Brazil propose genuine peace talks.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY4e2kKcuhkTopics0:00 Intro0:17 Map of countries1:24 Western media admits conference failed4:35 Zelensky claims China & Brazil aren't "civilized"7:07 Joint statement & signatories10:26 China proposes real peace plans13:54 West is out of touch with rest of world17:32 Colombia's president criticizes Swiss summit20:13 Outro
Western governments invited billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to the G7 summit in Italy to speak about "public-private partnerships" and why oligarchs should buy up global infrastructure (to compete with China's state-led Belt and Road Initiative). Ben Norton discusses how capitalism is becoming so extremely monopolized and unequal that it is devolving into neo-feudalism.(One correction: At 26:17, I meant to say "over 90%", well above 60%.)VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88VU1JjmEpsHow Wall Street buys US elections: Blackstone funds Trump, BlackRock backs Biden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaJ4BST6NcTopics0:00 Global inequality0:56 G7 summit in Italy1:57 BlackRock CEO invited to G7 summit2:32 What is BlackRock?4:45 PGI: US' corporate alternative to China's Belt & Road7:50 (Clip) BlackRock CEO Larry Fink speaks at G7 summit8:44 Wall Street vulture funds10:51 BlackRock buys up infrastructure14:40 BlackRock buys Malaysia's airports15:34 BlackRock veterans run Biden's Treasury16:00 Blackstone CEO funds Trump campaign17:53 Investment companies buy up houses18:40 BlackRock runs world's largest Bitcoin fund19:58 Privatization of infrastructure23:34 WEF: "You'll own nothing. And you'll be happy"25:56 Home ownership under socialism vs. capitalism26:17 Correction: over 90%* (I misspoke)26:21 Home ownership under socialism vs. capitalism28:38 World Economic Forum29:33 Return on capital exceeds economic growth31:20 Outro
Ukraine is a "gold mine" with $12 trillion worth of critical minerals, US Senator Lindsey Graham insisted in a TV interview. Ben Norton discusses how Western companies want these resources, and how Washington hopes to block China's access to them to hurt its technology industries.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TRPk3N8FyQZelensky is literally selling Ukraine to US corporations on Wall Street: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/09/zelensky-selling-ukraine-wall-street/Topics0:00 Intro1:35 Clip: US Senator Lindsey Graham wants Ukraine's minerals2:24 Ukraine war has nothing to do with democracy5:44 US also wants to 'weaken' Russia in Ukraine6:21 Wall Street buys up Ukraine8:08 Military-industrial complex profits10:07 Washington Post on Ukraine's 'battle for minerals'11:55 Russia12:48 US seeks to block China's access to minerals15:44 Multiple reasons for Ukraine war17:10 Trump wanted to take Venezuela's oil19:16 Exxon CEO ran US State Department20:29 US plan to seize Russia's $300B in FX reserves21:20 Clip: Lindsey Graham calls to seize Russia's reserves21:43 Debate over Russia's central bank reserves23:07 De-dollarization24:38 Outro
Polling shows that the vast majority of people in the US and Western Europe want a negotiated settlement to end the war in Ukraine, but NATO opposes a peace proposal made by China and Brazil, while refusing to invite Russia to a so-called "peace conference" in Switzerland. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=l5eQd1E_HuoTopics0:00 Intro1:30 Biden authorizes attacks inside Russia2:12 France plans to send military forces to Ukraine3:52 US discusses increased nuclear weapon deployments4:57 Poll: most people in US & W Europe want peace7:04 China & Brazil propose peace plan9:38 West's "peace conference" didn't invite Russia11:26 China wants peace in Ukraine15:45 Nicaragua backs China-Brazil peace plan16:05 Outro
In Mexico, a new independent left-wing movement has defeated the country's elites. Following current President AMLO, President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum and their Morena party won the 2024 election in a landslide. Ben Norton is joined by journalist José Luis Granados Ceja to discuss what their "Fourth Transformation" (4T) means for the US, China, Russia, Latin America, and the global economy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=M0k0WU7JKgMCheck out Soberanía, the Mexican Politics Podcast: https://youtube.com/@SoberaniaPodcastFollow José Luis on Twitter: https://x.com/GranadosCejaMexico Solidarity Media website: https://mexicosolidarity.comOur related video "Mexico's AMLO has 80% approval, despite media lies & US meddling": https://youtube.com/watch?v=-2PQPJUn6KUTopics0:00 Claudia Sheinbaum wins election1:36 Geopolitics: Mexico, US, China, Russia3:19 AMLO boosts minimum wage, reduces poverty3:45 Economy & natural resources6:09 US corporations are angry7:34 Introducing guest8:18 Why Sheinbaum's victory is historic13:01 AMLO & 4th Transformation21:43 Morena & defeat of PRI-PAN-PRD establishment32:38 Mexico's economy44:24 Geopolitics: US new cold war on China & Russia53:28 Latin American regional integration1:01:02 Everyday life in Mexico1:08:21 Outro
While BlackRock veterans run Joe Biden's Treasury, Donald Trump's presidential campaign is financed by Wall Street's highest-paid CEO, of Blackstone, the world's largest commercial landlord. Ben Norton explains how Wall Street investment companies, asset managers, and banks essentially buy US elections.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaJ4BST6NcCheck out our related video - "How the dollar's 'exorbitant privilege' enriches the USA (and global elites)": https://youtube.com/watch?v=jYkiMcR1Rj8TOPICS0:00 Wall Street always wins US elections0:57 Blackstone CEO funds Trump2:58 BlackRock backs Biden3:48 BlackRock vs Blackstone - What's the difference?7:30 Wall Street's highest paid CEO, Stephen Schwarzman10:15 Oil & gas industry moguls fund Trump10:53 Fossil fuel profits tripled under Biden13:15 Oligarchs back fellow billionaire Trump15:14 Biden promised: "Nothing would fundamentally change"15:54 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks & 67% of all wealth17:23 USA is not a democracy; it's an oligarchy18:43 Wall Street funded Barack Obama19:20 Wall Street funded Mitt Romney20:07 US government represents Wall Street21:54 BlackRock veterans run Biden's Treasury25:08 Goldman Sachs veterans ran Trump's Treasury27:16 Blackstone: the largest landlord in the US (& on Earth)30:53 De-industrialization & financialization32:25 Private equity destroyed Toys“R”Us33:11 Private equity firms buy up retirement homes, hospitals, vets34:53 2008 crisis & subprime mortgages37:22 Financial parasites38:39 Outro
As Israel bombs Rafah with US support, both are blatantly defying the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and International Criminal Court (ICC). Ben Norton documents the hypocrisy of the Biden administration's claims to uphold the "rules-based international order" as it sponsors Netanyahu's crimes against humanity in Gaza.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q2B6wkbO6vwCheck out our related video - "US threatens ICC, warning 'If they [prosecute] Israel, we're next!'": https://youtube.com/watch?v=ChZZ3GKiNE0Topics0:00 Intro1:30 ICJ orders Israel to stop attacking Rafah2:38 Israel bombs tent camp in Rafah3:51 US & UK help Israel violate ICJ rulings4:34 UN expert calls for sanctions on Israel6:28 Netanyahu: "Nobody will stop us - not the Hague"7:19 US threatens to sanction ICC8:19 Israeli spy chief threatened ICC9:23 Trump & Biden attack ICC9:50 Hypocrisy of "rules-based order"13:02 US House Speaker Mike Johnson threatens ICC13:48 US "rules-based order" vs. international law-based order14:40 UK PM Rishi Sunak praises "rules-based order"15:00 Germany's hypocrisy on Israel17:55 Western neocolonialism23:58 China defends international law26:16 Outro
Putin met with Xi Jinping in Beijing, where China and Russia released a joint statement blasting Western "colonialism and hegemonism", supporting a multipolar world and more representation for the Global South, and calling for de-dollarization and expansion of BRICS. Ben Norton analyzes the historic document.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufjxmDLQyBUFull text of the joint statement with links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/05/24/china-russia-joint-statement-new-era-75th-anniversary/Topics0:00 Intro0:49 Putin's visit to China1:42 Summary of the joint statement4:58 Russia deepens economic integration with China7:18 China expands trade with anti-hegemonic nations8:50 Note on translation of joint statement11:20 75th anniversary of China-Russia relations13:46 Supporting Global South & multipolar world17:58 Condemning Western neocolonialism & hegemony20:49 Expanding cooperation23:03 "True multilateralism"25:14 Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter27:35 Shanghai Cooperation Organization28:33 Expanding BRICS30:10 Nuclear weapons30:33 Condemning US militarism34:26 Climate change & pollution36:01 Ukraine war38:58 Non-interference40:29 ASEAN40:46 East Asia41:33 North Korea42:36 West Asia (Middle East) & Palestine44:07 Afghanistan45:18 Africa46:25 Latin America48:17 Outro
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for an arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu over crimes against humanity in Gaza. The Biden administration is threatening sanctions on Prosecutor Karim Khan. US Senator Lindsey Graham warned, "if they'll do this to Israel, we’re next!" Ben Norton discusses Washington's extreme hypocrisy and shows the real face of the so-called "rules-based international order".VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ChZZ3GKiNE0US politicians threaten to invade Int'l Criminal Court if Israel faces war crimes charges: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/05/07/us-threat-icc-israel/US senator says Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/05/12/senator-lindsey-graham-israel-nuclear-weapons-gaza/Intro0:00 "We're next!"0:15 ICC seeks to arrest Israeli officials1:50 US gov't threatens ICC4:08 Lindsey Graham quote: "if they'll do this to Israel, we’re next!"5:01 Protest5:27 Bipartisan barbarism6:57 Karim Khan dropped previous investigation into US/NATO war crimes8:26 Both sides-ism9:35 ICC charges against PM Netanyahu & DM Yoav Gallant10:38 ICJ or ICC?11:59 Western officials says ICC "was built for Africa"12:39 Netanyahu responds: "No one will stop us"13:16 20,000 US citizens in IDF14:04 Israel is an outpost of the US empire15:29 Biden, Blinken, & Republicans agree16:54 Trump imposed sanctions on ICC18:53 US hypocritically backs ICC charges against Putin20:15 US & Israel: rogue states22:57 Outro
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, sought to unite the Global South against Western imperialism. He joined BRICS, advocated de-dollarization, supported Palestine, promoted a "Look East" strategy toward China and Russia, and allied with Africa and Latin America. Ben Norton analyzes the late Iranian leader's anti-colonial foreign policy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pzPKOhHcnvcTopics0:00 Raisi's death & Iran's future2:51 Raisi's anti-colonial foreign policy4:54 Palestine6:10 Anti-imperialism8:42 BRICS10:53 Dedollarization11:45 Shanghai Cooperation Organization12:46 "Look East" strategy13:19 China18:11 Russia20:02 Indonesia20:42 Africa23:32 Latin America28:40 Nicaragua & Iran: sister revolutions33:08 Outro
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Professor C.P. Chandrasekhar to discuss what is really happening in India's economy, if its government growth statistics and other official data are accurate, the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party BJP, and the country's 2024 elections.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3zt1ZYzWP7kYou can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The Joe Biden White House imposed high tariffs on Chinese technological products, including electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, batteries, and semiconductors. Ben Norton analyzes the hypocrisy of US government accusations that Beijing provides unfair subsidies to its industries, while Washington is spending trillions on industrial policy -- and how this exposes the "free trade" dogma spread by neoliberal economists as a myth.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=a7okuN2qJU8Our related video: "Is China producing too much? US 'overcapacity' accusations: new tactic in economic war" - https://youtube.com/watch?v=GUpWxNcdnYUTopics0:00 Biden puts tariffs on China1:05 Elon Musk demanded tariffs on Chinese EVs1:55 US "overcapacity" allegations2:40 Europe threatens tariffs too3:19 Biden condemned tariffs in 20194:58 Climate change hypocrisy6:13 "Free market" myth8:47 "Forced" technology transfer myth13:12 BYD outcompetes Tesla13:56 Neoliberalism: de-industrialization & financialization18:26 Subsidies: US gov't plans trillions in benefits23:52 More tariffs on Chinese products25:30 Washington Consensus29:01 US destroys WTO (after creating it)31:28 Protectionism: How US & UK really developed39:39 Outro
US Senator Lindsey Graham insisted in a TV interview that Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza, where more than 2 million Palestinian civilians, including 1 million children, are trapped under what the Israeli defense minister called a “complete siege”. Ben Norton discusses Washington's bipartisan complicity in crimes against humanity.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4jJpA11Z5N8Atomic bombing of Japan was NOT necessary to end WWII. US gov't documents admit it: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary/Links and sources here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/05/12/senator-lindsey-graham-israel-nuclear-weapons-gaza/Topics0:00 Intro0:31 Lindsey Graham says Israel should nuke Gaza1:11 Fact check1:59 Israeli minister called to nuke Gaza3:55 Crimes against humanity4:47 US support is bipartisan5:26 Israel's nuclear weapons6:45 Israel offered nukes to apartheid South Africa9:05 US atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary13:10 Outro
143 countries, representing the vast majority of the world, voted at the UN General Assembly to support giving Palestine full membership. They were opposed by the US, Israel, and seven other small countries, representing just 5% of the global population. Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitics.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JtHx7hhpFDYSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/05/11/us-israel-vote-palestine-un-memberTopics0:00 Intro0:56 Map of UN vote on Palestine membership1:44 Countries that oppose Palestine3:13 Europe is divided3:35 Ukraine supports Israel & opposes Global South5:11 Global South supports Palestine5:44 Biden is allied with Hungary's Viktor Orbán6:20 UNGA resolution6:47 Venezuela's voting rights taken away8:02 Read the UNGA resolution9:02 Hypocrisy of US "two-state solution" rhetoric10:29 Most Democrats condemn Israel; Republicans support it11:11 Countries with bilateral relations with Palestine11:47 Palestine's rights as UN observer state13:04 China supports Palestine13:46 Russia supports Palestine14:11 Outro
While visiting Serbia, China's President Xi Jinping condemned the US and NATO for bombing Beijing's embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1999. Ben Norton discusses why Washington launched the attack, and lied about it. Then Ben analyzes China-Serbia relations and the Belt and Road Initiative.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=MILgSmiBLA8Topics0:00 Xi condemns US/NATO for bombing China's embassy1:50 US attack was intentional4:44 Protests in China5:58 Civilian victims of NATO's war on Yugoslavia7:34 China's relations with Yugoslavia9:05 Belt and Road Initiative10:21 Chinese investment in Serbian steel plant17:38 Outro
US Senators sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan, threatening to impose sanctions and even invade the Hague if he issues arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Biden administration is also pressuring the ICC not to charge Israeli officials over their war crimes in Gaza. Ben Norton discusses Washington's deep hypocrisy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pM29iLpZMJUTopics0:00 Intro0:48 US politicians threaten ICC2:26 Trump sanctioned ICC3:17 Biden's hypocrisy3:56 Republican senators' letter to ICC6:47 Hague Invasion Act8:44 Israel's gen0c1de in Gaza9:48 Israel unleashed famine in Gaza10:37 Israeli minister demands "total annihilation" of Gaza11:26 Amalek13:16 US hypocrisy on ICC warrant for Russia's Putin14:51 Africa criticizes ICC15:42 US/Israel lobbied for ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan16:46 US & Israel refuse to join ICC17:02 ICC vs ICJ18:40 Save face, or save your empire?21:13 Outro
China is reducing its holdings of US Treasury securities. Instead, the People's Bank of China is buying gold, and Beijing prioritizes imports of important commodities like oil and metals. Ben Norton discusses the geopolitical impact of de-dollarization in the world's largest economy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=z-bnIrbZjaMCheck out our related video - "How the dollar's 'exorbitant privilege' enriches the USA (and global elites)": https://youtube.com/watch?v=jYkiMcR1Rj8Topics0:00 Why countries are de-dollarizing1:05 Russia & China1:41 Brazil & China2:18 Persian Gulf oil & gas3:29 Central bank reserves4:54 China drops US Treasurys6:15 Debate in Beijing8:40 Gold9:37 Charts: China buys metals & oil11:21 Strategic petroleum reserve11:53 Belt & Road Initiative12:50 East Asia funds US deficits14:25 Global South funds Global North15:25 Japan replaces China as top US creditor16:03 US inflation, interest rates, bond yields, & debt18:48 Outro
Japan's currency the yen has fallen significantly against the dollar. It its economy in crisis? What is the role of US interest rates, inflation, debt, and deficits? What about China? Ben Norton explains the complex geoeconomic situation.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sz3r36ZTe7QTopics0:00 Intro1:40 Yen plunges against US dollar3:32 Rising exports, falling imports4:40 Did Germany overtake Japan?5:58 Nominal GDP is misleading7:27 PPP is much more accurate9:25 Misunderstanding GDP figures10:53 US deficits & debt drive GDP growth12:37 Strong US dollar13:58 Industrialization & manufacturing15:31 Current account16:15 US Treasury securities18:09 Why is the yen falling?18:43 Interest rates20:37 Bond yields23:28 Why doesn't Japan raise interest rates?23:50 Japan's debt26:18 Inflation29:32 US Treasurys30:29 De-dollarization: China drops US bonds33:14 TL;DW (conclusion)35:07 Outro
How much does the US benefit from printing the global reserve currency? An economist calculated that US average daily income would fall by 27-57% if the dollar lost its "exorbitant privilege". Ben Norton explains how wealthy investors not only in North America but around the world hold much of their wealth in the dollar.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jYkiMcR1Rj8Link to Philip Pilkington's report and Twitter account: https://twitter.com/philippilk/status/1782409654519128497Topics0:00 US dollar dominance2:00 Economics of exorbitant privilege5:23 Current account9:29 Balance of payments12:31 Effects of dollar hegemony14:45 Neoliberalism & financialization17:41 Foreign capital funds US deficits19:28 Global 1% invests in US assets20:35 Super Imperialism22:25 Fed inflates asset bubbles25:22 De-industrialization in West28:06 Industrialization in BRICS28:57 Investment & FDI33:08 Wages & manufacturing35:00 Re-industrialization?38:16 Outro
US President Joe Biden signed a law that will force TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the app, or it will be banned in the US. Ben Norton explains how this is part of Washington's economic war, aimed at protecting Big Tech monopolies in Silicon Valley.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_WFYov2kfLITopics0:00 Biden signs law to ban TikTok1:39 US tech war on China5:00 India banned Chinese apps, giving US Big Tech total control6:38 Protectionism or economic war?8:30 Silicon Valley lobbied against TikTok9:37 Donald Trump tried to ban TikTok... before doing 18012:15 Role of Israel/Palestine/Gaza?13:42 US trade war with Japan in 1980s15:38 "Free market" hypocrisy18:25 US does not truly want "competition" with China19:39 Outro
If Ukraine loses in the NATO proxy war with Russia, "it will be the end of Western hegemony", lamented former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Ben Norton explains the geopolitics of the conflict, and how most of the Global South has not joined the Global North in opposing Moscow.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=M8ZmkIhs8r0Check out our related report - "‘Western dominance has ended’, EU foreign-policy chief admits, warning of ‘West against the Rest’": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/26/western-dominance-ended-eu-josep-borrell
Jill Stein explains why she decided to run for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the duopoly of the Democrats and Republicans as the candidate for the Green Party. She is interviewed by political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oDUb7-MPH48Read the transcript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/04/20/jill-stein-president-green-party-candidate/You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The US vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council that called to recognize Palestine as a member state, while Israel launched attacks on Iran. Ben Norton shows how Washington is opposing peace.VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VndvgbR51D4Topics0:00 Intro1:29 Israel attacks Iran4:39 US vetoes Palestinian UN membership7:31 What is Palestine's status at UN?8:57 Which countries recognize Palestine?10:18 "Two-state solution" hypocrisy12:01 How USA prevents peace in Palestine15:35 US defended South African apartheid at UN18:30 South Africa's anti-apartheid leaders support Palestine21:02 China supports Palestine22:56 Russia supports Palestine23:47 UNSC Gaza resolutions vetoed by US25:53 US sponsors Israel's crimes against humanity27:23 Outro
A major Congress member and top former Trump administration official published an article calling to overthrow China's government. They boasted that the US is waging a new cold war and must win it, while proposing a military budget of $1.4 trillion per year. Ben Norton debunks the deceptions of the warmongers in Washington.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q3RMl33SqNECheck out our related report: CIA director threatens China & Russia, says Ukraine war benefits US economy - https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/07/cia-director-china-threat-russia-ukraine-war/Topics0:00 Topic1:07 2024 election1:59 Council on Foreign Relations & CIA3:30 Matt Pottinger & Mike Gallagher5:07 US new cold war on China8:21 Deceptively distorting Xi Jinping's speeches12:50 Information warfare16:00 Colonialism17:32 Misquoting Chinese officials20:29 Militarization of Asia21:49 $1.37 trillion military budget22:44 US domination of Asia24:51 Recruit "cold warriors"26:44 Regime change: Rollback, not just containment28:05 Manufacturing consent for war29:21 Outro
Israel attacked Iran's embassy in Syria on April 1, in a blatant act of war. Iran had a legal right to respond in self-defense, according to article 51 of the UN Charter, which is exactly what it did by launching missiles and drone strikes on April 13. But Western governments are absurdly portraying Tehran as the aggressor. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1p1-Psc0Un8Topics0:00 Intro1:11 Israel attacked Iran first2:50 Biden & Sunak erase history3:57 US, UK, France blocked UN Security Council condemnation5:14 Iran invoked article 51 of UN charter7:02 UN chief Antonio Guterres' hypocrisy8:32 West is destroying international law10:46 World War III?12:25 Outro
Washington accuses China of producing too many goods and demands "free market" policies. But the US government is spending trillions on industrial policy to protect its own manufacturing sector. Ben Norton details the hypocrisy of the allegations, the latest strategy in the US economic war on China.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GUpWxNcdnYUTopics0:00 Intro1:00 Chinese 'overcapacity' allegations3:38 Janet Yellen5:21 US vows to 'slow down China's rate of innovation'8:02 Elon Musk begs for tariffs on Chinese EVs10:40 US wants China to be economically subordinated12:27 US tech war on China14:39 Western industrial policy16:31 Protectionism18:38 US Inflation Reduction Act20:12 US Chips Act22:03 US undercapacity is the real problem25:11 BYD has just 1.5% of EU EV market share27:04 China's car exports vs Japan & South Korea30:37 Is overcapacity a problem?32:39 Outro
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson analyze how the United States is waging an economic war against China.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4l3EbRUOGsITranscript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/04/09/us-waging-economic-war-china-radhika-desai-michael-hudson/You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
In the United Nations Human Rights Council, the West voted against the rest of the world, supporting illegal sanctions (known as unilateral coercive measures). Ben Norton analyzes how the 14% of the population in the Global North constantly opposes the Global South, representing the Global Majority.VIDEO with maps and graphics here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VHBIfmxkHh4Links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/04/06/west-vote-rest-un-human-rights-council-sanctions/
Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei ordered his intelligence agency to give full power to the CIA, while the US spy agency's director is welcomed to Buenos Aires. Ben Norton discusses how self-declared "anarcho-capitalist" Milei withdrew from BRICS, allied with Israel, and is implementing neoliberal shock therapy, selling off the South American nation in mass privatizations, as most workers live in poverty.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4VBlUW4BpYsCheck out our related video "How extremist Javier Milei became Argentina's president: A story of debt, crisis, and empire": https://youtube.com/watch?v=FN6hoIb-QqATopics0:00 Foreign meddling in Argentina1:08 Javier Milei1:41 CIA3:24 Billionaire oligarch4:03 Anarcho-capitalism5:05 IMF7:17 Inflation8:25 Poverty9:43 Israel11:00 Milei's geopolitical alignment: US & Israel11:33 BRICS12:13 US corporations13:32 Beat the status quo... by joining it14:24 US-backed coup & dictatorship18:24 Outro
The US government has sent troops to Taiwan, just a few kilometers from mainland China, while also selling billions of dollars of weapons and military equipment. Is Washington preparing for war? Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitical situation.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sWWABuHjSvUAfter Ukraine, US readies ‘transnational kill chain’ for Taiwan proxy war: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/03/01/ukraine-us-kill-chain-taiwan-warTopics0:00 Intro2:15 US sends troops to Taiwan4:39 US general threatens war on China5:28 Nuclear weapons7:03 US once had nukes in Taiwan10:22 US "arms Taiwan to the teeth"13:27 US military surrounds China16:22 Pentagon's "kill chain for the Pacific"18:23 Elon Musk's role19:19 US military interoperability with Taiwan20:57 Washington threatens Chinese sovereignty22:58 US communiqués recognizing One China policy27:46 US violates agreements29:28 Parallels to Ukraine31:48 Outro
Israel is carrying out genocide against the Palestinian people and "systematic destruction of every aspect necessary to sustain life in Gaza", United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese detailed in her report titled "Anatomy of a Genocide". Ben Norton analyzes the political context.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=o4e4fI_r3b0
The world economy is structured in an unjust way in which the West drains the wealth of the Global South. Ben Norton discusses the economics of imperialism, and how China has tried to reverse it.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PlAN5-Lk0hwChina is ‘world’s sole manufacturing superpower’, with 35% of global output: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/31/china-world-manufacturing-superpower-productionTopics0:00 Global inequality3:01 World-systems analysis4:37 Prebisch-Singer thesis6:55 Dependency theory & commodity supercycles8:27 Unequal exchange11:01 Haiti & Honduras: Wage suppression in the periphery13:57 New International Economic Order15:22 China & the Asian Tigers19:27 The Global South rebels22:41 South Africa's President Ramaphosa on industrialization25:13 Indonesia's economic development26:34 (Neo)colonialism in Indonesia29:29 Indonesia bans raw mineral exports32:18 Protectionism (for the West, not for the rest)37:38 China helps Indonesia industrialize42:04 The myth of Chinese "imperialism"43:04 India's economy vs. Indonesia's46:41 China's South-South integration49:33 Outro
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss China's economy and debunk Western media myths, addressing accusations that consumption is too low, fears of "Japanification", the role of exports, and the new Chinese growth strategy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=isJR5dS27qAThis is part 2 of their discussion. Watch part 1 here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3K1Vku1SDd8You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The US government's plan to either ban TikTok or force owner ByteDance to sell it to a (US) company is part of Washington's economic war on China, and an attempt to protect Big Tech monopolies in Silicon Valley. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1I7reuh86CMSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/03/18/us-tiktok-ban-china-tech-monopolies/Topics0:00 US Congress moves to ban TikTok2:04 US tech war on China6:12 India bans Chinese apps, giving US Big Tech total control7:51 Protectionism or economic war?9:18 Silicon Valley lobbied against TikTok10:49 Donald Trump tried to ban TikTok... before doing 18013:27 Role of Israel/Palestine/Gaza?14:54 US trade war with Japan in 1980s16:51 "Free market" fundamentalist hypocrisy18:45 The Washington Consensus20:24 US does not truly want "competition" with China21:38 Outro
Several reports in mainstream US media outlets show how the CIA has helped to direct the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, and played a role in causing the conflict in the first place. Ben Norton examines the evidence.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=C-PdT8ZUamQUS govt knew NATO expansion to Ukraine would force Russia to intervene: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/27/us-nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-intervene/Topics0:00 CIA's role in Ukraine proxy war2:52 Germany reveals UK/France have troops in Ukraine4:08 Western special ops commandos are in Ukraine6:09 CIA trained Ukrainian forces before war with Russia9:22 US knew NATO expansion would cause Russian intervention12:26 NY Times reveals CIA operations in Ukraine21:26 CIA was using US embassy in Ukraine22:23 2014 US-backed Maidan coup25:45 CIA spying inside Russia27:59 NATO/EU member Estonia rewrites WWII history30:04 Assassinations by CIA-trained Ukrainian forces34:27 CIA collaborated with UK's MI6 and Netherlands36:27 Outro
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss what is actually happening in China, explaining its economic transition and move toward a new industrial revolution.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3K1Vku1SDd8You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The US government has sent Israel more than 100 arms shipments since October 7, to help it bomb Gaza. Polls show 52% of North Americans oppose these weapons sales. Biden is defying the Democratic Party's base, while allying with Trump and the Republicans. Ben Norton reviews the evidence.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yoj8Sleb9XQUS kills 4th UN call for peace in Gaza, helping Israel violate Hague's genocide ruling: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/21/us-veto-un-resolution-gaza-israel-hague-genocide/Topics0:00 Most Americans oppose US arms sales to Israel2:57 Youth & Democrats say Israel commits genocide5:10 ICJ: genocide case against Israel is "plausible"5:30 Top UN expert: Israel commits genocide in Gaza6:03 US court: Israel "plausibly" committing genocide7:00 Biden admin sends Israel 100+ arms shipments 9:17 US vetoes ceasefire resolutions in UN Security Council9:50 Israel's war on Gaza is most destructive in modern history10:50 Biden's cynical "food aid" PR stunt11:19 Israel is starving Palestinian children to death12:01 Amnesty: Israel violates Hague's Gaza ruling12:46 UN warns Gaza kids are dying of hunger13:50 China condemns Israel's "disgrace for civilization"14:23 Malaysia's PM blasts West's "murderous" hypocrisy16:21 Western colonialism continues18:57 Outro
Why is the United States waging economic war on China? Ben Norton discusses how China became the world's industrial superpower and a leader in important technologies, why the US is unable to compete, and the clash between Western neoliberal capitalism and Chinese socialism.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c3ngd__0ok0China is now the 'world's sole manufacturing superpower': https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/31/china-world-manufacturing-superpower-production/Topics0:00 Bipartisan US economic war2:19 China is world's #1 manufacturer4:28 Clash of systems6:29 Elon Musk laughed at Chinese competitors. Now they're beating him.9:27 TikTok: Why US wants to ban it10:56 EU threatens tariffs on China11:20 West's hypocrisy on climate change12:25 Solar panels: China installs more than rest of world combined 13:46 Clean energy is top driver of China's growth14:56 China leads world in green transition16:57 Neoliberal West can't outcompete China's state-led industrial development18:27 The death of "free market" dogma20:31 The myth of "free trade"23:23 US opposes industrial policy when China does it29:10 "Washington Consensus" failed, Washington admits38:01 Ronald Reagan's trade war on Japan43:25 Outro
The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, admitted that the “era of Western dominance has indeed definitively ended”. He warned that the EU must not divide the world into “the West against the Rest”, as “many in the ‘Global South’ accuse us of ‘double standards’”. Ben Norton analyzes the historic shift.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PVSQRypJXzYSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/26/western-dominance-ended-eu-josep-borrell/Related videos:- EU confesses 'our prosperity was based on China & Russia': cheap energy, low-paid labor, big market: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/18/eu-prosperity-china-russia-energy-market/- West votes against democracy, human rights, cultural equality at UN; promotes mercenaries, sanctions: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/26/west-vote-democracy-human-rights-un-sanctions/Topics0:00 "Western dominance has ended"2:41 Europe's "prosperity was based on China and Russia"4:05 West vs. the Rest5:07 Ukraine and NATO7:05 Europe becoming US "vassal"8:06 West votes against rest of world at UN12:44 US-led imperialist system18:58 Terms "Global South" and "West"24:54 Outro
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the rhetoric and reality of Bidenomics, and how good US President Joe Biden really was for the economy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xwht64COz2QTranscript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/28/bidenomics-economy-radhika-desai-michael-hudson/You can find other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/tag/geopolitical-economy-hour/
The Western media showed its extreme bias by whitewashing the fatal protest of US airman Aaron Bushnell, who set himself on fire outside Israel's embassy in Washington, DC while shouting "Free Palestine!" and "I will no longer be complicit in genocide!". Ben Norton contrasts the press' coverage of Russia, showing clear double standards.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=u3J4FfAGaEI
Many Latin American countries have accused Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people, even comparing it to Nazi Germany. Ben Norton explains the responses of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=63Zj691F8IwTopics0:00 Intro0:54 Latin American countries that support Palestine1:47 ICJ or ICC? Differences2:41 ICJ says Israel can be investigated for genocide3:32 Israel's war on Gaza is most destructive in modern history4:20 Brazil's President Lula compares Israel to Nazi Germany6:01 Israeli media compares Netanyahu's government to Nazis8:18 Colombia's President Gustavo Petro accuses Israel of genocide9:43 Bolivia's ex-President Evo Morales accuses Israel of genocide10:22 US imperialism in Latin America and West Asia12:08 Venezuela compares Israel to Nazi Germany13:07 Nicaragua's President Ortega blasts West's "horrendous crimes"13:56 Nicaragua joins South Africa's ICJ case16:04 Cuba accuses Israel of genocide16:39 Bolivia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel16:58 Belize breaks diplomatic ties with Israel17:08 Honduras recalls its ambassador in Israel17:19 Latin America's right-wing governments support Israel18:41 El Salvador's Nayib Bukele supports Israel19:23 Argentina's Javier Milei supports Israel20:21 Latin American left vs right21:13 Latin America's anti-imperialist leadership23:18 Outro
The United States used its veto power to block a fourth UN Security Council resolution that called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The Biden administration keeps sending weapons to Israel, helping it violate an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that says Netanyahu must respect the Genocide Convention and stop killing Palestinians. Ben Norton explains.Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/21/us-veto-un-resolution-gaza-israel-hague-genocideVIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zDcN9LsntHIOur related video - Israel admits Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dbj1GNT3MjkTopics0:00 US votes against 4th UNSC Gaza resolution4:13 Israel violates ICJ genocide ruling6:15 UN says 100,000 Palestinians killed, wounded, or missing7:34 Gaza health ministry death toll8:23 Israel's war on Gaza is most destructive in modern history9:57 US sends more weapons to Israel11:35 Biden admin's hypocrisy13:05 EU foreign policy chief criticizes Israel's "slaughter"15:26 Canada's military support for Israel17:05 Image of US voting against the world17:40 Russia condemns Israel's ethnic cleansing19:10 France says Israel must end war19:47 China urges peace and "justice" in Palestine20:39 US doctor describes "annihilation" in Gaza22:16 ICJ cases against Israel23:35 US threatens South Africa24:20 New York governor uses genocidal rhetoric25:11 Top UN official warns of "slaughter" in Gaza26:41 Israel bombs Lebanon too27:32 Outro
NATO's new cold war on Russia and China is destroying Germany's industrial base, devastating Europe's economy, and destabilizing its politics, fueling the rise of the far-right, as neoliberal austerity policies exacerbate the ongoing recession. Ben Norton analyzes the evidence.Links:- EU confesses ‘our prosperity was based on China & Russia’: cheap energy, low-paid labor, big market: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/18/eu-prosperity-china-russia-energy-market- German lawmaker denounces Ukraine 'proxy war' and US 'terror attack' on Nord Stream pipelines: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/22/germany-ukraine-nord-stream-sevim-dagdelen- How corporate profits are driving inflation, not workers' wages: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/26/corporate-profits-inflation-europe-imfTopics0:00 Crisis in EU's economic heart: Germany5:04 EU admits "our prosperity was based on China and Russia"6:51 German industry8:09 US-NATO "vassalization" of Europe10:09 Cheap Russian gas or expensive US LNG?13:37 Corporations and speculators profit17:08 Greedflation19:08 Neoliberal austerity is back21:24 US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)23:52 Economic war on China backfires27:01 Rise of far-right29:46 Germany's leftist anti-war alternative33:01 Environmentalist policies are not the problem34:56 Outro
Why are countries seeking alternatives to the US dollar? And what role can central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) play in dedollarization? Ben Norton explains how China is using the e-yuan (e-CNY) in new institutions like the mBridge system.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=v61dgvN81n0US Congress plots to save dollar dominance amid global de-dollarization rebellion: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/20/us-congress-dollar-dominance-hearingTopics0:00 De-dollarization6:03 Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)10:41 mBridge system12:24 Why China and other countries use CBDCs16:43 Surveillance? Or privatized tyranny?19:54 Why Wall Street opposes CBDCs25:21 Stability and bank bailouts27:59 Monetary sovereignty30:12 mBridge experiments32:39 International trade (without dollars)40:10 Why are CDBCs so feared in the US?41:47 Outro
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the "boogeyman" anti-China propaganda that Trump ally Tucker Carlson spewed in his interview in Moscow, while also mocking Tucker for applying to join the CIA. Ben Norton documents the former Fox News host's long history of pushing for war on China.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JzEc5GbSbIUSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/10/putin-tucker-carlson-china-ciaTopics0:00 Tucker's warmongering against China3:05 Putin debunks Tucker's anti-China propaganda5:08 Republicans want to divide Russia from China13:44 Tucker Carlson's CIA links15:47 Putin mocks Tucker for his CIA application16:19 Tucker's racist neoconservative past17:59 Tucker's neocolonial views on Latin America20:09 Democrats vs GOP: Bipartisan imperialism23:04 US failure to divide Russia from China23:40 Outro
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss realistic alternatives to the neoliberal model of financialization, and tangible policies to build a productive, sustainable economy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=o2HTc8yA4mITranscript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/09/economic-solutions-neoliberalism-radhika-desai-michael-hudsonYou can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
CIA Director William J. Burns published an article demonizing China and Russia as top "threats", boasting that the Ukraine war helps the US economically and geopolitically, and warning Taiwan could be next. Ben Norton explains the context.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uDv4KsLXua8Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/07/cia-director-china-threat-russia-ukraine-warChina is now the 'world's sole manufacturing superpower'. How did it develop so fast?: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/31/china-world-manufacturing-superpower-production
Reports reveal that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) used known criminals to spy on and destabilize the left-wing governments in Venezuela, Mexico, and Bolivia. Ben Norton reviews the scandalous evidence detailing Washington's corrupt meddling in Latin America.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5q2531l5Y5MLinks:- Trump boasts he wanted to take Venezuela’s oil after overthrowing its government: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/12/trump-venezuela-oil-coup- CIA backed failed 2020 invasion of Venezuela, top coup-plotter says: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/02/cia-invasion-venezuela-cliver-alcalaTopics:0:00 Intro1:01 Venezuela9:03 US coup attempt & invasion14:50 Bolivia21:02 Mexico31:28 CIA & drug trafficking33:02 Outro
US President Joe Biden and Western media pundits echoed Israel's disinformation casting doubt on the Palestinian health ministry death toll in Gaza, but Israeli intelligence officials have admitted it is accurate. Ben Norton looks at the evidence.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dbj1GNT3MjkDespite Biden’s claims, Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate, scientific studies show: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/12/19/gaza-health-ministry-death-toll-accurate-studyICJ’s Israel genocide decision: Historic victory for Palestinians and Global South: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/27/icj-israel-genocide-palestinians
"China is now the world’s sole manufacturing superpower", a mainstream European think think has acknowledged. Ben Norton explains China's historic growth and development model, and how the Chinese socialist market economy works.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WnDWr2YLBgISources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/31/china-world-manufacturing-superpower-production
The historic decision by the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel may be violating the genocide convention is a victory for the Palestinian people, and Global South as a whole, after centuries of Western colonialism. Ben Norton analyzes the implications.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wOBqJfsm3VIWhy does the US support Israel? A geopolitical analysis with economist Michael Hudson: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/12/why-us-support-israel-geopolitics-michael-hudson
Israel has lost support in 42 of 43 countries polled, with an 18.5% drop in favorability worldwide, as it wages a brutal war on Gaza and faces charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice. Ben Norton analyzes the findings.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nMRBYzNtUcUCheck out our related reports:- French ambassador: US ‘rules-based order’ means Western domination, violating international law: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/11/21/gerard-araud-france-us-rules-based-order- Despite Biden’s claims, Gaza health ministry death toll is accurate, scientific studies show: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/12/19/gaza-health-ministry-death-toll-accurate-study- Is a huge war coming? US bombs Yemen, Iraq & Syria. Israel bombs Gaza & Lebanon. Both threaten Iran: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/18/war-us-israel-yemen-iraq-syria-iran/Topics0:00 Israel is unpopular worldwide8:19 Myth of West's 'rules-based order'13:19 Gaza death toll17:00 Latin America backs ICJ genocide case19:06 Israel says Hague won't stop it20:17 Global South rebels22:39 Outro
The US government is preparing a "sustained military campaign" in Yemen, according to the Washington Post. Why is Biden waging this war? Who are the "Houthis"? Why is Saudi Arabia urging "restraint"? What is Israel's role? Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OQT5GvayQlYCheck out our related reports:- US bombs Yemen, Iraq & Syria. Israel bombs Gaza & Lebanon. Both threaten Iran: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/18/war-us-israel-yemen-iraq-syria-iran- China brokers Iran-Saudi peace: big blow to petrodollar, geopolitical game changer: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/17/china-iran-saudi-peace-petrodollar- US-Saudi war on Yemen has killed 377,000 people – UN estimate: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/20/us-saudi-war-yemen-377000-deaths-unTopics0:00 US wages war on Yemen4:34 Why did US lose Saudi support?6:52 Shifting geopolitical order8:27 Who are Yemen's 'Houthis'?14:16 Geo-economics of Red Sea20:47 What are US war plans in Yemen?25:27 Why is Saudi Arabia urging 'restraint'?32:40 China is now Middle East's top trading partner35:30 US' historic transition from oil importer to exporter37:44 Obama boasts of making Wall Street richer and expanding oil production38:35 Why US-Saudi relations have deteriorated41:15 Biden breaks campaign promise to end Yemen war42:30 US creates world's worst humanitarian crisis... twice46:36 Outro
The world's richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity got poorer, according to a report by Oxfam, published to coincide with the World Economic Forum meeting of capitalist oligarchs and Western government officials in Davos, Switzerland. Ben Norton analyzes the findings.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RHmTCuCCMV8Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/18/billionaires-richest-doubled-wealth-poorer-oxfamCheck out our related video "Global debt is unpayable: How Wall Street traps poor countries, profiting rich ones": https://youtube.com/watch?v=WRkhWQ0sRn4
The US military is attacking Yemen, Iraq, and Syria, while Israel bombs Gaza and Lebanon. Both are threatening Iran. Is a huge regional war coming? Ben Norton explains the dangerous situation in the Middle East.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G0uXnxBWG-QCheck out our related video "Who are Yemen's 'Houthis'? Why are they attacking Israel-bound ships in Red Sea?": https://youtube.com/watch?v=jhcoG-PHot8Our report "US troops are occupying Syria’s oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/12/12/us-troops-occupy-syria-oil-congress-withdraw
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the massive explosion of debt in the US and around the world, and how neoliberal economics leads to large bubbles based on speculation and asset-price inflation.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=A63afuvkbmkYou can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The expanding BRICS bloc and many Global South countries are trying to de-dollarize, diversifying their foreign exchange reserves and trading with local currencies, due to the threat of US sanctions and rising Fed interest rates that make it difficult to service dollar-denominated debt. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qT8IwbTdia0
What is Yemen's so-called "Houthi" movement, officially known as Ansarallah? Why are they blocking Israel-bound ships from entering the Red Sea? Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jhcoG-PHot8
Three of the four largest banks crashes in US history took place in 2023, and the government printed hundreds of billions of dollars to bail out their rich uninsured depositors.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wiaqlhenHOIRead more here: US government bailout of Silicon Valley and banks is $300B gift to rich oligarchs: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/19/fed-bailout-silicon-valley-banks
Western media outlets have absurdly claimed China's economy is collapsing, due to a crisis in the real estate sector. But in reality, this is part of an intentional transition away from infrastructure, toward more investment in technological production. Ben Norton explains.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VlXUy65hqv4Check out our related video "How China became the world's industrial superpower - and why the US is desperate to stop it": https://youtube.com/watch?v=BT7Th2aV0wM
These were the most important geopolitical and economic issues of 2023, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, US-China tensions, BRICS expansion, growing de-dollarization, inflation crisis, crypto fraud, bank crashes, European de-industrialization, and more. Journalist Ben Norton reviews the chaotic year.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nA9qSH6uHu8Links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/12/31/stories-2023-gaza-ukraine-china-bricsTopics0:00 Top stories of 20235:01 Israel's war on Gaza8:24 Ukraine losing in NATO-Russia war13:02 Africa's Sahel rebels14:42 Growing global inequality16:10 BRICS expansion19:10 De-dollarization25:52 Inflation (and 'greedflation')29:40 Debt crises34:19 Bank failures (and US bailouts)41:39 Crypto fraud43:21 Europe: stagnation and de-industrialization46:12 China's economic transition56:06 US new cold war on China1:01:09 India grows closer to US (and Russia)1:03:55 Pakistan's Imran Khan imprisoned1:05:08 Brazil's Lula returns1:07:40 Argentina's Javier Milei1:09:53 Peru coup1:12:03 US-Mexico tensions1:13:26 Biden loses supports as 2024 election nears1:15:43 Outro
Is Israel's war on Gaza expanding into a regional conflict? Why is Yemen attacking ships in the Red Sea? What are the roles of Iran and Saudi Arabia? Journalist Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitics of the crisis.(This analysis features many maps, so watching the video is recommended.)VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=C-YjyCjH7SA
Western sanctions over the Ukraine war have backfired, rapidly de-industrializing Europe while accelerating Russia's economic integration with Asia. Journalist Ben Norton explains the historic changes.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DkuKnYdtW9wEU confesses ‘our prosperity was based on China & Russia’: cheap energy, low-paid labor, big market: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/18/eu-prosperity-china-russia-energy-marketBRICS expanding into economic powerhouse: Petrodollar under threat - https://youtube.com/watch?v=1SIfrWkQXeE
Despite US President Biden's claims to the contrary, the Gaza death toll reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to peer-reviewed articles by scientists in leading medical journal The Lancet. Meanwhile, Israel is massacring civilians - including some of its own.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=faNjI2bIIpc
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss neoliberalism, and the premature predictions about its demise.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1cApt5QVpWITranscript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/12/15/neoliberalism-dead-radhika-desai-michael-hudsonYou can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The US military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw US troops. Journalist Ben Norton analyzes the situation.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UyZb-DKR1fwSources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/12/12/us-troops-occupy-syria-oil-congress-withdraw
The US government has paralyzed the United Nations, voting against the rest of the world and preventing peace in Gaza by vetoing three different resolutions in the Security Council. Meanwhile, Washington continues selling weapons to Israel. Journalist Ben Norton explains the scandal.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mD9AQfperGcCheck out our related reports:- US blocks peace in Gaza, supporting Israel's genocidal war on civilians: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/10/22/us-peace-gaza-israel-genocide- US votes against world as UN condemns Israel's illegal settlements in occupied Palestine and Syria: https://youtube.com/watch?v=daKuVX1eQSM- US votes against peace in Gaza, defying vast majority of planet at UN: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vph4YDi17Ps
The US Congress is backing Israel's plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza and expel the indigenous population to Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, and Yemen. Meanwhile, Israel kills 700 Palestinians per day, with billions of dollars worth of US weapons.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GwGtcl3q2xw
Russia wanted to sign a peace deal with Ukraine in March 2022, but NATO countries sabotaged it, according to Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and the parliamentary faction leader of Zelensky's political party, Davyd Arakhamia. Journalist Ben Norton reviews the evidence.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TkpKx6oMN0sCheck out our related report from 2022 - "West killed peace proposal to end Ukraine war, Russia supported negotiated settlement": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/03/west-peace-proposal-ukraine-russia
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the fracturing international order between the NATO/West bloc and the Global Majority, analyzing Israel's war on Gaza, Ukraine's defeat in the proxy war against Russia, and the rise of the far-right in Argentina and Europe.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Io0H1i7Xf8sYou can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The West voted against the rest of the world on United Nations General Assembly resolutions, opposing democracy, human rights, and cultural diversity, while supporting mercenaries and unilateral coercive measures (sanctions).VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qyl2JsTTOVsLinks, graphics, and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/26/west-vote-democracy-human-rights-un-sanctions
Extremist Javier Milei won Argentina's presidential election on a far-right platform, pledging to abolish most government ministries, abandon monetary sovereignty, and adopt the US dollar, while cutting ties with China and withdrawing from BRICS. Ben Norton explains how a history of debt and colonialism keeps the South American nation trapped in seemingly endless crisis.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FN6hoIb-QqACheck out our article "How Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years: An economic history": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/18/argentina-neocolonial-debt-historyOur related video "Global debt is unpayable: How Wall Street traps poor countries, profiting rich ones": https://youtube.com/watch?v=WRkhWQ0sRn4Judicial coup in Argentina: Corrupt judges conspire with media oligarchs to ban Cristina Kirchner from office: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/08/judicial-coup-argentina-cristina-kirchnerTOPICS0:00 Meet Javier Milei7:54 History of debt traps13:38 Sergio Massa and Peronists19:27 Economist Ha-joon Chang on dollarization22:27 Cut ties with China and Brazil?24:51 Far-right "libertarianism"27:55 Inflation, IMF, and foreign debt30:46 Alberto Fernández surrenders to IMF33:58 Investocracy: Rule by foreign investors38:09 Exports and imports39:35 Dependency theory43:09 Protectionism and kicking away the ladder46:28 Past failed dollarization schemes52:56 Outro
The United States and Canada voted against countries representing more than 90% of the world population at the United Nations General Assembly, in resolutions condemning Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territory.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=daKuVX1eQSMOur related report on the US voting against a UNGA resolution calling for peace in Gaza: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vph4YDi17PsOur video on the US vetoing UN Security Council resolutions on Gaza: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8
Top Israeli officials admitted they are ethnically cleansing Palestinians. A minister boasted, "We are now rolling out the Gaza Nakba", in reference to the colonial mass expulsion of 1948. Journalist Ben Norton reviews the substantial evidence of Israel's crimes against humanity, sponsored by the US government.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y3C-Pm92sWMCheck out our video "Latin America stands with Palestine, denouncing Israel's war on Gaza": https://youtube.com/watch?v=JACTB8T35HEOur related report "US threatened to invade International Criminal Court. Now it loves ICC for targeting Putin": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/29/us-invade-icc-putin
A geopolitical analysis of why the United States so strongly supports Israel: Economist Michael Hudson discusses with journalist Ben Norton.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9AeAfFfTqMkTRANSCRIPT here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/12/why-us-support-israel-geopolitics-michael-hudsonCheck out our video "Origins of debt: Michael Hudson reveals how financial oligarchies in Greece & Rome shaped our world": https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hqe3IQQo_t4
Most countries in Latin America, led by left-wing governments, have condemned Israel's war crimes in Gaza and expressed strong support for the Palestinian liberation struggle.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JACTB8T35HEBiden echoed debunked Israeli disinfo to deny the Gaza death toll: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YXKNRwJ1D_cUS votes against peace in Gaza, defying vast majority of planet at UN: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vph4YDi17PsColombia's President Gustavo Petro warns that Israel's destruction of Gaza is the West's plan for the Global South: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kC8YMcHn9nE
The world voted 187 to 2 at the United Nations General Assembly for an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. Only Israel supported Washington, while Ukraine abstained. Journalist Ben Norton explains the scandalous geopolitical and historical context.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=a2A_avuu65ICheck out our related video "US votes against peace in Gaza, defying vast majority of planet at UN": https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vph4YDi17Ps
Top United Nations human rights official Craig Mokhiber resigned in protest of Israel's "text-book case of genocide" in Gaza, warning that "key parts of the UN have surrendered to the power of the US".VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dLXCYaayXqEOur related video "US blocks peace in Gaza, supporting Israel's genocidal war on civilians": https://youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8
US President Joe Biden regurgitated debunked propaganda from far-right Israeli officials disputing the Palestinian death toll from Gaza's health ministry, yet these statistics have a long history of being reliable and are used by the UN, humanitarian organizations, and even the State Department itself.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YXKNRwJ1D_cUS votes against peace in Gaza, defying vast majority of planet at UN: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vph4YDi17Ps
The United States voted against a proposed humanitarian truce in Gaza, opposing the vast majority of the world in the United Nations General Assembly and protecting Israel as it kills thousands of Palestinian civilians. Journalist Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitical situation.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vph4YDi17PsOur report on the US vetos of the UN Security Council ceasefire proposals: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8An explainer on how Palestinians have a legal right to armed resistance against Israeli colonialism: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JwO6cGnn-M8Colombia's president warned that Israel's destruction of Gaza is the West's fascistic plan for the Global South: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC8YMcHn9nE
Much of the Global South is rebelling as Israel destroys Gaza, with US/EU support. Colombia's first-ever left-wing President Gustavo Petro warned that the West's exploitative economic model is bringing back fascism, and neocolonial elites treat the peoples of the Global South as "disposable, like the children of Gaza".VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kC8YMcHn9nEUS blocks peace in Gaza, supporting Israel's genocidal war on civilians: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8
The United States has blocked ceasefire proposals at the UN Security Council while staunchly supporting Israel, sending more weapons as it commits rampant war crimes against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8Sources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/10/22/us-peace-gaza-israel-genocide
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss the rapidly changing global order, from the Belt and Road Forum in China to the Valdai Club conference in Russia, from Israel's war on Gaza to India's alignment with the US.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lHTmIt131P8(This episode was recorded on 16 October 2023.)You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinians, trying to force them out of Gaza into Egypt. The US and EU support Netanyahu's scorched-earth war on the "entire nation", and the State Department ordered diplomats not to call for peace, de-escalation, or a ceasefire.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=h739EMda8Ag
Israel is indiscriminately bombing civilians in Gaza, after imposing a "complete siege" on 2.3 million Palestinians, cutting off electricity, water, food, and fuel. Meanwhile, the Western media has spread false stories that were quickly debunked.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=E50gE7YwDKIWatch our related video "Palestinians have a legal right to armed resistance against Israeli colonialism": https://youtube.com/watch?v=JwO6cGnn-M8
All the debt in the world is three-and-a-half times the size of the global economy: 349% of GDP, or $37,500 per person on Earth. It is unpayable. But poor countries are forced to pay high interest rates to rich bondholders on Wall Street, while Western vulture funds profit. Journalist Ben Norton analyzes the deeply unequal international financial system.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WRkhWQ0sRn4Watch the first part here - "A huge debt crisis is coming": https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3QOBbQR2g
International law clearly shows that the Palestinian people have a legal right to armed struggle against Israeli colonialism, just as South Africans did against apartheid. Gaza suffers under an illegal Israeli blockade that even a former British prime minister recognized to be a "prison camp". Journalist Ben Norton looks over the evidence.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JwO6cGnn-M8
What is life like in China? How does its economy work? Is it obsessed with censorship, or actually defending its sovereignty against foreign interference? Journalist Ben Norton discusses his experience living in the country.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EeuYRuOZ6rUWatch our related video "How China became the world's industrial superpower - and why the US is desperate to stop it": https://youtube.com/watch?v=BT7Th2aV0wMCheck out our report "How China strengthened food security and fought poverty with state-funded cooperatives": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/31/china-food-security-poverty-cooperativesTopics0:00 Why I moved to China1:34 China's remarkable economic growth2:24 The most sovereign country?4:32 Technological sovereignty7:40 Dangers of a new cold war9:28 An unnecessary disclaimer11:35 Unprecedented economic development19:33 China's unique sovereignty23:32 De-industrialization24:42 China's sovereign social media space28:28 China's sovereign technological space31:20 Digitalization of the economy34:09 Phones36:29 Cars and computers39:08 US sanctions and tech war41:16 Censorship, or digital tariffs?46:59 Problems47:31 Energy security and green transition50:42 Food security52:15 Debt54:18 Inequality55:48 Democracy?59:14 Protecting sovereignty is not isolationism59:55 Export- or consumption-based model?1:05:05 Comparative advantage: a critique1:19:30 Outro
Burkina Faso's revolutionary nationalist government delivered a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, condemning Western governments for neo-colonial policies that seek to "pillage Africa" and exploit the continent's plentiful natural resources.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Af_En3ojC0Check out our related video "Niger coup: 78% of people support military government's anti-colonial policies": https://youtube.com/watch?v=tAcc6U69E6o
While US politicians threaten to invade, Mexico used the United Nations General Assembly to call on Washington to control the rampant trafficking of guns, which is fueling cartel violence. Mexico also reaffirmed its commitment to the Global South and pledged to rejoin the G77+China, while condemning neoliberal economic dogma.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6-qutuWQ_6AOur report on the G77+China summit in Cuba: https://youtube.com/watch?v=A4I5bLlip5Y
The US government sponsored a political coup against Pakistan's democratically elected Prime Minister Imran Khan due to his non-aligned foreign policy and neutrality in the Ukraine proxy war. Ben Norton analyzes the substantial evidence.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wBc5YLW8h74Topics:0:00 Well known US-backed coups1:37 Coup against Pakistan's PM Imran Khan7:38 Imran Khan's non-aligned foreign policy14:14 Coup regime reverses independent foreign policy15:31 Coup regime's authoritarian crackdown19:44 Another US-backed coup in Pakistan, in 197721:58 Similarities to Brazil and Peru23:38 Iran and Mohammad Mosaddegh27:14 The US "war on terror"30:00 Smoking gun: leaked embassy cable47:01 IMF bailout and inflation crisis50:00 OutroCheck out some of our previous coverage:- Pakistan’s prime minister accuses US diplomat of ‘conspiracy’ to overthrow his elected government (from April 2022): https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/04/04/pakistan-imran-khan-us-diplomat-conspiracy- Pakistan coup regime bans Imran Khan, dissidents killed, as US eyes China ties, Israel normalization: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/26/pakistan-coup-imran-khan-china-israel- Pakistan warns of foreign-backed regime-change attempt, to disrupt China/Russia alliance (from March 2022): https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/03/31/pakistan-foreign-regime-change-china-russia
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss the rapidly changing world order at a time of summits of BRICS, G20, and G77 and the UN General Assembly.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IJSzHN71Qj8Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/09/23/brics-nato-summits-radhika-desai-michael-hudsonYou can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The Pentagon admitted that a Chinese balloon that crossed into US territory in February 2023 was not spying; it was likely blown off course by wind. But Ben Norton shows how Washington and the media milked this manufactured scandal as ridiculous cold war propaganda.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zgWv3kXUn10Our report from back in February: "US admits weather pushed Chinese balloon off course, US shot down hobbyists’ $12 balloon in $2M missile attack": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/18/us-weather-chinese-balloon-hobbyist
Global South countries making up 80% of the world population called to transform the "unfair international economic order" at the G77+China summit in Cuba.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=A4I5bLlip5YTopics0:00 Introduction1:19 G77 vs G20 vs G8 vs G77:06 G77+China statement18:17 Speech by Cuba's President Díaz-Canel43:46 Speech by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega49:44 Outro
Condemning Washington's "hegemonic mindset" and sanctions, China strengthened its strategic partnership with Venezuela. The oil-rich South American nation's President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Beijing, and applied to join BRICS. Ben Norton analyzes the important geopolitical and economic consequences.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=n-jYaEb5SE0How Trump and John Bolton attempted a coup in Venezuela: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/07/12/trump-john-bolton-coups-venezuela
On September 11, 1973, the CIA sponsored a coup that overthrew copper-rich Chile's democratically elected socialist President Salvador Allende and imposed a fascist military dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet. Journalist Ben Norton reviews the historical evidence.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mkB08AKNjQ0
Peru resource battle - CIA-linked US ambassador talks 'investments' with mining/energy ministers: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/19/peru-resources-mining-gas-investment
Around the world, debt is skyrocketing - and rising interest rates are making it unsustainable. In this first part, Ben Norton discusses the impending crisis in the United States, before explaining in part two how Wall Street traps the Global South in debt.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3QOBbQR2gUS government bailout of Silicon Valley and banks is $300B gift to rich oligarchs: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/19/fed-bailout-silicon-valley-banks4 US banks crash in 2 months: Banking crisis explained by economist Michael Hudson: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/05/first-republic-bank-crisis-michael-hudson
Western sanctions are backfiring: The EU is now importing Russian liquified natural gas at record levels, and China has made high-tech breakthroughs despite US export restrictions. Ben Norton discusses how this is strengthening their economic sovereignty while blowing back on Europe.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=U5fycw5vkjoUS now world's top LNG exporter, as Europe boycotts cheaper Russian gas: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/04/us-lng-exporter-europe-russia-gasEurope pays more for banned Russian oil, resold by India - as EU wages fall: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/30/europe-russia-oil-india-wagesJournalist Seymour Hersh says US blew up Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia to Germany: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/08/us-nord-stream-pipelines-seymour-hershTopics0:00 Introduction: US economic warfare3:49 Western sanctions on Russia backfire20:47 China resists US tech sanctions30:48 Outro: Sanctions are failing
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain how imperialism is a product not only of the struggle between classes but also nations, and how the framework of geopolitical economy helps us understand the international relations of the capitalist world system.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vKVjpKCFd28
You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
In its South Africa summit, BRICS invited six new members: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The bloc now represents 37% of global GDP (PPP), over 40% of global oil production, and 1/3rd of global gas production, challenging the US petrodollar system. Ben Norton analyzes the importance of the meeting.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1SIfrWkQXeE
BRICS debates mission at summit: Challenge West's G7 or be neutral?: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wQN7Uh_XMbA
How a US debt trap in Argentina is fueling inflation, dollarization, far right: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1BRx90DhYWM
US pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/10/us-saudi-arabia-sell-oil-dollars-chinese-yuan
Topics: 0:00 Introduction 3:21 Petrodollar under threat 7:51 BRICS+ makes up 40% of global oil production 9:00 BRICS+ makes up 1/3rd of global gas production 10:48 BRICS' massive economic weight 12:09 Will Argentina join? 18:29 De-dollarization 20:46 Saudi-Iran peace 23:35 BRICS vs. G7 30:17 Xi's speech 35:18 Putin's speech 41:06 Lula's speech 42:17 Lula calls for new BRICS currency 47:42 Ramaphosa's speech 52:50 Venezuela 54:34 Cuba 55:37 Conclusion
The BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is holding a historic summit in Johannesburg, discussing expansion and de-dollarization, amid an internal debate: Will it openly challenge the Western-led G7 and its exploitation of the Global South, or will it simply promote neutrality?
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wQN7Uh_XMbA
US threatened to invade International Criminal Court. Now it loves ICC for targeting Putin: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/29/us-invade-icc-putin
Iran joins group with China & Russia, calls to drop US dollar in trade: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YVKNh1gLSO0
Most people in Germany and France blame the United States and NATO for the war in Ukraine, according to a poll conducted not by a pro-Russian group but rather by anti-Putin activists.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZwO5tEN_kIA
US, UK, France promised USSR not to expand NATO east of Germany, newly discovered document proves: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/20/us-uk-france-russia-expand-nato-east-germany
US gov’t knew NATO expansion to Ukraine would force Russia to intervene: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/27/us-nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-intervene
The US constantly claims to uphold the so-called "rules-based international order" (which it never clearly defines), but China released a devastating report detailing Washington's hypocrisy on economic policies and "free trade".
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=x8dJ1iiXLbI
EU admits new cold war is not ‘democracy vs autocracy’: Many 'authoritarian regimes on our side': https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/27/eu-cold-war-democracy-authoritarian
China condemns ‘US hegemony’, war crimes, CIA coups, 400 foreign interventions: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/22/china-report-us-hegemony-wars-coups-intervention
As part of negotiations for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, the United States is demanding that Riyadh keep pricing its oil in dollars, not China’s renminbi or other currencies.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NmYybJZo3fo
Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/10/us-saudi-arabia-sell-oil-dollars-chinese-yuan
How Israel is an apartheid regime, with Ali Abunimah: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/03/israel-apartheid-ali-abunimah
Western governments have demonized the coup in Niger and threatened intervention, but polls show that 78% of Nigeriens support the military government's anti-colonial policies. France is extremely unpopular due to its neocolonial practices, whereas Russia is widely seen as an ally. The new nationalist junta pledges to pursue true independence and sovereignty.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tAcc6U69E6o
Check out our related video "US/France threaten intervention in resource-rich Niger - Fears of war in West Africa": https://youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_5nuoB940
US government documents admit that the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was on the verge of surrendering. The nuclear attack was the first strike in Washington's Cold War on the Soviet Union.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5vMEgneKF10
Links to sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary
US-backed fascism in Japan - How Shinzo Abe whitewashed genocidal imperial crimes: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/07/09/fascism-japan-shinzo-abe-empire
After nuking Japan, US gov’t lied about radioactive fallout as civilians died: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/08/16/japan-us-lied-radioactive-fallout
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss how the war hawks' drive to expand NATO into Asia to contain China may destroy the Western military alliance.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vKS1IdQpBkA
Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/04/nato-expand-asia-china-russia
Part 1 of their discussion: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/07/28/nato-ukraine-russia-china-war
You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The US and France have threatened foreign intervention to re-install a pro-Western regime in Niger, which produces uranium needed for nuclear energy and hosts large US drone bases. This follows coups led by nationalist, anti-colonial military officers in neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, which warn intervention could set off a regional war in West Africa.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_5nuoB940
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss how NATO has shifted from its proxy war against Russia in Ukraine to targeting China in the Pacific.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2q6Usko4x6s
Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/07/28/nato-ukraine-russia-china-war
The United States is the largest historic contributor to climate change, yet Washington is condemning Beijing for supposedly not doing enough. In reality, China is leading the world in the transition to renewable energy technology.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pJ3ItSYBaJs
Political economist Radhika Desai discusses the origins of neoliberalism as a fringe ideology and how it became dominant, fueling extreme inequality, instability, and financialization.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lSTLsHAGoVA
This is a discussion of chapter 4, "Neoliberal and its financializations", from Radhika's book "Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy".
Other episodes in the series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNZoKp0XsLFwSxxlMQu6ye8
You can download Radhika's book for free here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/17/capitalism-coronavirus-war-geopolitical-economy-radhika-desai
Political economists Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, and Ann Pettifor discuss how the international financial system traps Global South countries in debt, reinforcing a neocolonial system.
Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/07/11/colonialism-sovereignty-financial-system-debt
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=x13cSy8S8To
You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Iran has become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, along with China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and Central Asian nations. The SCO represents 40% of the global population and one-third of the world economy. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called for challenging "Western hegemony" and de-dollarizing trade in the region, instead using local currencies for international settlements.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YVKNh1gLSO0
US President Joe Biden appointed notorious neoconservative war criminal Elliott Abrams as an advisor for "public diplomacy". Abrams previously served under Donald Trump, George W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan, and he oversaw genocide in Guatemala, massacres in Nicaragua and El Salvador, and coup attempts in Venezuela.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=k2MUS0xRCTo
Neoliberalism is often misunderstood, but it is very important to understand this ideology that has dominated global economics and politics for decades. Ben Norton discusses the history of the neoliberal "Washington consensus", and how it was imposed on the world.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oUwLB4xUk0s
How China became the world's industrial superpower - and why the US is desperate to stop it: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BT7Th2aV0wM
China has gone from one of the poorest countries on Earth to building the world's largest economy, responsible for nearly one-third of global manufacturing. Meanwhile, the US de-industrialized and financialized its economy. Journalist Ben Norton explains how.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BT7Th2aV0wM
Rising corporate profits have caused 45% of inflation in Europe, compared to 40% for rising import prices and just 15% for wages, according to research by IMF economists.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qdZbq1iw-ho
Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/26/corporate-profits-inflation-europe-imf
US Federal Reserve says its goal is ‘to get wages down’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/24/us-federal-reserve-wages-inflation
The elite European Council on Foreign Relations, which is funded by many Western governments, warned that the EU is becoming a "vassal" of the United States, losing its independence.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-xcVy-Fta1I
Read the original report here: https://ecfr.eu/publication/the-art-of-vassalisation-how-russias-war-on-ukraine-has-transformed-transatlantic-relations
Political economists Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, and Ann Pettifor discuss the growing debt crisis in the Global South and the need for forgiveness and system change.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-uxyjIFqi4o&feature=youtu.be
You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
The US Congress held a hearing titled "Dollar Dominance: Preserving the U.S. Dollar’s Status as the Global Reserve Currency", while countries around the world are joining the de-dollarization rebellion against Washington's exorbitant privilege.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=94YZ9TKFOac
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Roberts discuss the US debt ceiling deal reached by President Joe Biden and the Republican opposition, and what it means for the future of the economy.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fwZWYqcFvCY
You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Ben Norton discusses the rise and fall of US-led neocolonial financial order, from the 1944 Bretton Woods conference that established the US dollar as the global reserve currency; to the 1971 Nixon Shock that ended the gold standard, Volcker Shock, Third World debt crisis, and emergence of neoliberalism; and finally to the historic growth of China and consolidation of the Global South-led BRICS bloc.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XTq9P4avOEk
Former US President Donald Trump boasted at a campaign rally, "When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would have taken it over; we would have gotten to all that oil; it would have been right next door". This confirms the ulterior motives behind Washington's 2019 coup attempt with Juan Guaidó.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uqE-WqxfT1E
Trump advisor John Bolton admits planning US coups in Venezuela and beyond: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/07/12/trump-john-bolton-coups-venezuela
Trump wanted US military attacks on Venezuela, Defense Secretary Mark Esper details in book: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/19/trump-us-military-venezuela-mark-esper
How Trump and John Bolton attempted a coup in Venezuela: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tzoJ_UVBV7w
Major media outlets have claimed China is building a secret station in Cuba to spy on the US, citing anonymous intelligence officials. But the Pentagon admitted this story is false. It is part of a larger information warfare campaign against Beijing, and could sabotage any attempts at diplomacy.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mtrprreJvoU
The BRICS bloc’s New Development Bank (NDB), an alternative to the US-dominated World Bank, is de-dollarizing its loans, promoting local currencies, and growing with new members from across the Global South.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ltteCyO366o
Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/06/brics-new-development-bank-dollar-adding-members
Check out our related video "BRICS is adding members, planning new currency to challenge US dollar": https://youtube.com/watch?v=PfXyNqg8NDI
Foreign ministers from BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) met to discuss expanding the Global South-led bloc and creating a new global reserve currency to challenge the US dollar.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PfXyNqg8NDISources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/06/03/brics-adding-members-currency-us-dollar
Political economist Radhika Desai discusses how capitalism is inherently imperialist, what the class struggle looks like at the international level, and how "the dominant ideas are the ideas of the ruling classes of the dominant nations".This is a discussion of chapter 3, "The geopolitical economy of capitalism and socialism", from Radhika's book "Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy".VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hhYsynUTc30Other episodes in the series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNZoKp0XsLFwSxxlMQu6ye8You can download Radhika's book for free here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/17/capitalism-coronavirus-war-geopolitical-economy-radhika-desai
US politicians from both parties agree: the deficit doesn't really matter. In their bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling, Biden and Republicans agreed to boost military spending to $885 billion, while making it more difficult for poor struggling families to receive food stamps and welfare.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QUygZa2Eyx4
How a US debt trap in Argentina is fueling inflation, dollarization, far right: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1BRx90DhYWM
US makes up c 40% of global military spending, 10x Russia, 3x China: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/02/us-military-spending-russia-china
Argentina is trapped in unpayable odious debt owed to US vulture funds like BlackRock and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is fueling extreme inflation and far-right demagogues such as Javier Milei, who are calling for dollarization, adopting the dollar as the country's currency.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1BRx90DhYWMSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/25/argentina-us-dollar-inflation-neocolonialismHow Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years: An economic history: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/18/argentina-neocolonial-debt-history
To analyze how China is building a global alternative as the US-led neoliberal financial order decays, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by economic geographer Mick Dunford.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nP_o-Hk8KmMTranscript (with all graphs) here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/27/china-economic-alternative-us-led-financial-orderYou can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Economist Michael Hudson discusses his book "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization’s Oligarchic Turning Point", and how this history from 2000 years ago is still so relevant to understand our debt-based societies today.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hqe3IQQo_t4You can find links to all of Michael's books at his website https://Michael-Hudson.comYou can support Michael on Patreon at Patreon.com/MichaelHudson
Wars the US waged in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan following September 11, 2001 caused at least 4.5 million deaths and displaced 38 to 60 million people, with 7.6 million children starving today, according to studies by Brown University.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=owjYEjib23MSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/18/us-911-wars-million-deaths-displace
Ecuador's right-wing President Guillermo Lasso, a multimillionaire banker notorious for blatant corruption, dissolved the National Assembly to prevent it from impeaching him for embezzling public funds. The US government is strongly supporting the dictator as he rams through extreme anti-worker laws. He also has the backing of Peru's coup regime, which imprisoned leftist Pedro Castillo on false accusations of doing exactly what Lasso did.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Tg_WAuuvldcPeru coup - CIA agent turned US ambassador met with defense minister day before president overthrown: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/14/coup-us-ambassador-peru-cia
The US military arms and trains foreign fighters as "proxies" to wage "irregular warfare" against adversaries, and the Pentagon does not vet them to see if they have committed atrocities, according to documents obtained by the New York Times.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NwO6lVykGDsSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/16/us-recruits-proxies-irregular-warCIA and NATO are waging sabotage attacks inside Russia: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/29/cia-nato-sabotage-attacks-russia
To analyze the conflict in Ukraine, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by economic geographer Mick Dunford. They discuss the aggressive neoliberal reforms being imposed by the Ukrainian government and Europe's suicidal policies.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6bF3QkHIB7ITranscript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/15/ukraine-neoliberalism-europe-economic-suicideYou can find other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Historian Aaron Good discusses Operation Mongoose, the CIA's terror campaign against Cuba; how it led to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis; and the response of US President John F. Kennedy (JFK).VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mR_skuR6910This is from the Empire and the Deep State series that we are co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.This is part 6 of our historical analysis of the JFK administration.PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGLYou can support American Exception at https://Patreon.com/AmericanException
Economist Michael Hudson responds to the misleading arguments against de-dollarization that New York Times columnist Paul Krugman made, as part of an attempt to defend US hegemony and the dollar system.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=g9qjnl6jcx0Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/10/ny-times-dedollarization-michael-hudson-paul-krugman-dollarHere you can find episodes of Michael's show with Radhika Desai, Geopolitical Economy Hour: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Mexico’s President AMLO sent Joe Biden a letter condemning US “interventionism”, such as USAID funding of right-wing opposition groups that are trying to destabilize his elected government.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iFxiuqE_wy8Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/04/mexico-amlo-biden-letter-us-intervention‘Mexico is not a US colony!’: AMLO condemns invasion threats, celebrates nationalization of oil, lithium: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/21/mexico-us-colony-amlo-invasion-nationalization-oil-lithium
Historian Aaron Good discusses US President John F. Kennedy's policies in Latin America, the CIA's terror war on Cuba, the coup against Brazil's left-wing President João Goulart, and the assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo and coup against President Juan Bosch in the Dominican Republic.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_5xAypPNe2YThis is the Empire and the Deep State series that Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.This is part 5 of our historical analysis of the JFK administration.PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGLYou can support American Exception at https://Patreon.com/AmericanException
Economist Michael Hudson joins Ben Norton to discuss the collapse of four US banks in two months, giant JP Morgan Chase taking over First Republic Bank, and how regulators - and the government itself - are in bed with the bankers.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ImjdVxd09foTranscript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/05/first-republic-bank-crisis-michael-hudson
Learn about China's economic model with Beijing-based scholar Roland Boer, a professor at Renmin University and author of the book "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: A Guide for Foreigners".VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mgcyqkEOhQc
The United States spent $877 billion on its military in 2022, nearly 40% of the global total, 10 times more than Russia ($86.4 billion), and three times more than China ($292 billion). The US military budget is larger than the next 10 biggest spenders combined.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IvI58EwlwwE
The European Union heavily sanctioned Russia and boycotted its oil, but is still buying it, at an even higher price, from India. Meanwhile, increasing energy costs have fueled inflation, causing workers' wages to significantly decline.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yuy6UvRbjNU
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss de-dollarization, the global drive to drop the US dollar, and the transition away from financialized neoliberalism toward a new economic system.VIDEO (with slides): https://youtube.com/watch?v=0Jxl4LRpIpwThis is their program Geopolitical Economy Hour. Check out other episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
As the war drags on, Ukraine is selling off state assets in a big privatization spree. US fossil fuel corporations like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Halliburton are in discussions to take over the country's energy industry.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LXXk0e-nbvgZelensky is literally selling Ukraine to US corporations on Wall Street: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/09/zelensky-selling-ukraine-wall-streetWest prepares to plunder post-war Ukraine with neoliberal shock therapy: privatization, deregulation, slashing worker protections: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/07/28/west-neoliberal-recovery-conference
Political economist Radhika Desai discusses the inherent contradictions in the capitalist mode of production: crises of overproduction, the tendency of the rate of profit to fall, and a trend toward monopolies and financialization. She also explains the difference between classical political economy and neoclassical economics.This is a discussion of chapter 2, "Capitalism as Contradictory Value Production", of Radhika's book "Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy".VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AlQfmjLd978You can download Radhika's book for free here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/17/capitalism-coronavirus-war-geopolitical-economy-radhika-desaiOther episodes in the series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNZoKp0XsLFwSxxlMQu6ye8Check out Radhika's show with Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy Hour: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Facebook censored a report by the world's most famous investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh, on the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Germany. Facebook (a US government contractor) instead forces users to read a website funded and partially owned by NATO member Norway.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NXGUTcHgI8gMore information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/08/us-nord-stream-pipelines-seymour-hersh
"The dollar suffered a stunning collapse in 2022 in its market share as a reserve currency, presumably due to [the US government's] muscular use of sanctions", warn prominent financial analysts, as countries in the Global South create economic alternatives in an increasingly multipolar world.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9HnUpKal9A0BRICS Bank de-dollarizing, promises 30% of loans in local currencies, new chief Dilma Rousseff says: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/15/brics-bank-dollar-local-currencies-dilmaCountries worldwide are dropping the US dollar: De-dollarization in China, Russia, Brazil, ASEAN: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/06/dedollarization-china-russia-brazil-asean
The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, gave a speech acknowledging "the tectonic plates of geopolitics are shifting faster" and "we may see the world becoming more multipolar", with the crisis of imperialism, decline of dollar hegemony, and rise of China.Ben Norton is joined by geopolitical economist Radhika Desai to discuss the massive changes happening in this increasingly multipolar world.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0cQak6RWT6oCheck out Radhika's show with Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy Hour: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDPFrance’s Macron opposes US cold war on China, wants independent Europe – but is it just rhetoric?: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/11/france-macron-us-china-independent-europe
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted to CNN that Washington’s unilateral sanctions on countries around the world “could undermine the hegemony of the dollar”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ser-BHLOkvkSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/17/sanctions-hegemony-dollar-us-treasury-yellenBRICS Bank de-dollarizing, promises 30% of loans in local currencies, new chief Dilma Rousseff says: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/15/brics-bank-dollar-local-currencies-dilmaCountries worldwide are dropping the US dollar: De-dollarization in China, Russia, Brazil, ASEAN: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/06/dedollarization-china-russia-brazil-asean
The new chief of the BRICS bloc’s New Development Bank, Brazil’s leftist ex-President Dilma Rousseff, revealed they are gradually moving away from the US dollar, promising at least 30% of loans in local currencies of members, to help countries in the Global South build infrastructure and fight poverty.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OkBK2vcNFJESources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/15/brics-bank-dollar-local-currencies-dilmaBRICS challenges US ‘dollar dominance’, Saudi considers selling oil in other currencies: New multipolar economic order: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/21/brics-us-dollar-saudi-oil-currency-multipolarBrazil’s Lula travels to China and calls to end US dollar dominance: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/15/brazil-lula-china-us-dollar-dominance
Brazil's President Lula da Silva took a historic trip to China, where he signed many cooperation agreements and pledged to challenge the dominance of the US dollar.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yQJYevxPcYcCountries worldwide are dropping the US dollar: De-dollarization in China, Russia, Brazil, ASEAN: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/06/dedollarization-china-russia-brazil-aseanBrazil and Argentina preparing new Latin American currency to ‘reduce reliance on US dollar’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/22/brazil-argentina-latin-american-currency-dollar
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss Russia's economic transition away from the neoliberal West and integration with what it calls the "World Majority" in the Global South.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cc-L7c2ISigThis is their program Geopolitical Economy Hour. Check out other episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP(We apologize, there was a technical problem with the audio, but we will have it resolved in the future.)
France’s President Emmanuel Macron told Xi Jinping that he opposes the US war drive against China and wants an independent Europe with “strategic autonomy”. But he has made comments like this before, yet failed to challenge Washington’s hegemony.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kseAIrInKcMSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/11/france-macron-us-china-independent-europeUkraine’s Zelensky admits he sabotaged Minsk peace deal with Russia, West blocked negotiations: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/10/ukraine-zelensky-minsk-peace-russia/US invites authoritarian far-right regimes to ‘Summit for Democracy’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/01/us-authoritarian-summit-for-democracy/
Before it collapsed and its billionaire depositors were bailed out by the US government, Silicon Valley Bank successfully lobbied Congress to remove regulations on it. A senator admitted, “I understand why Americans are angry, even disgusted”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-OwLg5odg5kSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/09/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-billionaires-corruptionUS government bailout of Silicon Valley and banks is $300B gift to rich oligarchs: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/19/fed-bailout-silicon-valley-banksWhy 3 US banks collapsed in 1 week: Economist Michael Hudson explains: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/14/us-banks-collapsed-economist-michael-hudson
Historian Aaron Good discusses US President John F. Kennedy's economic policies and his clashes with US Steel and Wall Street, as well as the deaths of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld and oligarch Michael Rockefeller.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=H4HiC0HxsrwThis is from the Empire and the Deep State series that we are co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.This is part 4 of our historical analysis of the JFK administration.PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGLYou can support American Exception at https://Patreon.com/AmericanException
The UN Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to condemn sanctions. The only countries that expressed support for unilateral coercive measures were the US, UK, EU member states, Georgia, and Ukraine.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=q8vQSpXHtmMSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/06/west-sanctions-un-human-rights-council
The global de-dollarization campaign is gaining momentum, challenging the hegemony of the US dollar. China and Russia are trading in their own currencies. Beijing and Brazil dropped the dollar in bilateral trade. The UAE is selling China its gas in yuan, through a French company. Southeast Asian nations in ASEAN are de-dollarizing their trade, promoting local payment systems. Kenya is buying Persian Gulf oil with its own currency. The Financial Times acknowledges that a "multipolar currency world" is emerging. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kz5UmwhQuiUChina & Russia pledge ‘changes not seen in 100 years’: Xi & Putin take aim at US dollar hegemony: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/25/china-russia-xi-putin-dollar-economyBrazil and Argentina preparing new Latin American currency to ‘reduce reliance on US dollar’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/22/brazil-argentina-latin-american-currency-dollar
Historian Aaron Good discusses US President John F. Kennedy's policies toward Africa, particularly Congo and its anti-colonial leader Patrice Lumumba, as well as Indonesia's leftist nationalist leader Sukarno and the assassination of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=V_h_3SYc0c8This is the Empire and the Deep State series that Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.This is part 3 of our historical analysis of the JFK administration.PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGLYou can support American Exception at https://Patreon.com/AmericanException
From inside Russia, economists Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman report on the impact of Western sanctions and the Ukraine war. They discuss Moscow's integration with Asia and move away from neoliberal economics.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lxgiJj5FyYgRadhika and Alan are directors of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group: https://geopoliticaleconomy.org
The Joe Biden administration invited numerous authoritarian far-right leaders to the US State Department's so-called "Summit for Democracy", including Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, Poland's Andrzej Duda, India's Narendra Modi, Italy's Giorgia Meloni, and Pakistan's coup regime.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OK9F27WIcecSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/01/us-authoritarian-summit-for-democracyMexico’s AMLO calls out US ‘oligarchy’ at Biden’s ‘democracy’ summit: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/30/mexico-amlo-us-oligarchy-democracy-summit
The US government threat to ban TikTok is part of a new cold war strategy to sabotage Chinese companies and ultimately all foreign competitors to Silicon Valley monopolies. Bills introduced in Congress endanger freedom of speech, while promising more sanctions.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XoMnSxDeEUkTikTok bills could dangerously expand national security state: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/29/tik-tok-bills-could-dangerously-expand-national-security-state/
US troops have illegally occupied Syria's oil-rich territory for years, but a top United Nations official, Farhan Haq, falsely claimed "there's no US armed forces inside of Syria". Chinese reporter Edward Xu called out the UN's hypocrisy on Ukraine.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wl4_2AqUORs
The US government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, threatened prosecutors' family members, and passed a "Hague Invasion Act". But now that the ICC wants to arrest Russian President Putin, Washington praises the court (while still refusing to join it).VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=haVpdVyOtKs
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the US banking crisis in this episode of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=y1je89h1eIgCheck out other episodes of Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
China's President Xi Jinping traveled to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin, where they pledged "changes the likes of which we haven’t seen for 100 years", agreeing to deepen economic integration and challenge the hegemony of the US dollar by promoting the use of the yuan and other currencies in international trade.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OddmSjjLgLYBRICS challenges US ‘dollar dominance’, Saudi considers selling oil in other currencies: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/21/brics-us-dollar-saudi-oil-currency-multipolar/Geopolitical game changer: China’s Iran-Saudi peace deal is big blow to petrodollar and US economic hegemony: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/17/china-iran-saudi-peace-petrodollarUkraine’s Zelensky admits he sabotaged Minsk peace deal with Russia, West blocked negotiations: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/10/ukraine-zelensky-minsk-peace-russia
The US Federal Reserve printed $300 billion in one week to save collapsing banks and bail out wealthy Silicon Valley oligarchs. 93% of Silicon Valley Bank's deposits were uninsured, over the FDIC limit of $250,000, but the government still paid them. 56% of SVB's loans went to vulture capitalist and private equity firms.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jyrj7gZwg3UUS Federal Reserve says its goal is ‘to get wages down’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/24/us-federal-reserve-wages-inflation
Honduras' leftist President Xiomara Castro announced her government will recognize China. Now only 12 UN member states have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan separatists. They have a combined population of less than 39 million, or 0.49% of the planet.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KklV9438o1wSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/16/taiwan-honduras-china-12-countriesUS military plans for war on China, backing Taiwan separatists: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ODbrpimBgKoUS-backed coup regimes trapped Honduras in unpayable odious debt, warns new President Xiomara Castro: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/01/31/coup-honduras-unpayable-odious-debt
Economist Michael Hudson analyzes the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate, and Signature Bank, explaining the similarities to the 2008 financial crash. He also addresses the US government bailout (which it isn't calling a bailout), the role of the Federal Reserve and Treasury, the factor of cryptocurrency, and the danger of derivatives.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uvm9qrXhqf8Check out the playlist for the show that Michael Hudson co-hosts here, Geopolitical Economy Hour: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDPMichael's column "Why the US banking system is breaking up": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/12/michael-hudson-why-the-us-banking-system-is-breaking-upMichael's other article "Why the US bank crisis is not over": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/13/michael-hudson-us-bank-crisis
China sponsored peace talks that led Saudi Arabia and Iran to normalize diplomatic relations, in a big blow to the petrodollar. Both countries are major oil producers that have applied to join BRICS and are discussing selling energy in other currencies.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DyAFerEouN0BRICS challenges US ‘dollar dominance’, Saudi considers selling oil in other currencies: New multipolar economic order: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/21/brics-us-dollar-saudi-oil-currency-multipolar
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the evolution of the US dollar system after it was taken off the gold standard in 1971.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dRlOfxWR-qECheck out other episodes of their show Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Historian Aaron Good explains US President John F. Kennedy's policies on the wars on Vietnam and Laos, and JFK's conflict with the generals in the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vkslqu9_q0wThis is from the Empire and the Deep State series that Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.This is part 2 of our historical analysis of the JFK administration.(This episode was recorded in November 2022.)PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
President Xi Jinping denounced the US-led Western attempt to "contain, encircle, and suppress China". Foreign Minister Qin Gang condemned Washington's "hysterical neo-McCarthyism" and "malicious confrontation", opposing the "cold war mentality".VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4laXMaMhbPoSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/07/xi-us-containment-encirclement-chinaUS ambassador arrogantly lectures China ‘threat’: ‘We’re the leader in this region (Asia)’!: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/04/us-ambassador-china-leader-regionUS admits weather pushed Chinese balloon off course, US shot down hobbyists’ $12 balloon in $2M missile attack: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/18/us-weather-chinese-balloon-hobbyist
In an interview with the Chamber of Commerce, US Ambassador Nicholas Burns referred to China as a “threat”, “great challenge”, and “very difficult government”, stating arrogantly, “The United States is staying in this region. We’re the leader in this [Indo-Pacific] region”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BEqmQkKlcjoSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/03/04/us-ambassador-china-leader-regionUS admits weather pushed Chinese balloon off course, US shot down hobbyists’ $12 balloon in $2M missile attack: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/18/us-weather-chinese-balloon-hobbyistChina report excoriates ‘US hegemony’, war crimes, CIA coups, 400 foreign interventions: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/22/china-report-us-hegemony-wars-coups-intervention
Economist Radhika Desai and Ben Norton analyze imperialism, the failure of neoliberalism, and the new cold war that the US is waging against China and Russia.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RVIpyOwJRW4This is part 2 in a series discussing Radhika's new book "Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy".Other episodes in the series can be found in this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNZoKp0XsLFwSxxlMQu6ye8You can download "Capitalism, Coronavirus and War" for free here: https://taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003200000/capitalism-coronavirus-war-radhika-desaiCheck out the International Manifesto Group at https://internationalmanifesto.org
Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said “the present war between Ukraine and Russia is caused by the Europeans’ love of war, of hegemony, of dominance”. He warned it “can be interpreted as the start of the Third World War”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3zUJAvB56a4Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/25/ukraine-europe-love-war-hegemony-malaysia
Top US military officials have stated openly that Washington is preparing to wage war on China, supporting separatists on Taiwan island. Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton gave this presentation as part of the panel discussion "Will there be a war in the Taiwan Strait?", organized by the International Manifesto Group.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ODbrpimBgKoWatch the full panel here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=McRkNqd7waM
Historian Aaron Good explains the rise of US President John F. Kennedy, the First Cold War, his criticism of European colonialism, and how the CIA's Bay of Pigs attack would later reverberate in the 1963 JFK assassination.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5N5bs1IGLQoThis is from the Empire and the Deep State series that Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.This is part 1 of our historical analysis of the JFK administration.(This episode was recorded in November 2022.)PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
A study by the EU-funded European Council on Foreign Relations found that the West is increasingly out of touch politically with the rest of the world. Most people in China, India, and Türkiye see Russia as an important ally, and they want a multipolar world, not continued “American global supremacy”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6onX5CKS3hMSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/25/west-rest-world-eu-study
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the rise of the US dollar system, its central role in imperialism, and why it ultimately failed to accomplish Washington's hegemonic goals.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=q3q7p_IElpYCheck out other episodes of their show Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
China’s Foreign Ministry published a lengthy report condemning “US hegemony” and its crimes around the world, including wars with millions of victims, coups and “regime change” against elected leaders, and 400 foreign military interventions.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=HTiBksEHGrURead more here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/22/china-report-us-hegemony-wars-coups-interventionThe Chinese Foreign Ministry's full report "US Hegemony and Its Perils": https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbxw/202302/t20230220_11027664.html
German Member of Parliament Sevim Dağdelen, of the Left Party, Die Linke, condemns the NATO "proxy war" in Ukraine, saying the EU is acting as US "vassals". In this interview with Ben Norton, she also denounces the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines as a "terrorist attack" that "should have resulted in a huge outcry".VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NYn0ODIL0QgTRANSCRIPT: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/22/germany-ukraine-nord-stream-sevim-dagdelen
The foreign ministers of the US, Germany, and Ukraine told the world at the Munich Security Conference, “Neutrality is not an option” in the West’s proxy war against Russia, implicitly criticizing the vast majority of Global South countries, which are independent.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UXjDazqxAPoSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/20/west-global-south-neutral-ukraineGerman foreign minister: ‘We are fighting a war against Russia’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/26/german-foreign-minister-baerbock-war-russia87% of world doesn’t support West’s new cold war on Russia: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/21/global-south-west-cold-war-russia
US officials acknowledged the Chinese balloon they shot down on February 4 had likely been blown off course by unexpected weather. The US Air Force later spent $2 million using missiles to blow up what appeared to be a $12 hobbyist balloon.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mL9Jz-QruhoSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/18/us-weather-chinese-balloon-hobbyistOur report documenting how the US military is preparing for war on China - and soon: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Iy5FALVrULM
Economist Radhika Desai and Ben Norton discuss the neoliberal myth of "globalization", the contradictions of US hegemony, and the crisis of capitalism.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GRKHCwVzvTsThis is part 1 in a series discussing Radhika's new book "Capitalism, Coronavirus, and War: A Geopolitical Economy".You can download "Capitalism, Coronavirus, and War" for free here: https://taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003200000/capitalism-coronavirus-war-radhika-desaiYou can get Radhika's previous book "Geopolitical Economy: After US Hegemony, Globalization, and Empire" here: https://plutobooks.com/9781849648400/geopolitical-economy
Ecuadorian economist Andrés Arauz, who came close to winning the 2021 presidential elections, explains Latin America's attempt to create a new currency and regional financial architecture, to challenge the "hegemonic, neo-colonial" US dollar-dominated system.(NOTE: Andrés' internet connection was a bit unstable in this interview, so some parts are hard to hear. Below you can find links to a transcript and a full video with subtitles.)VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=MQ-LTmT3ZucTRANSCRIPT: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/15/latin-america-currency-plan-ecuador-andres-arauz
Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky admitted he refused to implement the 2015 Minsk II peace deal with Russia. Germany and France said Kiev used the agreement to “buy time” to prepare for war. Israel's ex Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed the West "blocked" attempt to hold negotiations.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QLJDROnssgASources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/10/ukraine-zelensky-minsk-peace-russiaWest killed peace proposal to end Ukraine war, Russia supported negotiated settlement: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/03/west-peace-proposal-ukraine-russiaUS, UK, France promised USSR not to expand NATO east of Germany, newly discovered document proves: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/20/us-uk-france-russia-expand-nato-east-germanyUS gov’t body plots to break up Russia in name of ‘decolonization’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/06/23/us-government-decolonize-russia
A decade of proxy war and illegal US and EU sanctions have devastated Syria, and blocked some humanitarian aid after a crushing earthquake killed thousands of people. To save face, Washington agreed to a temporary suspension, but UN experts have demanded a permanent end to the “suffocating” sanctions, saying they “may amount to crimes against humanity”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mtiNw3PxRyYSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/09/us-sanctions-aid-syria-earthquakeUN expert: ‘Outrageous’ Western sanctions are ‘suffocating’ Syria, may be crimes against humanity: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/11/12/un-expert-western-sanctions-syria
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the relations between money and debt, their role in imperialism, and the rise of the US dollar system.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ew21FOlftkUCheck out other episodes of their show Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh reported the US government destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines that delivered Russian gas to Germany. The Biden administration approved the CIA operation, which used explosives and Navy divers, with help from NATO member Norway.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bZ5VLdqac-0Read Seymour Hersh's article: https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-streamSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/08/us-nord-stream-pipelines-seymour-hershOur report from back in October - "Who sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines? US boasts ‘tremendous opportunity’ to weaken Russia. CIA knew": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/06/sabotage-nord-stream-pipelines-us-russia-ciaUS now world’s top LNG exporter, as Europe boycotts cheaper Russian gas: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/04/us-lng-exporter-europe-russia-gas
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said sanctions on Venezuela “have exacerbated the economic crisis and hindered human rights”, calling for the unilateral coercive measures to be lifted.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mSjCEKopBzoSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/02/un-human-rights-chief-sanctions-venezuela/
Historian Aaron Good explains the final years of the Dwight Eisenhower administration, including the start of the CIA's war on Cuba's revolutionary government and the coup against Congo's anti-colonialist leader Patrice Lumumba.This is PART 17 of the Empire and the Deep State series Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7nuSZN2GUPLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
Greece’s former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis explains the US system of “neo-imperialism” based on the dollar, an “IOU issued by the hegemon”, which finances a huge trade deficit by letting foreign capitalists “extract colossal surplus value from their workers and then stash it away in America’s rentier economy”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yohXMsuxzDASources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/03/us-imperialism-dollar-hegemony-yanis-varoufakisGerman lawmaker condemns ‘US-led proxy war against Russia’ and EU’s ‘servile vassals’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/28/german-lawmaker-us-proxy-war-russia-ukraine-euVaroufakis' full speech: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6MfuGSlDRsc
Numerous mainstream media outlets have reported that the US military is preparing for war on China, as soon as 2025. Japan is re-militarizing and collaborating closely in these war plans.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Iy5FALVrULMSources and more information in Danny Haiphong's article here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/16/us-preparing-war-chinaGerman foreign minister: ‘We are fighting a war against Russia’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/26/german-foreign-minister-baerbock-war-russia
Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia have refused to send weapons to Ukraine, despite pressure by the US and EU. Left-wing leaders in Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Honduras have also urged peace with Russia and opposed the West’s new cold war.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vde5cB8N6FcSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/29/latin-america-ukraine-weapons-brazil-colombia-argentina87% of world doesn’t support West’s new cold war on Russia: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/21/global-south-west-cold-war-russia
Historian Aaron Good explains how Western colonial powers meddled in Indonesia to try to control its massive gold reserves. He also discusses the Suez Crisis in Egypt in 1956, and the Dwight Eisenhower administration's response.This is PART 16 of the Empire and the Deep State series Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xYLGNw-GZ8wPLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
In this episode of Geopolitical Economy Hour, economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss inflation: what it is, what causes it, and what are the problems in how the Federal Reserve and other central banks respond to it.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZhZbB0jjDTMTranscript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/27/inflation-economists-radhika-desai-michael-hudson
"We are fighting a war against Russia", Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the Council of Europe. "We can fight this war only together" she said, calling to send tanks and more weapons to Ukraine.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=U0Ae6P0OVFsSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/26/german-foreign-minister-baerbock-war-russiaCIA and NATO are waging sabotage attacks inside Russia: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/29/cia-nato-sabotage-attacks-russia
In a video address to a US corporate lobby group, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky thanked companies like Black Rock, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Starlink, insisting “everyone can become a big business by” investing in Ukraine, where “we are defending freedom and property”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LYkQO5fOXH8Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/25/ukraines-zelensky-thanks-us-corporations-big-businessZelensky is literally selling Ukraine to US corporations on Wall Street: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/09/zelensky-selling-ukraine-wall-streetWest prepares to plunder post-war Ukraine with neoliberal shock therapy: privatization, deregulation, slashing worker protections: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/07/28/west-neoliberal-recovery-conference
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a jaw-droppingly misleading graph that portrays China as spending more on its military than the US. In reality, the Pentagon’s budget is roughly three times larger. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tD4P-vWWGLc Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/23/china-military-spending-st-louis-fed-graph
Brazil and Argentina are making plans for a Latin American currency called the Sur, to “boost regional trade and reduce reliance on the US dollar”. Lula had pledged it while running for president.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mudBO1iffOoSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/22/brazil-argentina-latin-american-currency-dollarLatin America’s plan to challenge US dollar with new currency and ‘regional financial architecture’: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/01/latin-america-us-dollar-currency
Historian Aaron Good explains how the CIA organized a coup against Guatemala's democratically elected left-wing President Jacobo Árbenz to stop land reform and help the United Fruit Company (Chiquita today). He also discusses the Dwight Eisenhower administration's policies in Southeast Asia and the Vietnamese national-liberation struggle against French colonialism.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JTfMOH-j4OcThis is PART 15 of the Empire and the Deep State series we are co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
The BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is “developing a fairer system of monetary exchange” to challenge the “dominance of the dollar”. Saudi Arabia is considering selling oil in other currencies. Economist Zoltan Pozsar says the US “unipolar era” is over.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ryKuoB9JEBESources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/21/brics-us-dollar-saudi-oil-currency-multipolarChina ‘counters US dollar hegemony’ with gold reserves, Argentina yuan currency swap deal: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/08/china-dollar-gold-reserves-argentina-yuan
Peru has large reserves of copper, gold, zinc, silver, lead, iron, and natural gas. After a coup overthrew left-wing President Pedro Castillo, the US ambassador, CIA veteran Lisa Kenna, met with mining and energy ministers to discuss “investments”. Europe is importing Peruvian LNG to replace Russian energy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WNR_CI2U__wSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/19/peru-resources-mining-gas-investmentInterview with Peruvian activist about the coup: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/10/peru-coup-president-pedro-castilloCIA agent turned US ambassador met with defense minister day before Peru coup: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/14/coup-us-ambassador-peru-ciaUS now world’s top LNG exporter, as Europe boycotts cheaper Russian gas: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/04/us-lng-exporter-europe-russia-gas
In 2020 and 2021, the wealthiest 1% of the world’s population took nearly two-thirds of all new wealth – six times greater than the wealth made by the poorest 90% of workers. Yet while billionaires get richer, global poverty is increasing, Oxfam warns.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3YL_iAA06nYSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/17/rich-global-wealth-inequality-oxfam
The US claimed unelected coup leader Juan Guaidó was "interim president" of Venezuela from January 2019 to December 2022, when his former allies in the right-wing opposition removed him from the position. Washington however still refuses to recognize elected President Nicolás Maduro.Geopolitical Economy Report editor-in-chief Ben Norton discusses the end of the meme-worthy character with Venezuelan journalist Jesús Rodríguez Espinoza, who runs the independent news website Orinoco Tribune.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sTjKvZmY7w4Support Orinoco Tribune at https://orinocotribune.com
Prominent French intellectual Emmanuel Todd argues the Ukraine proxy war is the start of WWIII, and is “existential” for both Russia and the US “imperial system”, which has restricted the sovereignty of Europe, making Brussels into Washington's “protectorate”.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=82WPLWEN_9MSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/14/world-war-3-us-russia-china-emmanuel-toddFrench ambassador: US ‘rules-based order’ means Western domination, violating international law: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/11/21/gerard-araud-france-us-rules-based-orderCIA and NATO are waging sabotage attacks inside Russia: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/29/cia-nato-sabotage-attacks-russia
Introducing Geopolitical Economy Hour: This is the first episode of a show being hosted every two weeks by economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson. They present the program and discuss the rise of the multipolar world and decline of US hegemony.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6adqdNCSVhUTRANSCRIPT: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/13/radhika-desai-michael-hudson-multipolarity
Former DIA analyst Ana Belén Montes was imprisoned for 20 years for sharing intelligence with Cuba that helped it prevent US attacks and sabotage. Upon being released, she condemned the “suffocating embargo” that makes Cubans “suffer.”VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KuE7tVbD7qYSources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/10/ana-belen-montes-20-years-prison-cuba-blockadeIllegal US blockade against Cuba continues harming millions on 60th anniversary: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/03/illegal-us-blockade-cuba-60th-anniversaryEntire world votes 185 to 2 against blockade of Cuba – US and Israel are rogue states at UN: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/11/03/un-vote-blockade-cuba-us-israel
China is advancing the global movement toward de-dollarization. Beijing's central bank is boosting its gold reserves while signing currency swap deals in yuan with countries like Argentina, encouraging the use of renminbi instead of US dollars. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bdASCjEeJ0ISources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/08/china-dollar-gold-reserves-argentina-yuan Russia dropping US dollar for Chinese yuan – and fast: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/26/russia-us-dollar-chinese-yuan IMF admits US dollar hegemony declining, due to rise of Chinese yuan, sanctions on Russia: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/03/31/imf-us-dollar-decline-china-russia How Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years: An economic history: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/18/argentina-neocolonial-debt-history
We are excited to announce the creation of the independent media outlet Geopolitical Economy Report - an evolution and expansion of Multipolarista.Our team will be growing, and we have exciting new projects planned, including a regular show with economists Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai.Editor-in-chief Ben Norton explains the changes (and the continuity).VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=v8h8viUeDr4
The USA has rapidly become the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), tied with Qatar. Europe replaced Asia as the top market for US LNG in 2022, after pledging to boycott Russian energy over the proxy war in Ukraine.Europe is now paying significantly more for expensive US LNG than it had been for Russian pipeline gas. As of 2022, Europe had the highest energy prices on the planet, fueling an inflation crisis.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QDdmbPni6BISources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2023/01/04/us-lng-exporter-europe-russia-gasEurope angry that US profits from Ukraine proxy war while destroying EU economy: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/28/europe-us-profits-ukraine-war-economyWho sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines? US boasts ‘tremendous opportunity’ to weaken Russia. CIA knew: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/06/sabotage-nord-stream-pipelines-us-russia-cia
Lula da Silva has returned as Brazil's president. This will cause a major geopolitical shift. Meanwhile, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro fled to Florida, fearing legal consequences for his corruption.Brazil-based journalist Brian Mier joins to discuss what a third Lula government means for Latin America and the world.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CQq1kTubYQQFollow Brian at https://twitter.com/BrianMteleSUR
Ex Prime Minister Imran Khan argued Pakistan should have been non-aligned in the first cold war and in the new one between the US and China/Russia, as well as independent in the Ukraine proxy conflict. He also praised Beijing's historic poverty reduction program.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NjuKZIBvgO4Sources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/31/imran-khan-pakistan-non-aligned-neutral-ukrainePakistan’s Imran Khan compares his ouster to CIA coup in Iran, criticizes Western colonialism: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/30/pakistan-imran-khan-cia-coup-iran
Pakistan’s ex Prime Minister Imran Khan compared the US-backed coup against him in April 2022 to the CIA plot that overthrew Iran’s elected PM Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953. He praised Tehran’s sovereignty, criticized Western colonialism, and reaffirmed support for Palestine.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AeRL-POPV94Sources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/30/pakistan-imran-khan-cia-coup-iranAnalysis of the coup in Pakistan by scholar Junaid Ahmad: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/08/assassination-imran-khan-pakistan-us-coup
The CIA is using the intelligence agencies of a European NATO ally to launch sabotage attacks inside Russian territory, according to a report by journalist Jack Murphy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=m47oAKOYePESources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/29/cia-nato-sabotage-attacks-russiaRead Jack Murphy's article: https://jackmurphywrites.com/169/the-cias-sabotage-campaign-inside-russia
In response to Western sanctions, Russia's central bank is dropping the US dollar and plans to buy Chinese yuan on the foreign exchange market. The yuan's share of Russia's currency market increased from 1% to 40-45% in less than a year, while dollar trade halved from 80% to 40%. Moscow has quickly become the world's fourth-biggest offshore trading center for renminbi.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ffFseEPa62MSources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/26/russia-us-dollar-chinese-yuanIMF admits US dollar hegemony declining, due to rise of Chinese yuan, sanctions on Russia: https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/31/imf-us-dollar-decline-china-russiaIran & Russia pledge to cut US dollar from global trade, strengthen China alliance: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/23/iran-russia-dollar-china-alliance
Top United Nations experts wrote a letter to the United States government, emphasizing that its illegal unilateral sanctions on Iran violate the human rights of the Iranian people, calling for them to “be eased or lifted completely.”VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VTFBsXnUcnkSources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/24/un-us-sanctions-iran-human-rightsCheck out our related report "UN expert: ‘Outrageous’ Western sanctions are ‘suffocating’ Syria, may be crimes against humanity": https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/12/un-expert-western-sanctions-syria
The West opposed the rest of a planet in United Nations General Assembly votes that called for a new international economic order based on sovereign equality, sustainable development, and biological diversity.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hfcvmxieug4Sources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/22/west-un-vote-economic-system-equality
Most of Latin America has opposed the US-backed coup in Peru, standing with elected President Pedro Castillo, including Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and several Caribbean nations. Meanwhile, the unelected regime is massacring protesters, with Washington's support.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0-bbzsiqFN0Report on CIA agent turned US ambassador meeting with Peru's defense minister one day before the coup: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/14/coup-us-ambassador-peru-ciaJoint statement by Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/13/mexico-argentina-bolivia-colombia-peru-castillo-coupALBA's statement: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/15/alba-peru-castillo-coup-argentina-kirchnerHonduras' statement: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/13/honduras-coup-peru-pedro-castillo
The US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, worked for the CIA for 9 years, as well as the Pentagon. One day before the coup against elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo, Kenna met with Peru’s defense minister, who then ordered the military to turn against Castillo.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QhVdgvgCBtASource and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/14/coup-us-ambassador-peru-ciaEn español aquí: https://geopoliticaeconomica.com/2022/12/15/embajador-eeuu-peru-cia-golpe
In this joint stream of Multipolarista with Ben Norton, the Left Lens with Danny Haiphong, and Friends of Socialist China with Carlos Martinez, we discuss the latest developments in China, including:- the government's response to protests,- relaxation of its zero-Covid policy,- President Xi Jinping's historic visit to the Persian Gulf,- Beijing's plan to buy oil and gas in its currency the yuan, directly challenging the petrodollarVIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RdeeeTdwVDw
A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920, while stealing trillions of dollars of wealth. The global capitalist system was founded on European imperial genocides, which inspired Adolf Hitler and led to fascism.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ob_lIQRAnYMSources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/12/britain-100-million-india-deaths-colonialism
Peru's elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a coup by the right-wing-controlled congress. Ben Norton speaks with Peruvian activist Daniela Ortiz about the protests demanding a new constitution and the freedom of Castillo, a humble teacher and union organizer from a rural, indigenous-descent community in a country whose political system has long been dominated by racist elites.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ek2evCbKYKUTRANSCRIPT: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/10/peru-coup-president-pedro-castilloDaniela's website: https://daniela-ortiz.comFollow Daniela on Twitter at https://twitter.com/danillaortiz
Multipolarista host Ben Norton was invited on Lee Camp's show to explain the two coups that happened in Latin America in two days: the right-wing judicial coup against Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on December 6 and the right-wing congressional coup against Peru's President Pedro Castillo on December 7.We also discuss Latin America's attempt to create a new financial system to free itself from the hegemony of the US dollar and sanctions, as well as the Latin American left's leading role in campaigning for the freedom of political prisoner Julian Assange.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1b95SGUp0Support Lee Camp at https://LeeCamp.net
Latin America’s leftist presidents are leading the campaign to free Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks journalist has the support of Brazil’s Lula da Silva, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega, Bolivia’s Evo Morales, and Honduras’ Manuel Zelaya.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cPLLuBUAhRkSources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/06/free-julian-assange-latin-america-left-leaders
Historian Aaron Good explains how the Western Big Oil corporations that dominated the global crude industry, known as the "Seven Sisters," had significant influence in the government of US President Dwight Eisenhower and inspired the CIA's first ever coup, the 1953 putsch against Iran's elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kv9n4q7IM64This is PART 14 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGLYou can support American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception
Advising Brazil’s President-elect Lula, Ecuadorian economist and leftist presidential candidate Andrés Arauz made a blueprint for a “new regional financial architecture” to unite Latin America, including an international currency to challenge the hegemony of the US dollar and IMF.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4acHVf_rnJ8Sources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/01/latin-america-us-dollar-currencyBrazil’s Lula proposes creating Latin American currency to ‘be freed of US dollar’ dependency: https://multipolarista.com/2022/05/04/brazil-lula-latin-america-currency-us-dollar
EU leaders are furious that the US is making lots of money from the proxy war in Ukraine by selling weapons and exporting expensive natural gas. Meanwhile European industries are being destroyed as high energy prices and US subsidies push its companies to go overseas.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=N3wWaoOtVZISources in our article here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/28/europe-us-profits-ukraine-war-economy
The Nazi-saluting fascist gangs that carried out the US-backed coup against Bolivia's democratically elected socialist President Evo Morales in 2019 are once again using violence to try to topple current leader Luis Arce, burning down farmers' unions buildings.Bolivia-based journalist Ollie Vargas discusses the violent tactics of the right-wing extremists in Santa Cruz, a bastion of separatism which has received longstanding support from Washington.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qIbZ-7mVN0kFollow Ollie at https://twitter.com/OVargas52Support Kawsachun News at https://kawsachunnews.com
A leaked confidential strategy paper shows Germany is preparing for a potential war with Russia, as it boosts its budget and plans to become the world’s third-biggest military spender.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=toyPvPg7YawSources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/24/germany-military-war-russia
Top news outlet the Associated Press falsely claimed Russia fired a missile at NATO member Poland, risking World War III. This fake story came from an anonymous US spy. AP’s correspondent insisted, “I can’t imagine a U.S. intelligence official would be wrong on this.”VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZQNDOT2IivISources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/23/ap-fake-news-us-spy-russia-poland
France's ex US Ambassador Gérard Araud criticized Washington for frequently violating international law and said its so-called "rules-based order" is an unfair "Western order" based on "hegemony." He condemned the new cold war on China, instead calling for mutual compromises.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XrGjuGpj5bISources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/21/gerard-araud-france-us-rules-based-order
A history of how the US military-industrial complex was created, with its deep links to Wall Street, following the National Security Council's top secret memo NSC 68: a blueprint for the first cold war.First cold war architect George Kennan wrote in 1987: "Were the Soviet Union to sink tomorrow under the waters of the ocean, the American military-industrial complex would have to go on, substantially unchanged, until some other adversary could be invented. Anything else would be an unacceptable shock to the American economy." VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iWEsD2Tm9mkThis is PART 13 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
Multipolarista host Ben Norton discusses an important yet little known US-Saudi "oil war" in 2014, when Washington pressured Riyadh to overproduce crude and make prices plummet on the global market in order to hurt the export-reliant economies of Russia, Iran, and Venezuela.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OuArMYIZ-CkSOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/18/oil-war-us-saudi-crash-russia-iran-venezuela-2014Check out our interview with historian Aaron Good for more information on how oil is used as a geopolitical weapon: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/16/oil-geopolitical-weapon-opec-saudi-petrodollar
Multipolarista host Ben Norton is joined by historian Aaron Good joins to discuss how oil is used as a geopolitical weapon, analyzing the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, Saudi-US alliance, petrodollar, Nixon shock and Volcker shock, and Washington-orchestrated 2014 oil crash.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cq8z3Cwgk6QCheck out the playlist for our US Empire and the Deep State series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGLFollow Aaron on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Aaron_Good_Support Aaron's podcast American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception
On the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world is closer than ever to nuclear apocalypse, with the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine. Historian and political scientist Aaron Good discusses the important lessons to learn.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=veAEYf6ZxJESOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/15/nuclear-war-cuban-missile-crisisCheck out our playlist for the US Empire and the Deep State series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGLFollow Aaron on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Aaron_Good_Support Aaron's podcast American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception
A former minister of Ecuador testified that the US government conspired with a right-wing political party to run a disinformation campaign against the leftist Correísta movement, backing a millionaire banker for president in exchange for giving up journalist Julian Assange, who had asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy.VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SASR9NXIQpUSOURCES here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/11/capaya-us-meddled-ecuador-election-assange
After years backing a failed coup attempt, France's Emmanuel Macron and US climate envoy John Kerry met with Venezuela's constitutionally elected President Nicolás Maduro at the UN's COP27 conference in Egypt.
The Biden administration still technically recognizes unelected coup leader Juan Guaidó, but is desperate to lower oil prices after Saudi Arabia and OPEC+ refused Washington's requests to increase production.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ONakKTA87Bs
Check out our related report "How Trump and John Bolton attempted a coup in Venezuela": https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/14/trump-john-bolton-coup-venezuela
CIA backed failed 2020 invasion of Venezuela, top coup-plotter says: https://multipolarista.com/2022/02/02/cia-invasion-venezuela-cliver-alcala
The US-dominated IMF has said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, warning "the worst is yet to come," as the depreciation of most currencies against the dollar and rising interest rates make it hard for countries to service their dollar-denominated debt.
Political economist Radhika Desai discusses the imperialist nature of the international financial system, and parallels to the "Third World debt crisis" of the 1980s.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lPTiSi8h8oQ
Follow Prof. Desai on Twitter at https://twitter.com/raddesai Read her article on inflation: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/07/inflation-neoliberal-financialization Geopolitical Economy Research Group: https://geopoliticaleconomy.org Check out the International Manifesto Group: https://internationalmanifesto.org
The history of how Wall Street capitalists helped to create the US national security state under the Harry S. Truman administration, as Washington built its post-World War II empire.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IOviqBC3o-0
This is PART 12 of the Empire and the Deep State series I am co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.
PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
For the 30th year in a row, almost every country on Earth voted at the United Nations General Assembly to oppose the illegal six-decade US blockade of Cuba. 185 nations voted against just two: the United States and Israel.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpiF6JYepfI
SOURCES here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/03/un-vote-blockade-cuba-us-israel
Colombia’s first-ever left-wing leader Gustavo Petro took a historic trip to Venezuela, pledging regional unity following the anti-imperialist model of Simón Bolívar. Meeting with President Nicolás Maduro, Petro said it is “suicidal” to divide the countries, “because we are the same people,” in "historically one single Bolivarian nation, reunited."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=u3lJW3Y6Pqo
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/11/02/colombia-petro-visits-venezuela-unity-bolivar
Petro's powerful UN speech: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/24/war-drugs-un-colombia-gustavo-petro
John Bolton admits planning US coup in Venezuela: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/12/trump-john-bolton-coups-venezuela
Trump wanted US military attacks on Venezuela: https://multipolarista.com/2022/05/19/trump-us-military-venezuela-mark-esper
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly, 152 to 5, to tell the Israeli apartheid regime to get rid of its nuclear weapons, which are illegal under international law.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxtl5oAIT5M
SOURCES here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/31/un-vote-israel-nuclear-weapons
Brazil-based journalist Brian Mier discusses the importance of Lula da Silva's victory in Brazil's October 30 presidential election against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Lula has vowed to strengthen Latin American regional integration and expand the BRICS system, while fighting poverty and hunger at home.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=HuDWw5l-yoU
Follow Brian at https://twitter.com/BrianMteleSUR
Check out Brasil Wire at https://brasilwire.com
Independent researcher Moss Robeson documented how the vociferously pro-Ukraine, anti-Russia troll operation NAFO was founded by a Hitler-admiring anti-Semite. He discusses the campaign's far-right roots, and also how the fascist LaRouche cult has tried to disrupt the anti-war movement.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hG5XLThOpQY
Read Robeson's report on the Nazi origins of NAFO: https://mossrobeson.medium.com/ukes-kooks-spooks-nafo-735b66e48508
Check out Robeson's article "LaRouche’s ‘Ukrainian Nazi’ Legacy": https://mossrobeson.medium.com/larouches-ukrainian-nazi-legacy-7ab93aea3ea7
Robeson's "Bandera Lobby Blog": https://banderalobby.substack.com
The European Union’s top foreign-policy official Josep Borrell admitted the West’s new cold war on China and Russia is not a conflict of “democracies vs. authoritarians,” conceding, “On our side, there are a lot of authoritarian regimes.” He acknowledged that their economic “systems are in rivalry.”
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Avqt0Fie-wk
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/27/eu-cold-war-democracy-authoritarian
Check out our related report "In neocolonial rant, EU says Europe is ‘garden’ superior to rest of world’s barbaric ‘jungle’": https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/15/eu-europe-garden-jungle
After Prime Minister Imran Khan was overthrown in a US-backed soft coup, Pakistan's unelected "imported government" has banned the country's most popular politician from office, sparking huge protests.
Pakistani scholar Junaid S. Ahmad speaks with Ben Norton about army chief Bajwa's friendly trip to Washington and US efforts to pressure Pakistan to weaken ties with China, arm Ukraine in its war with Russia, and recognize apartheid Israel. We also address the assassination of prominent dissident journalist Arshad Sharif.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ugzu1pTiWXQ
Check out our previous discussion here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/25/pakistan-coup-imran-khan-terrorism-charges
The Biden administration's aggressive sanctions aim to "kneecap" China's tech sector. A former Pentagon official acknowledged it is a "disproportionate" and "unilateral" attack, a "form of economic containment."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMY_rNWx4
Sources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/24/us-economic-tech-war-china
An analysis of undemocratic dark power and how liberal capitalism and authoritarianism are not opposites; they are inextricably linked together.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IZ1P_b13l28
This is PART 11 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.
PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is holding its 20th national congress to plan the next five years of policies. It says its goal is to "write an even more magnificent chapter for socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era."
Carlos Martinez, Danny Haiphong, and Ben Norton discuss the importance of the party congress in this joint production co-sponsored by Friends of Socialist China, The Left Lens, and Multipolarista.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4IztA3jlUKs
Read more in our report here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/21/china-20th-cpc-national-congress
EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell confessed the West’s neoliberal economic model was “based on cheap energy coming from Russia,” “access to the big China market,” and low-paid Chinese workers. Europe has now lost that, and is thus in crisis.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ajIRkk1FOkM
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/18/eu-prosperity-china-russia-energy-market
Check out our previous episode "West’s neoliberal ‘age of abundance’ is over, as war and sanctions boomerang home": https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/27/west-end-neoliberalism-abundance
Ben Norton is joined by journalist Marlon Ettinger to discuss how the right wing has tried to infiltrate and co-opt the anti-war movement while supporting US imperialism, looking at Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, and Tulsi Gabbard.
We analyze the same phenomenon in France, where far-right politicians Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour superficially criticize war while advocating to strengthen French imperialism.
And we explain the deceptive tactics of the fascist cult of Lyndon LaRouche.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DH_8lQTijjg
Also see our past episode "Exposing the neocon 'right-wing populism' scam, from Trump to Tucker Carlson": https://youtube.com/watch?v=_QHoW8Vf8wg
Marlon's blog: https://footnotesnews.substack.com Follow Marlon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarlonEttinger
EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell showed the West’s neocolonial mentality claiming “the world needs Europe” as a “beacon” and beautiful “garden” to civilize the barbarous “jungle” in the Global South. He also called for regime change to create a “post-Putin Russia.”
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=R4hRs1svQlk
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/15/eu-europe-garden-jungle
European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen warned China and Russia are a “global challenge” to Western hegemony. She called for weakening their influence in the Global South, cutting their access to raw materials, opposing Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, and expanding the EU.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fW4Sc6JAJEs
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/13/von-der-leyen-eu-china-russia-threats
Our past report "NATO’s 2022 plan declares second cold war on Russia and China": https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/08/nato-2022-strategic-concept-russia-china
Journalist Ben Norton and historian Aaron Good discuss what the deep state actually is -- a top-down structure used to maintain imperialism and override popular democracy so capitalists can maximize their profits -- and what it is not -- a right-wing conspiracy scapegoating a cabal of people of a particular ethnic, religious, or identity group.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2gaVtjKNWbY
PLAYLIST of the Empire and Deep State series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL
You can support the American Exception podcast at https://patreon.com/americanexception
A scholarly explanation of the history of the deep state, a top-down structure used by capitalism to subvert democracy and maintain unaccountable corporate power.
This is PART 10 of the Empire and the Deep State series I am co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RiLTLUnNc3E
You can support American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception
Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines with Germany were sabotaged mere hours before the EU opened its own Baltic Sea pipeline from Norway to Poland. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gloated that the attacks were a “tremendous opportunity” to weaken Moscow.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nhux0KbAe-s
Read our investigation, with links to all sources, here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/06/sabotage-nord-stream-pipelines-us-russia-cia
Multipolarista host Ben Norton is joined by journalist Camila Escalante from Brazil, where she is reporting on historic elections. Leftist presidential candidate Lula da Silva won with 48.4% and over 6 million more votes than far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. We talk about the round two coming on October 30, the Workers' Party, and the PT's grassroots strategy.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mkh1QKhZvC8
Follow Camila on Twitter at https://twitter.com/camilapress
Support Camila and her work at Kawsachun News: https://patreon.com/KawsachunNews
A sociological analysis of capitalist criminality and the imperial US deep state, based on the concepts of the "higher immorality" and "crackpot realism," introduced by scholar C. Wright Mills in his book "The Power Elite."
This is PART 9 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mxcyvUfrXsc
You can support American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception
Bolivia’s leftist President Luis Arce used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly to propose a revolutionary 14-point program to transform the world.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kqzrvo_vC68
Translation and more info here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/27/luis-arce-un-bolivia-14-point-program
Our report ‘War on drugs has failed’: At UN, Colombia condemns ‘addiction to money and oil’: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/24/war-drugs-un-colombia-gustavo-petro
At the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaragua’s Sandinista government called for a global rebellion against the “imperialist and capitalist system” that is “bleeding the world dry.” Condemning illegal sanctions and war, it urged a new multipolar order.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DcsYtdEIQu0
Read the transcript here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/26/imperialism-capitalism-un-nicaragua
An analysis of the geopolitics behind the proxy war in Ukraine, from Russia's oil and gas exports and the Nord Stream pipelines to Washington's strategy to prevent Eurasian integration and keep Germany's economy dependent on the US.
Ben Norton is joined by historian Aaron Good and Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nyitwFjX0GI
You can support American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception
Colombia's first ever left-wing President Gustavo Petro delivered a historic UN speech declaring, "The war on drugs has failed." He warned capitalism is destroying the environment, with its "addiction to money and oil," and called for debt relief for the Global South.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qbiIoIAgxws
Read the speech here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/24/war-drugs-un-colombia-gustavo-petro
Our report on Honduran President Xiomara Castro's speech: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/22/un-speech-honduras-xiomara-castro
Journalist Ben Norton analyzes the UN speech of Honduras’ new left-wing President Xiomara Castro. She denounced colonialism, “neoliberal injustice,” and corporate exploitation while calling for multipolarity.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=udvjVaxP96s
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/22/un-speech-honduras-xiomara-castro
Report on Honduras' unpayable odious debt: https://multipolarista.com/2022/01/31/coup-honduras-unpayable-odious-debt
Journalist Ben Norton fact-checks the deeply misleading claims US President Joe Biden made in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=khzHWQSxwg0
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/22/un-speech-biden-war
Two former US diplomats admitted that 87% of the world's population has refused to enforce the West's sanctions on Russia, showing neutrality over the proxy war in Ukraine. They said "the outbreak of Cold War II" has led countries "to become increasingly multi-aligned," especially in the Global South.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OG7UPNGRWH4
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/21/global-south-west-cold-war-russia
The FBI harassed Black revolutionary Darren Seals and compiled a 900-page report on his organizing against racism and police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement. He was shot to death in 2016, then set on fire in his car in an unsolved murder.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=scBiUIaBx9s
US imperial court philosopher Francis Fukuyama once declared liberal capitalist democracy was the "end of history." Now he is openly praising the deep state.
Ben Norton is joined by political scientist Aaron Good of the American Exception podcast to analyze his fallacious arguments.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rr1a4BshPo8
You can support Aaron's show American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception
Ben Norton and Danny Haiphong discuss the absurd concepts of MAGA "communism" and "patriotic socialism" in the imperialist US. Pro-Trump opportunists are posing as leftists to recruit the right - and make lots of money.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=y9YI57XWFQg
Support Danny at https://patreon.com/dannyhaiphong
The US military launched at least 251 interventions between 1991 and 2022, according to the Congressional Research Service. Washington’s meddling abroad drastically increased after the end of the first cold war.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=h4Pr9g_7Nhc
Maps, graphs, and sources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/13/us-251-military-interventions-1991
In his 1956 book "The Power Elite," New Left sociologist C. Wright Mills detailed how decision-making in the United States is not democratic; it is determined by (1) Wall Street capitalists and large corporations, (2) the Pentagon and military-industrial complex, and (3) the corrupt political class.
This is PART 8 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1PGah9yfulw
Economist Michael Hudson joins Multipolarista host Ben Norton to discuss partial student debt relief in the US, inflation and the Fed, disaster capitalism in Ukraine, and China's challenge to the petrodollar.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AEZBOaPKWjw
TRANSCRIPT: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/08/michael-hudson-debt-inflation-ukraine-petrodollar
Prof. Hudson's official website: https://michael-hudson.com
While Palestinians are forced off of buses for being Arab, apartheid Israel is now requiring foreigners to officially notify the regime if they fall in love with a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. If they marry, they must leave Palestine for a 6-month "cooling-off period."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=D6M_Q3R97jw
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/07/israel-palestinians-report-relationships
An analysis of the deeply undemocratic structure of the US government, exploring the academic research on the concepts of the dual state and double government.
This is PART 7 of the Empire and the Deep State series I am co-hosting with historian Aaron Good, of the American Exception podcast, along with producer Seamus McGuinness.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=siGbth6AwtA
In a blatant violation of international law and its 1947 hosting agreement, the US government has blocked countries from participating in events at the UN headquarters in New York. The Biden administration is banning Russian diplomats, while the Trump admin illegally prohibited Venezuela and Iran.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WfjqzAY_mEc
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/04/biden-trump-un-neutrality-visas
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in April, but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intervened to stop the peace deal, and the US and EU escalated the proxy war to try to weaken Moscow.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LpJMqs1yG1A
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/03/west-peace-proposal-ukraine-russia
South Koreans held huge protests against the US military and its largest joint war exercises in years, simulating attacks on the DPRK (North Korea) and the assassination of its leader.
We are joined by activists from the peace groups Women Cross DMZ and Korea Peace Now to discuss the mass movement against US militarization and imperialism.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lqocug-NGRs
You can support their work at https://koreapeacenow.org You can get involved at https://koreapeacenow.org
The Joe Biden administration pledged Ukraine $39.87 billion in military aid between February and August 2022, for an average of $228 million per day, fueling a brutal proxy war causing tens of thousands of deaths.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sGQFTwvHM_4
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/30/us-ukraine-military-aid-proxy
Credit to researcher Stephen Semler: https://stephensemler.substack.com/p/how-much-military-aid-has-biden-sent
CIA and Western special ops commandos are in Ukraine, directing proxy war on Russia: https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/26/cia-special-ops-ukraine-proxy-war-russia
Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned that the US is trying to start a war with China over Taiwan. He also explained how imperialism is rooted in capitalism and detailed its economic exploitation of the Global South.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1xUV4qT97TI
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/29/war-china-malaysia-imperialism-capitalism
France’s President Emmanuel Macron, a former banker, warned "we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance." Western wars and sanctions are boomeranging back at home. The neoliberal phase of capitalism is collapsing.
Neoliberalism has lost the key pillars it was built on: cheap energy and raw materials from Russia, cheap labor and consumer goods from China, an unsustainable bubble of household debt, low to zero interest rates, and Washington's ability to organize regime-change operations in any country where a government tried a socialistic or state-led economic model.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dw84vwYS8YE
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/27/west-end-neoliberalism-abundance
Pakistan's elected Prime Minister Imran Khan was overthrown in a US-backed regime-change operation due to his independent foreign policy. Now the coup regime has charged him with "terrorism." Pakistani scholar Junaid S. Ahmad discusses the desperate attempt to crush the mass movement and protests that Khan has led.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=g9IzwCAYbZY
Our previous interview with Junaid: https://multipolarista.com/2022/04/13/us-coup-pakistan-imran-khan-foreign-policy
Read Junaid's article warning about the coup: https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/31/pakistan-foreign-regime-change-china-russia
The Donald Trump White House and CIA ran "black ops" to intimate close US "ally" Britain to cut all ties with China's tech giant Huawei, hurting the UK's own economic interests in order to advance Washington's trade war on Beijing.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QwL1V93xXm0
Read more at https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/24/cia-britain-china-huawei
China is forgiving 23 interest-free loans for 17 African countries, after already cancelling $3.4 billion and restructuring $15 billion of debt from 2000-2019. This debunks the US government's propaganda myth of supposed Chinese "debt-trap diplomacy."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AMTVoZKrCPo
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/20/china-forgives-debt-africa
Report on disinformation blaming China for debt crisis in Sri Lanka: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/11/debt-trap-sri-lanka-west-china
A discussion of different theoretical concepts of imperialism and hegemony and how they relate to the United States empire.
This is PART 4 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OYywVTzV524
You can support American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception
American Exception website: https://americanexception.com
Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton responds to smears from a neoconservative think tank funded by Western governments and corporations, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), which attacked him over his factual journalism reporting on NATO support for far-right extremists in Ukraine.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cHPKpUJBfZ4
Read the Multipolarista article being attacked: https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/10/nato-arming-training-nazis-ukraine-azov
This is a clip from the Unauthorized Disclosure podcast hosted by Kevin Gosztola and Rania Khalek. Support Unauthorized Disclosure here: https://thedissenter.org/unauthorized-disclosure-podcast
Biden's top Latin America advisor Juan González threateningly said of Colombia's new left-wing president: "40 years ago, the United States would have done everything possible to prevent the election of Gustavo Petro, and once in power it would have done almost everything possible to sabotage his government."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pVQy88AzQ5A
Read more at https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/17/biden-colombia-petro-coup
After dropping two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945, top US government officials lied to the media and Congress, claiming there was "no radioactive residue" in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that Japanese reports of deaths due to radiation were "propaganda," that civilians did not face "undue suffering," and that it was "a very pleasant way to die."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cu4KnCPjwys
Report on US-backed fascism in Japan and Shinzo Abe: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/09/fascism-japan-shinzo-abe-empire
The US military spends more than the next 9 biggest countries combined. The expected 2023 Pentagon budget is $840 billion. Donald Trump and Joe Biden have spent $220 billion more than even cold warrior Ronald Reagan.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=h0BZso9Yb30
Research by Stephen Semler at https://stephensemler.substack.com
Under Ukrainian government pressure, CBS News censored its own documentary “Arming Ukraine,” which showed that just around 30% of the weapons Western governments have sent actually go to the frontlines, with widespread corruption and black markets.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4MQNjmbDadg
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/10/cbs-censors-report-ukraine-weapons-corruption
Silicon Valley Big Tech corporations, which are all US government contractors, censor Russian media while allowing Australian state outlets to spread anti-China propaganda without even a label.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHUctJi2EWw
Read more at https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/10/big-tech-state-media/
Analyzing the geopolitical crisis, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega said the US war on China and Russia is an attack on the new world of “multipolarism,” because “North American imperialism is trying to maintain its hegemony at all costs, even at the risk of sinking its own economy.”
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lkPyT8fDymk
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/05/us-war-china-russia-multipolar-world-nicaragua-ortega
The US government has been preparing for war with China over Taiwan. The extremely provocative trip by top official Nancy Pelosi was only the latest development in years of US escalation.
The Pentagon has made plans for war with China, top CIA officials openly call for fighting Beijing, and US troops are on the ground in Taipei. Washington has sold Taiwan tens of billions of dollars worth of military equipment, and influential DC think tanks are even calling to send it nuclear weapons.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hUjHZ5z8W90
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/02/us-war-china-taiwan-nuclear
Part two of the Empire and the Deep State series that Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good, of the American Exception podcast. We discuss deep politics and the history of the US empire up until World War Two.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vJmEwRRsjbo
American Exception website: https://americanexception.com
Western governments and corporations met in Switzerland to plan harsh neoliberal economic policies to impose on post-war Ukraine, calling to cut labor laws, “open markets,” drop tariffs, deregulate industries, and “sell state-owned enterprises to private investors.”
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rbxudlFTN1E
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/28/west-neoliberal-recovery-conference
The 1997 Hollywood film "Wag the Dog" perfectly predicted the propaganda tactics the US government and media would use decades later in its wars in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and beyond.
In this special joint episode, Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton is joined by Sina Rahmani of The East Is a Podcast to discuss the movie and how shockingly relevant it still is today.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BIZFAOtD5rM
Support The East Is a Podcast at https://patreon.com/east_podcast
Follow Sina at https://twitter.com/urorientalist
After the corporate media spent years spreading the fake "Havana Syndrome" conspiracy theory, CIA Director William Burns admitted there is no evidence that a foreign country like Russia, China, or Cuba has attacked US spies and diplomats with "sonic attacks" or "directed energy weapons."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=R_BI7eiNdjE
Credit to Kawsachun News: https://kawsachunnews.com/cia-director-admits-theres-no-havana-syndrome
Our report "CIA’s ‘Havana Syndrome’ conspiracy implodes: Here are media’s worst fake news stories": https://multipolarista.com/2022/01/23/cia-havana-syndrome-conspiracy-media
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iran, signed a $40 billion energy cooperation agreement, and pledged to strengthen their economic and military alliance with China. Moscow and Tehran also called to drop the US dollar and use local currencies for trade.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=n60R8NooXa0
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/23/iran-russia-dollar-china-alliance
Part one of the Empire and the Deep State series that Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good, of the American Exception podcast. We discuss the origins of the US empire and deep state, why US foreign policy remain unchanged across administrations, and why democracy has declined with the rise of the US global dominance.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=i1FlXcwhsp4
American Exception website: https://americanexception.com
For early access, subscribe to Multipolarista at Patreon: https://patreon.com/multipolarista
For early access, subscribe to American Exception at Patreon: https://patreon.com/americanexception
US President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia not only to discuss oil but also to pressure Riyadh to cut ties with China and Russia. This comes after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) killed key CIA ally Jamal Khashoggi and purged rivals in the royal family who were most loyal to Washington.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yf1raQ4FBt8
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/17/biden-saudi-china-russia-cia-mbs
Donald Trump's neoconservative US National Security Advisor John Bolton admitted he “helped plan coups d’etat” in Venezuela and “other places,” in a CNN interview. Benjamin Norton analyzes Bolton's book "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," which details the US hybrid war on Venezuela.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tzoJ_UVBV7w
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/12/trump-john-bolton-coups-venezuela
Sri Lanka owes 81% of its external debt to US and European financial institutions and Western allies Japan and India. China owns just 10%. But Washington blames imaginary “Chinese debt traps” for the nation’s crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=U52tT5hgtSk
SOURCES here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/11/debt-trap-sri-lanka-west-china
Japan's longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe tried to rewrite the genocidal history of the fascist Japanese empire. And he and his Nazi-collaborating grandfather enjoyed staunch Western support.
After World War II, the US government pardoned and recruited many of the fascists who had led imperial Japan, like Abe's grandfather Nobusuke Kishi, putting in power war criminals who had committed genocide in China, Korea, and Southeast Asia, carrying out biological warfare, human experimentation, and mass sexual slavery.
Benjamin Norton discusses how Japan's political system still today is a one-party right-wing regime run by descendants of these fascist war criminals.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5WWJ3EOmPkY
SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/09/fascism-japan-shinzo-abe-empire
While condemning China and Russia as “threats” to “democracy,” British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss refused to admit that Saudi Arabia is authoritarian, declined to condemn the monarchy’s execution of 81 people in one day, and would not acknowledge a single human rights abuse.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZX3ZEt4SahM
Read more at https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/06/liz-truss-uk-saudi-arabia-authoritarian
CNBC pundit Jim Cramer called for “cyber terrorism” against Russia and a “blank check” for US weapons corporations – including the same companies he encourages his viewers to invest in.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VYthL0qmoi8
Read more at https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/05/cnbc-jim-cramer-cyber-terrorism-russia
Neoconservative ex CIA Director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted NATO seeks to prevent a “Russian-Chinese axis” and “pan-Eurasian colossus.” Benjamin Norton analyzes a speech in which Pompeo outlines Washington’s imperial strategy in the new cold war, to maintain “economic hegemony” and control over fossil fuels and other resources.
Read more at https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/30/nato-eurasia-us-hegemony-mike-pompeo
The US government’s Helsinki Commission held a Congressional briefing plotting ways to break up Russia as a country, in the name of supposed “decolonization.”
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LfWYtRMbMnk
Read more at https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/23/us-government-decolonize-russia
The US organized a meeting with top military officials from apartheid Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, the UAE, and Bahrain to conspire against Iran, as Jordan’s king calls for a “Middle East NATO.”
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=siPtgYa-Efo
Read more at https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/27/israel-saudi-arabia-qatar-uae-iran
Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and the US Federal Reserve's "austerity program to reduce wages." So-called experts are openly calling to boost unemployment. A depression is coming, in which the poor will suffer so the rich can get richer.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-AJwMvCxwm0
Read Prof. Hudson's article "The Fed’s Austerity Program to Reduce Wages": https://michael-hudson.com/2022/06/the-feds-austerity-program-to-reduce-wages
The CIA and special operations forces from Britain, France, and Canada are physically in Ukraine, helping direct the proxy war on Russia, overseeing weapons, training, and intelligence. Some Ukrainian fighters have US flag patches.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=R3szI4GRmqU
Read more here https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/26/cia-special-ops-ukraine-proxy-war-russia
Multipolarista host Ben Norton speaks with historian Aaron Good about his book "American Exception: Empire and the Deep State," detailing the breakdown of democracy, the criminality that lies at the heart of US government policy, and the corporate interests driving it.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mY82b8hC7JQ
This is the first part in a joint series between Multipolarista and Aaron's podcast American Exception.
You can get the book here: https://skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510769137/american-exception
Follow Aaron on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Aaron_Good_
France and Germany pressured African Union leaders for months to join a brief Zoom call with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. 51 of 55 African heads of state (93%) boycotted the meeting, showing clear neutrality over the Western proxy war with Russia.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=v-EzrUzaZ6M
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/22/africa-zelensky-call-neutrality-ukraine
The chief of the UK Army, Patrick Sanders, told his troops to prepare for World War III with Russia. Benjamin Norton discusses how Western imperialists are threatening nuclear apocalypse to try to save their declining empires.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=MKO1v65OSt0
Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton speaks with Venezuelan journalist Jesús Rodríguez Espinoza, editor of independent news outlet the Orinoco Tribune, about the victory of left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro in Colombia's presidential election, the easing of a few US sanctions, and Venezuela's 20-year cooperation agreement with Iran.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wpouWfsvLYI
Read the Orinoco Tribune at https://orinocotribune.com
Benjamin Norton discusses the historic victory of left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro in Colombia's June 19 presidential election, who he and his running mate Francia Márquez are, and what it means for the country, Latin America, and the world.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RORUdBlmmss
Written analysis: https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/19/colombia-gustavo-petro-election
Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton is joined by Beijing-based journalist Ian Goodrum to discuss the Chinese government's campaign against inequality, its crackdown on billionaires, and its push for what it calls "common prosperity."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TiJ2-Uw_0tA
Follow Ian on Twitter at https://twitter.com/isgoodrum
Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton interviews the secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA), Sacha Llorenti, about Latin America and the Caribbean's rebellion against the US government's Summit of the Americas. Presidents of eight countries in the region boycotted the conference.
We discuss ALBA's alternative summit in Cuba, and growing efforts at economic integration against imperialism.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TQu4UcEKCwU
TRANSCRIPT: https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/08/alba-summit-americas-sacha-llorenti
Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton interviewed US Congress candidate Geoff Young, who is running in Kentucky's 6th district on an anti-war platform calling for abolishing the CIA.
We discussed Young's 12-point program, which also seeks to "End the failed 'War on Drugs,'" prevent nuclear war, establish a Medicare-for-All system of universal healthcare, dismantle the US military's Africa Command (AFRICOM), increase taxes on billionaires and millionaires, and "Get Big Money out of politics."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JyKdEizCOII
Young's website: https://young4ky.com
Colombia's presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the left-wing Pacto Histórico coalition won round one of the May 29 elections in a landslide. He will compete against a far-right hundred-millionaire real estate mogul, Rodolfo Hernández, in a runoff vote on June 19.
Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton speaks with members of the anti-imperialist Troika Kollective in Colombia to discuss the election and the political situation in the country.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SfIJ9uf40sU
Troika Kollective website: https://troikakollective.com
Support our work on Patreon at https://patreon.com/multipolarista
While claiming to fight a "war on drugs," US intelligence agencies have used drug trafficking to fund their dirty covert operations. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were caught taking massive bribes to give sensitive information to Colombian cartels.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6XCDGCgvPYo
What is "socialism with Chinese characteristics," and how does it differ from Western neoliberal capitalism? Economist John Ross, who has taught in China and written books about its economy, explains.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2wJwhkRz4Lk
Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnRoss43
Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton and journalist Robbie Martin discuss how neoconservative US imperialists like Fox News host Tucker Carlson (a CIA applicant) and Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis cynically tried to rebrand as "right-wing populists," while pushing war on China, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, and Palestine.
These bogus "populists" portrayed Donald Trump as an "anti-war" president, while he killed top Iranian and Iraqi officials, imposed suffocating sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, waged a hybrid war on China, bombed the hell out of Afghanistan, expanded the war on Yemen, strongly supported apartheid Israel and Saudi Arabia, militarily occupied Syria and Iraq to take their oil, and tore up arms control agreements with Russia.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_QHoW8Vf8wg
Follow Robbie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FluorescentGrey
Economist Michael Hudson discusses the decline of the US dollar, the sanctions war on Russia, his concept of "free-trade imperialism," and financial parasitism.
We talk about these concepts explored in his new book "The Destiny of Civilization: Finance Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism or Socialism."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qlUSqQ8U8T8
Benjamin Norton discusses the historic announcement by Brazil’s left-wing leader Lula da Silva that, if he wins the October 2022 presidential elections, “we are going to create a currency in Latin America,” called the Sur (“South”), to combat “the dependency on the dollar.”
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/05/04/brazil-lula-latin-america-currency-us-dollar
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bRTr8o8EYiE
Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton is joined by journalist Asa Winstanley to discuss Operation Gladio, the NATO "stay behind" networks in which the CIA and other Western intelligence agencies recruited, armed, and trained former Nazis, other fascists, and right-wing terrorists to wage a war on the left.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UPhFCAI4SnQ
Read and support Asa's reporting at his Substack: https://asawinstanley.substack.com
Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is joined by Mexican professor and activist Renata Turrent to discuss how the progressive government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) nationalized Mexico's lithium, an important resource needed to create electronic technologies, while also reversing privatization of oil by corrupt past neoliberal governments.
(This was originally published on April 29, 2022.)
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-xmfX3fb7SQ
Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is joined by journalist Abraham Marquez to discuss how the Joe Biden administration has continued many of Donald Trump’s brutal anti-immigrant policies, giving $284.7 million more to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and expanding detention centers, while turning away refugees of US wars and weaponizing displaced Ukrainians.
(This was originally published on April 23, 2022.)
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zSQ4gEb_fiY
Benjamin Norton continues his discussion with Pakistani scholar Junaid S. Ahmad about Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, his history, and how he challenged the two-party system that dominated the country for decades until being overthrown in a US-backed soft coup this April.
Part 2 of 2
(This was originally published on April 14, 2022.)
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=prtjx1_hMAM
Benjamin Norton is joined by Pakistani scholar Junaid S. Ahmad to discuss how Pakistan's elected Prime Minister Imran Khan was overthrown in a US-backed coup aimed at reversing his independent foreign policy – like his close alliance with China, improved relations with Russia and Iran, and staunch support for Palestine.
PART 1 OF 2
(This was first published on April 12, 2022.)
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XGh-aO2Xuic
Benjamin Norton discusses how the United States has turned Latin America and the Caribbean into a key battlefield in its new cold war on China and Russia, invoking the 200-year-old colonialist Monroe Doctrine to justify aggressive interventionist policies.
This talk was part of the March 19 event "21st Century Socialism: China and Latin America on the Frontline," organized by Friends of Socialist China
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cr32TzD9Tk0
Puerto Rican public workers are protesting the neoliberal policies imposed by US colonialism and Washington's unelected Financial Oversight and Management Board.
I speak with Ángel Rodríguez Rivera, president of the Puerto Rican Association of University Professors, about how teachers are rising up, after the minimum wage hasn't increased in 13 years.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hCKxWXuEYUc
With a diplomatic boycott by Western governments, corporate media propaganda has demonized China over the 2022 Winter Olympics. Britain's Financial Times openly declared, "Beijing Winter Olympics: the new front line in the US-China cold war."
Actual China expert Carl Zha joins Multipolarista to pick apart the propaganda and explain what's really happening.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tysrspp7KOU
Follow Carl on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CarlZha
You can support Carl's Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon at https://patreon.com/silknsteel
After meeting in Beijing, China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin released a lengthy joint statement clarifying the ideological divisions of the new cold war: Eurasian calls for multipolarity, cooperation, sovereignty, and “redistribution of power in the world” against US unipolar hegemony and interventionism.
Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/02/07/china-russia-multipolar-historic-meeting
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c0JaOHa0qOM
Mainstream human rights organization Amnesty International has come out publicly and said that "Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians," and that Israel's "cruel system of domination" amounts to a "crime against humanity."
We discuss this report with Ali Abunimah, journalist and editor of the Electronic Intifada.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-wfk4QVPwP8
Follow Ali on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/AliAbunimah
Electronic Intifada website: https://electronicintifada.net
Journalist Rania Khalek talks about her reporting trip to Ethiopia, where armed group the TPLF is waging war on the central government, apparently with Western support, and Eritrea, one of the world's most sanctioned countries. We discuss the geopolitical importance of the Horn of Africa, and how the area has been affected by the US new cold war on China.
PART 2 OF 2
VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=LZ4Q9zIB2xA
Follow Rania's reporting at BreakThrough News: breakthroughnews.org
And follow Rania at twitter.com/RaniaKhalek
Journalist Rania Khalek discusses her reporting trip to Cuba, where she got a firsthand look at its socialist health system, under the brutal US blockade.
PART 1 OF 2
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LZ4Q9zIB2xA
Follow Rania's reporting at BreakThrough News: https://breakthroughnews.org
And follow Rania at https://twitter.com/RaniaKhalek
Moderate Rebels has ended as of January 2022, but this show will be continuing under the new name Multipolarista, hosted by Benjamin Norton. The show will report once or twice a week on the end of US unipolar hegemony and the transition to a multipolar world.
Follow Multipolarista's website: https://multipolarista.com
For years corporate media outlets accused Cuba, China, Russia, and other US adversaries of attacking spies and diplomats with hi-tech "pulsed microwave weapons" or "directed-energy weapons."
But now the CIA has admitted that "Havana Syndrome" is not caused by attacks by a foreign hostile power, but rather stress or natural causes.
Benjamin Norton interviews Doctor Robert Bartholomew, a medical sociologist and leading expert on mass hysteria and social panics, explains how he predicted this in his 2020 book "Havana Syndrome: Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story Behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria."
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LnpaqWVi76U
Robert Bartholomew's website: https://rebartholomew.com
Read my article "CIA's 'Havana Syndrome' conspiracy implodes: Here are media's worst fake news stories": https://benjaminnorton.substack.com/p/cias-havana-syndrome-conspiracy-implodes