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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.

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. Topics 0:00 Intro 0:54 Latin American countries that support Palestine 1:47 ICJ or ICC? Differences 2:41 ICJ says Israel can be investigated for genocide 3:32 Israel's war on Gaza is most destructive in modern history 4:20 Brazil's President Lula compares Israel to Nazi Germany 6:01 Israeli media compares Netanyahu's government to Nazis 8:18 Colombia's President Gustavo Petro accuses Israel of genocide 9:43 Bolivia's ex-President Evo Morales accuses Israel of genocide 11:53 Venezuela compares Israel to Nazi Germany 12:53 Nicaragua's President Ortega blasts West's "horrendous crimes" 13:41 Nicaragua joins South Africa's ICJ case 15:48 Cuba accuses Israel of genocide 16:25 Bolivia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel 16:43 Belize breaks diplomatic ties with Israel 16:53 Honduras recalls its ambassador in Israel 17:04 Latin America's right-wing governments support Israel 18:26 El Salvador's Nayib Bukele supports Israel 19:08 Argentina's Javier Milei supports Israel 20:06 Latin American left vs right 20:58 Latin America's anti-imperialist leadership 23:04 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. Cited videos: - EU confesses ‘our prosperity was based on China & Russia’: cheap energy, low-paid labor, big market: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ajIRkk1FOkM - German lawmaker denounces Ukraine 'proxy war' and US 'terror attack' on Nord Stream pipelines: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NYn0ODIL0Qg - How corporate profits are driving inflation, not workers' wages: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qdZbq1iw-ho Topics 0:00 Crisis in EU's economic heart: Germany 5:04 EU admits "our prosperity was based on China and Russia" 6:51 German industry 8:09 US-NATO "vassalization" of Europe 10:09 Cheap Russian gas or expensive US LNG? 13:37 Corporations and speculators profit 17:08 Greedflation 19:08 Neoliberal austerity is back 21:24 US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 23:52 Economic war on China backfires 27:01 Rise of far-right 29:46 Germany's leftist anti-war alternative 33:01 Environmentalist policies are not the problem 34:56 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. Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/10/putin-tucker-carlson-china-cia Topics 0:00 Tucker's warmongering against China 3:05 Putin debunks Tucker's anti-China propaganda 5:08 Republicans want to divide Russia from China 13:44 Tucker Carlson's CIA links 15:47 Putin mocks Tucker for his CIA application 16:19 Tucker's racist neoconservative past 17:59 Tucker's neocolonial views on Latin America 20:09 Democrats vs GOP: Bipartisan imperialism 23:04 US failure to divide Russia from China 23:40 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Links: - 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-alcala Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Venezuela 9:03 US coup attempt & invasion 14:50 Bolivia 21:02 Mexico 31:28 CIA & drug trafficking 33:02 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=Dbj1GNT3Mjk 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 ICJ’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 world historic growth, and how the Chinese socialist market economy works. Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/31/china-world-manufacturing-superpower-production

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. || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Ben Norton explains the scandal. Read 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 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Check 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 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. EU confesses ‘our prosperity was based on China & Russia’: cheap energy, low-paid labor, big market - https://youtube.com/watch?v=ajIRkk1FOkM BRICS expanding into economic powerhouse: Petrodollar under threat - https://youtube.com/watch?v=1SIfrWkQXeE || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Links and sources here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/01/18/billionaires-richest-doubled-wealth-poorer-oxfam Check out our related video "Global debt is unpayable: How Wall Street traps poor countries, profiting rich ones": https://youtube.com/watch?v=WRkhWQ0sRn4 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Check out our related reports: - US bombs Yemen, Iraq & Syria. Israel bombs Gaza & Lebanon. Both threaten Iran: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G0uXnxBWG-Q - China brokers Iran-Saudi peace: big blow to petrodollar, geopolitical game changer: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DyAFerEouN0 - US-Saudi war on Yemen has killed 377,000 people – UN estimate: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/20/us-saudi-war-yemen-377000-deaths-un Topics 0:00 US wages war on Yemen 4:34 Why did US lose Saudi support? 6:52 Shifting geopolitical order 8:27 Who are Yemen's 'Houthis'? 14:16 Geo-economics of Red Sea 20:47 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 partner 35:30 US' historic transition from oil importer to exporter 37:44 Obama boasts of making Wall Street richer and expanding oil production 38:35 Why US-Saudi relations have deteriorated 41:15 Biden breaks campaign promise to end Yemen war 42:30 US creates world's worst humanitarian crisis... twice 46:36 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss neoliberalism, and the premature predictions about its demise. You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Our related report on the US voting against a UNGA resolution calling for peace in Gaza: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vph4YDi17Ps Our video on the US vetoing UN Security Council resolutions on Gaza: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Our report on the US vetos of the UN Security Council ceasefire proposals: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8 An explainer on how Palestinians have a legal right to armed resistance against Israeli colonialism: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JwO6cGnn-M8 Colombia'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 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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". For more information, check out our video "US blocks peace in Gaza, supporting Israel's genocidal war on civilians": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss the rapidly changing global order. (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 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Watch our related video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JwO6cGnn-M8 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. 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. Watch the first part here - A huge debt crisis is coming: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3QOBbQR2g || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Watch 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 Check 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-cooperatives Topics 0:00 Why I moved to China 1:34 China's remarkable economic growth 2:24 The most sovereign country? 4:32 Technological sovereignty 7:40 Dangers of a new cold war 9:28 An unnecessary disclaimer 11:35 Unprecedented economic development 19:33 China's unique sovereignty 23:32 De-industrialization 24:42 China's sovereign social media space 28:28 China's sovereign technological space 31:20 Digitalization of the economy 34:09 Phones 36:29 Cars and computers 39:08 US sanctions and tech war 41:16 Censorship, or digital tariffs? 46:59 Problems 47:31 Energy security and green transition 50:42 Food security 52:15 Debt 54:18 Inequality 55:48 Democracy? 59:14 Protecting sovereignty is not isolationism 59:55 Export- or consumption-based model? 1:05:05 Comparative advantage: a critique 1:19:30 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Check out some of our previous coverage: - Imran Khan: Pakistan should be non-aligned in cold war, neutral over Ukraine, applauds China: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NjuKZIBvgO4 - Pakistan coup regime bans Imran Khan, dissidents killed, as US eyes China ties, Israel normalization: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ugzu1pTiWXQ - US-backed coup in Pakistan overthrows PM Imran Khan over his independent foreign policy (from April 2022): https://youtube.com/watch?v=XGh-aO2Xuic Topics: 0:00 Well known US-backed coups 1:37 Coup against Pakistan's PM Imran Khan 7:38 Imran Khan's non-aligned foreign policy 14:14 Coup regime reverses independent foreign policy 15:31 Coup regime's authoritarian crackdown 19:44 Another US-backed coup in Pakistan, in 1977 21:58 Similarities to Brazil and Peru 23:38 Iran and Mohammad Mosaddegh 27:14 The US "war on terror" 30:00 Smoking gun: leaked embassy cable 47:01 IMF bailout and inflation crisis 50:00 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com

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. Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/09/23/brics-nato-summits-radhika-desai-michael-hudson You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com