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  • 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=m9WBjcfVhu4

    Topics
    0:00 Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth
    0:31 An "American Crusade" (against China & Iran)
    1:53 Hegseth called on Trump to bomb Iran
    4:44 Trying to divide China & Russia
    5:39 Fearmongering about BRICS & de-dollarization
    7:48 "Axis of Evil": neocon ideology
    8:26 Neocolonialism in Latin America
    9:47 Preparing for war with China
    11:33 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=-ncw2VCsJFI

    Topics
    0:00 Intro
    0:32 China is threat to US unipolar dominance
    1:21 Rubio loves Israel
    1:55 Rubio wants "disproportionate" attack on Iran
    2:25 Religious fundamentalism
    3:47 China is "far more dangerous than the cold war"
    4:33 Neocolonialism in Latin America
    6:03 Rubio wants USA to invade Venezuela
    6:25 Monroe Doctrine
    7:42 China and Latin America
    8:39 Scapegoating China
    9:28 Chinagate: the new McCarthyism
    10:55 Censorship
    11:41 Rubio wants to censor "disinformation"
    12:08 Threatening Mexico
    13:05 Rubio's shady links to drug lord brother-in-law
    14:02 Outro

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  • 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=iwsrUUkDBWg

    Topics
    0:00 Trump's warmongering cabinet
    3:54 Strategy: try to divide Russia & China
    5:05 Summary of foreign policy of Trump's 1st term
    8:31 Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor
    12:49 Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary
    19:52 Neocolonialism in Latin America
    23:00 Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
    29:20 John Ratcliffe, CIA Director
    32:07 Elise Stefanik, UN Ambassador
    34:53 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=EJQKIwe2BYo

    Topics
    0:00 Intro
    0:33 Summary of Trump's foreign policy
    10:44 Neocons in Trump's cabinet
    14:41 China
    18:48 Tariffs & trade with China
    24:47 US dollar & re-industrialization
    29:39 Protectionism
    37:01 Russia & Ukraine
    42:23 Israel-Palestine
    44:31 Iran
    46:36 Middle East (West Asia): Yemen, Iraq, Syria
    49:41 Latin America: Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia
    53:17 Africa
    54:32 Europe
    56:11 Japan & South Korea
    57:53 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=chPfp01rsD0

    Topics
    0:00 US election season
    0:42 BlackRock CEO: it “really doesn’t matter” who wins US elections
    2:20 The "Big Three" Wall Street asset managers
    3:06 S&P 500 and Nasdaq bubbles
    4:35 Richest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks
    5:30 Princeton study: USA is oligarchy, not democracy
    6:26 Billions spent buying US elections
    7:54 Money buys seats in Congress (90% of the time)
    8:50 Crypto industry funds Republicans & Democrats
    10:51 Biden promised rich donors "nothing would fundamentally change"
    11:59 Extreme wealth & income inequality in USA
    15:12 US wages stagnated while productivity soared
    15:42 Financialization of US economy
    17:09 Inflation & cost of living crisis
    18:43 House prices grow much faster than wages
    20:48 Blackstone: the world's largest landlord
    22:49 Private equity
    24:03 Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman funds Trump
    24:28 Kamala Harris & Trump woo Wall Street
    25:25 Trump tax cuts make rich much richer
    27:19 BlackRock makes economic policy for Biden & Harris
    28:10 USA is an oligarchy
    29:41 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=NTX4zSfCQYM

    TOPICS
    0:00 US economic war on Cuba
    1:39 UN General Assembly vote against US blockade
    2:06 Map of UN vote against US embargo of Cuba
    3:25 Venezuela & Afghanistan lost UN voting rights due to US sanctions
    5:15 Argentina's Milei fires foreign minister for voting with 97% of world
    7:08 UN votes against US embargo in 2023 & 2022
    8:41 Why the US empire wants to crush Cuba
    10:29 Goal of US sanctions: "hunger, desperation, and overthrow"
    13:39 Dedollarization & BRICS
    15:40 Bipartisan barbarism: Biden continues Trump's war on Cuba
    18:01 West votes against rest of world at UN
    20:08 US imperialism is a global dictatorship
    23:17 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=X7ejfZdPboo

    This is part of the show Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the program here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP

    You can follow Kathleen on Twitter/X here: https://x.com/kathleen_tyson_

    Topics
    0:00 Highlight
    1:24 Intro: 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia
    7:33 Evaluating BRICS proposal to improve financial system
    16:47 De-dollarizing trade vs capital markets
    24:50 Can a global currency solve the Triffin dilemma?
    29:10 Investment flows from poor to rich
    30:44 Capital controls
    37:16 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 China
    53:21 HSBC splits between West and East
    55:18 How can central banks de-dollarize reserves?
    1:02:35 Controlling finance
    1:09:01 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-Y

    BRICS 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/

    Topics
    0:00 Western media cope on de-dollarization
    2:53 Renowned US economist warns de-dollarization is happening
    4:55 Gold price rises despite inflation falling
    7:18 BRICS seeks alternatives to US dollar dominance
    9:04 Sanctions, reserves freezes, weaponization of US dollar system
    11:23 Holding gold in reserves is not bringing back gold standard
    13:08 Central banks buy lots of gold
    14:40 West's economic war on Russia failed
    15:34 US-Israel wars in Middle East (West Asia)
    17:18 "Erosion" of US dollar hegemony
    18:56 US government debt and Treasury market
    24:39 USA now spends more on debt interest than military
    25:09 China dumps US Treasury securities
    25:59 Europe, Canada, Taiwan buy US Treasury bonds
    27:57 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=3pHr5yzLEHA

    Topics
    0:00 US dollar hegemony
    3:57 BRICS plan to transform international monetary & financial system
    10:39 What are BRICS' goals?
    13:22 New International Economic Order (NIEO) & G77
    15:32 Dedollarization
    20:02 Summary of BRICS report on financial system
    31:59 West controls IMF & World Bank
    36:34 Global economy has changed, but financial system hasn't
    42:07 How rich countries drain capital from poor ones
    45:16 Challenging the US dollar monopoly
    47:29 Correspondent banks & SWIFT system
    51:10 Central bank reserves & US Treasury securities
    55:50 Triffin's Dilemma
    57:54 Sanctions & US freezing countries' assets
    1:00:18 Proposals for new cross-border payment architecture
    1:03:15 Blockchain, DLT, & CBDCs (mBridge & Project Dunbar)
    1:10:01 BRICS Cross-Border Payment Initiative (BCBPI) & BRICS Clear Platform
    1:15:54 Dedollarizing foreign exchange reserves
    1:18:22 New Development Bank (NDB) & BRICS Digital Investment Asset
    1:20:10 Overview of Russian proposal
    1:21:58 Will there be a BRICS currency? SDR (Special Drawing Rights) is a start
    1:30:59 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=EeB2uuiWe4s

    Topics
    0:00 Nicaragua ends diplomatic relations with Israel
    1:56 UN expert: Israel is committing genocide
    2:28 Israeli minister wants to starve all 2 million Gazans
    3:34 Top Israeli newspaper says Netanyahu regime is fascist
    5:14 International Court of Justice (ICJ) genocide case
    7:53 Latin America's exemplary solidarity with Palestine
    10:17 Nicaraguan National Assembly condemns Israel's genocide
    13:51 Similar anti-imperialist struggles in Global South
    16:28 Sandinistas' long history of support for Palestinians
    17:38 ICJ: US owes reparations to Nicaragua
    18:58 The West's "rules-based order" is just imperialism
    20:44 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-Q

    Topics
    0:00 Intro
    2:08 USA & Israel wage war across Middle East
    4:02 Hague investigates Israel for g*noc1de
    4:57 Biden admin sends Israel $18 billion in military aid
    5:24 Israel bombs civilian areas in Gaza with US weapons
    6:04 US State Department approves Israeli war crimes
    6:51 Gaza death toll: 186,000+
    9:45 International Criminal Court
    11:12 Israel's colonialist goals
    15:46 Israel invades Lebanon with US support
    17:40 Iran responds to Israeli attacks
    18:47 (CLIP) Kamala Harris defends Israel
    19:17 Harris says a whole lot of nothing on Israel
    20:09 (CLIP) Kamala Harris' Israeli word salad
    20:29 Text of Harris' Israeli word salad
    21:16 Joe Biden's support for Israel
    21:50 (CLIP) Biden: If Israel didn't exist, US would create it
    22:15 Biden threatens Iran's oil facilities
    22:56 (CLIP) Trump calls to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities
    23:48 Trump's anti-Palestinian bigotry
    24:46 (CLIP) Trump calls Biden "Palestinian" as an insult
    25:04 Harris-Trump debate
    26:02 (CLIP) Kamala Harris vows to protect Israel
    26:16 Harris' private meeting with Netanyahu
    27:35 (CLIP) Trump claims Harris "hates" Israel
    28:14 Biden-Harris administration arms Israel
    28:40 Trump speech at Israeli American Council
    29:00 (CLIP) Trump says Israel would not survive 2 years under Harris
    29:41 (CLIP) Trump says he is candidate of "Western civilization"
    30:07 (CLIP) Trump vows to deport people who oppose Israel
    30:51 (CLIP) Trump attacks UN Human Rights Council & ICC
    31:06 Trump boasts of his pro-Israel record
    32:18 (CLIP) Trump: "I was the best friend Israel ever had"
    32:47 Bipartisan support for Israel in US presidential election
    33:34 Vice presidential debate: JD Vance & Tim Walz
    34:40 (CLIP) Tim Walz vows to defend Israel
    35:30 Israel must expand, insists Walz
    36:03 JD Vance backs Israel
    36:25 (CLIP) JD Vance supports anything Israel does
    36:39 Did the Democrats "give" Iran $100 billion?
    39:09 US war on Iran
    41:00 (CLIP) Tim Walz sabre-rattles against Iran
    41:41 Conflict started in 1948, not October 7, 2023
    45:08 (CLIP) JD Vance: World should "fear" US
    45:35 Bipartisan US imperialism
    47:52 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=iO1UHJUCSCI

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    Topics
    0:00 Intro
    0:42 Censorship & channel back-ups
    2:08 Iran responds to Israel's attacks
    4:01 USA claims Iran's counter-strike was "ineffective"
    4:57 Contradictory US narratives on Iran & Israel
    6:22 Western media propaganda
    7:12 Israel's disproportionate attacks on Lebanon
    8:07 History of Israel's invasions of Lebanon
    10:10 US military sends more troops to Middle East
    11:00 Pentagon supports Israel
    12:26 USA & Israel plan attack on Iran's oil facilities
    13:54 Oil price rises (weeks before elections)
    15:37 Israel: US empire's unsinkable aircraft carrier
    15:54 (Clip) Biden: If Israel didn't exist, US would create it
    16:19 USA encourages Israel to expand wars
    18:40 (Clip) US State Department opposes diplomacy with Hamas
    19:16 US empire wants hegemony, not peace
    21:25 CIA veterans say US should use Israel to attack Iran
    23:11 US used Israel to arm right-wing dictatorships in Latin America
    24:40 Israel: US empire's attack dog in West Asia
    25:16 Israel kills PFLP leaders
    26:32 Israel bombs Syria
    27:22 Israel attacks near Russian military base
    28:06 Israel bombs Yemen
    28:54 US post-9/11 wars killed 4.5-4.7 MILLION people
    29:39 Gulf monarchies call for neutrality, not backing USA
    34:44 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=YkTAw4u5qN4

    This 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-Ci4jE

    Topics
    0:00 Israeli colonialism in Lebanon & Palestine
    1:10 Diplomats walk out of UN to protest Netanyahu speech
    1:35 Few countries claim Hezbollah is "terrorist" org
    2:07 Hezbollah's political arm is in Lebanon's parliament
    2:25 Lebanese Christian leaders mourn Nasrallah's death
    3:38 "Terrorism" claims
    4:24 Hezbollah's alliance with Christians
    4:41 US/Israeli links to ISIS & Al-Qaeda
    7:24 Nasrallah condemned Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, 9/11 attacks
    10:21 USA supported Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan
    11:38 Not anti-Semitic: distinguishing Zionism from Judaism
    12:57 Zionism: Western colonialism in Palestine
    15:16 Hezbollah formed to fight Israeli occupation of Lebanon
    16:29 Israel assassinates political leaders, but resistance continues
    18:35 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=IoyuwuXFG2c

    Topics
    0:00 Israel is waging war on Lebanon
    1:19 ICC accuses Israeli officials of crimes against humanity
    2:41 USA facilitates Israel's crimes
    4:16 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 g*noc1de against Palestinians
    5:27 Israeli minister boasts of new Nakba in Gaza
    6:00 Israeli minister says Lebanon, Syria, Iraq are not sovereign states
    8:34 Zionism & Israel: European colonialism in Palestine
    10:22 (Clip) Netanyahu applauded in US Congress
    10:43 Israel is the aggressor in Lebanon
    11:56 Which countries call Hezbollah a "t3rr*rist" group?
    13:44 Hezbollah's origins in Israeli occupation of Lebanon
    16:29 Hezbollah's alliance with Christians & religious minorities
    19:02 ISIS, Al-Qaeda, & Syria War
    23:08 Israel, ISIS, & Al-Qaeda
    26:02 Lebanon's sovereignty & territorial integrity
    27:25 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=CGnVF55Eu0o

    Topics
    0:00 Israel's pager attack in Lebanon
    1:44 Ex CIA director admits it was terrorism
    3:07 Russia blasts terrorism, China condemns Israel
    3:58 Israel opened Pandora's box: global economy will fragment further
    5:51 China gets more customers in Middle East / West Asia
    6:44 China is largest trading partner of most countries
    7:17 China is world's manufacturing superpower
    9:52 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 world
    18:39 Israel spies on other countries
    20:56 USA fears Chinese role in supply chains
    22:34 US role in Israeli plot
    23:48 How US & Israel weaponize supply chains
    29:28 Hezbollah
    31:23 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=Tix5L5qDaNw

    Sources 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=uDv4KsLXua8

    How the US wages economic war on countries all around the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYUq_9XlQs0

    US Secretary of State Blinken announces China containment policy: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/28/cold-war-blinken-china-containment/

    Topics
    0:00 US Congress escalates Cold War II on China
    1:53 US House approves $1.6 billion for anti-China propaganda
    2:46 Goal of new cold war: do to China what West did to post-Soviet Russia
    3:44 Congress funds war, not social programs for Americans
    5:20 Media notes US politicians are preparing for war
    6:28 (Clip) Biden lies about Iraqi "WMDs"
    6:45 Containment strategy toward China
    7:45 (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 speech
    12:11 (Clip) Pompeo: US must (regime) "change" China
    13:00 CIA says China is biggest "threat"
    15:29 US Congress' (Anti) "China Week"
    17:22 Funding anti-China disinformation
    17:42 Hong Kong
    18:34 Taiwan
    20:10 "Pacific Partnership" (for war)
    20:34 Japan and South Korea
    20:55 Economic warfare and sanctions
    24:40 Electric vehicles (EVs)
    27:03 Drones
    27:53 Batteries
    28:39 Biotech
    29:08 Telecommunications
    30:37 Chinese currency (renminbi/yuan)
    31:45 Agriculture/land
    32:14 Media
    32:37 Scientific research
    32:59 Confucius Institutes
    33:36 USA restricts interchange with Chinese
    35:00 Preparing for war
    35:49 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=sK9dmK8p0n0

    Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/09/19/end-israel-occupation-palestine-un-vote/

    Topics
    0:00 Intro
    0:21 Chart of countries' votes at UN
    1:00 UN resolution demands end to Israel's occupation
    2:22 Map & analysis of countries' votes at UN
    6:49 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling
    8:28 West's "rules-based order" threatens international law
    12:41 USA blocks full UN membership for Palestine
    14:45 Why USA supports Israel, its "unsinkable aircraft carrier"
    15:55 (Clips) Biden: US would create Israel if it didn't exist
    16:20 US empire opposes peace, in Gaza and worldwide
    18:12 Outro