Iran's President Raisi joined BRICS, called to drop US dollar, pushed for multipolar world
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...
20 Touko 202434min
Is India's economy truly thriving? Or is it exaggerating its growth?
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 o...
18 Touko 20241h
Biden's tariffs on China expose US hypocrisy on 'free trade' & tech subsidies
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 U...
15 Touko 202439min
US senator says Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza
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 wha...
13 Touko 202414min
USA & Israel defy world in vote to make Palestine full UN member
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 cou...
11 Touko 202415min
Xi Jinping blasts US/NATO for bombing China's embassy in Serbia
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, an...
9 Touko 202418min
US politicians threaten to invade Int'l Criminal Court if Israel faces war crimes charges
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 Ministe...
7 Touko 202421min
De-dollarization: China drops US Treasury bonds, instead buys gold, oil, metals
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 d...
4 Touko 202419min
