US escalates new cold war on China: Congress passes 25 anti-Chinese laws in 1 week, funds propaganda
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 an...
22 Sep 202436min
World demands end to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, in landslide UN vote
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%) a...
19 Sep 202418min
Ukraine sits on trillions worth of minerals. US politicians want them.
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 po...
17 Sep 202425min
Trump's threat to punish countries that drop US dollar will speed up de-dollarization
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 acc...
14 Sep 202429min
CBDCs vs Wall Street?
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 ...
11 Sep 20241h 3min
Western 'democracy'?: France's Macron steals election, arrests Telegram CEO
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 go...
7 Sep 202434min
Israel's war on Gaza is only possible due to US support and weapons
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 re...
4 Sep 202419min
Can the US Federal Reserve really control inflation?
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 discus...
31 Aug 202448min
