How big corporations took over Western governments
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 an...
7 Jul 20241h 7min
How can China be socialist if it has a stock market? Understanding the Chinese economy
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...
3 Jul 202452min
BlackRock & Wall Street banks are profiting from Israel's crimes in Gaza, UN says
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...
30 Jun 202415min
Why so many Indians rejected PM Modi: 2024 election was a 'revolt of the farmers'
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 stat...
27 Jun 202456min
De-dollarization is growing: Even the US Federal Reserve (reluctantly) admits it
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 anal...
25 Jun 202425min
UN says Israel is committing crimes against humanity & 'extermination' in Gaza
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 state...
24 Jun 202412min
West's Ukraine summit failed: Global South rejected pro-war 'peace conference'
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. B...
18 Jun 202422min
Neo-feudalism: G7 supports BlackRock buying up world's infrastructure, to make rich even richer
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 compet...
15 Jun 202431min
