How the US wages economic war on countries all around the world
The United States government has imposed sanctions on more than one-third of countries on Earth, including over 60% of poor countries. Ben Norton documents how Washington's economic warfare is deadly ...
28 Aug 202437min
On Ukraine war, Europe is totally out of touch with its people, poll shows
While EU leaders push to escalate the proxy war on Russia, and Ukraine invades Kursk region, polls show many Europeans want peace talks for a negotiated settlement, and oppose sending more weapons. Be...
23 Aug 202412min
How US Big Tech monopolies colonized the world: Welcome to neo-feudalism
US Big Tech corporations are like the feudal landlords of Medieval Europe. These Silicon Valley monopolies own the digital land that the global economy is built on, and are charging higher and higher ...
20 Aug 202439min
Exposing US gov't role in Bangladesh regime change: Why PM Sheikh Hasina was overthrown
The US government supported protests that overthrew Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. New interim leader Muhammad Yunus has been cultivated by Washington for decades. Ben Norton discusses the...
17 Aug 202454min
USA lets athletes cheat with steroids, as it accuses Russia & China of violating anti-doping rules
According to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the US has allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to use prohibited drugs, recruiting them as informants to spy on ot...
16 Aug 202422min
As stock market crashes, is US facing new financial crisis? Economist Michael Hudson explains
The stock market crashed on August 5, in a new "Black Monday". What caused it? Is the USA on the verge of a new financial crisis? Ben Norton is joined by economist Michael Hudson to discuss the extrem...
7 Aug 20241h 26min
Debt is political: Why wealth flows from poor to rich
How does the structure of the international financial system cause a drain of wealth from the poor to the rich? Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the politics of debt. VID...
5 Aug 20241h 11min
Deja vu: USA tries to impose new puppet government in Venezuela
As part of a new coup attempt in Venezuela, the US has recognized opposition leader Edmundo González as supposed president, after Trump tried to impose puppet Juan Guaidó in 2019. The State Department...
3 Aug 202433min
