Capitalism's inherent contradictions: Why it drives toward crisis
Political economist Radhika Desai discusses the inherent contradictions in the capitalist mode of production: crises of overproduction, the tendency of the rate of profit to fall, and a trend toward m...
25 Apr 202359min
Facebook censors journalist Seymour Hersh's report on Nord Stream pipeline attack
Facebook censored a report by the world's most famous investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh, on the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Germany. Facebook...
24 Apr 202322min
'Dollar suffered stunning collapse in market share' media warns, as Global South de-dollarizes
"The dollar suffered a stunning collapse in 2022 in its market share as a reserve currency, presumably due to [the US government's] muscular use of sanctions", warn prominent financial analysts, as co...
21 Apr 202327min
Europe admits 'world becoming more multipolar', Western imperialism declining
The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, gave a speech acknowledging "the tectonic plates of geopolitics are shifting faster" and "we may see the world becoming more multipolar",...
19 Apr 20231h 8min
Sanctions ‘undermine hegemony of dollar’, US Treasury admits
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted to CNN that Washington’s unilateral sanctions on countries around the world “could undermine the hegemony of the dollar”. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?...
18 Apr 202326min
BRICS Bank is de-dollarizing, promises loans in local currencies to help Global South develop
The new chief of the BRICS bloc’s New Development Bank, Brazil’s leftist ex-President Dilma Rousseff, revealed they are gradually moving away from the US dollar, promising at least 30% of loans in loc...
16 Apr 202325min
Brazil’s Lula travels to China and calls to end US dollar dominance
Brazil's President Lula da Silva took a historic trip to China, where he signed many cooperation agreements and pledged to challenge the dominance of the US dollar. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v...
15 Apr 202347min
Russia leaves neoliberal West to join World Majority
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss Russia's economic transition away from the neoliberal West and integration with what it calls the "World Majority" in the Global South. VIDEO: http...
13 Apr 202356min
