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The True Cost of the Military-Industrial Complex 10 min
The True Cost of the Military-Industrial Complex
"In this video essay, I look at the environmental and social cost of the military and militarism. I narrow in on the United States military-industrial complex because it is by far the biggest military machine in the world. I look at how the military and the...
Our Changing Climate · 859 views · unrated
First-Ever DNC Panel on Palestinian Rights: We Need to “Restore the Soul of the Democratic Party” 22 min
First-Ever DNC Panel on Palestinian Rights: We Need to “Restore the Soul of the Democratic Party”
This year, the Democratic National Convention held its first-ever panel on Palestinian human rights. The panel came after persistent grassroots organizing against U.S. support for Israel’s assault on Gaza.
Democracy Now! · 813 views · unrated
What Is Sufi Music? (The Sound of Islamic Mysticism) 59 min
What Is Sufi Music? (The Sound of Islamic Mysticism)
In this episode, we finally dive into one of my favorite topics - Sufi Music. We discuss its history, practical uses as well as theoretical, philosophical perspectives on the role and power of music to affect the human soul, all from the perspective of Muslim Sufi writers.
Let's Talk Religion · 772 views · 100%
We NEED To Nationalize 70% of the Economy 44 min
We NEED To Nationalize 70% of the Economy
Are corporations destroying America? From greedflation to wealth inequality, the U.S. economy is collapsing under late stage capitalism. This video explores why industries like healthcare, housing, energy, banks, and utilities should be nationalized and treated as public...
Know way no how · 746 views · unrated
The Hidden Cost of Doomscrolling 26 min
The Hidden Cost of Doomscrolling
How to un-panic yourself from online hell.
struthless · 699 views · unrated
The Global Rise of Authoritarians: Here's Their Playbook 15 min
The Global Rise of Authoritarians: Here's Their Playbook
Democratic backsliding is when the norms of democracy start to dissolve and the institutions of democracy — the civil service, the courts, the press and the universities come under attack from the regime. There is a linked movement attacking democracy worldwide.
Zeteo · 587 views · unrated
The Rise of Germany's New Right 84 min
The Rise of Germany's New Right (2025)
Far-right leaders in Germany have risen to the brink of power. This documentary investigates how they got there, looking at the reasons behind the surge in support for their brand of hardline nationalist politics and the roles of Russia and the U.S.
FRONTLINE PBS | Official · 379 views · unrated
The Billionaires’ Government: Branko Marcetic on Trump’s “Complete Betrayal” of His Base 14 min
The Billionaires’ Government: Branko Marcetic on Trump’s “Complete Betrayal” of His Base
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been the public face of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle many government agencies and slash the size of the federal workforce. Last Wednesday, he attended Trump’s first Cabinet meeting, although he is not a Cabinet member.
Democracy Now! · 290 views · unrated
911 Decade of Deception 124 min
911 Decade of Deception
On the tenth anniversary of the Attacks of September 11th, 2001, expert witnesses gathered at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada to provide evidence-based research that called into question the official story of 9/11. This was known as The Toronto Hearings on 9/11. Over a...
Dan Dicks · 252 views · unrated
Apex Predator - The King of the Cats | Free Documentary Nature 51 min
Apex Predator - The King of the Cats | Free Documentary Nature
Apex Predator - The King of the Cats | Wildlife Documentary Watch 'Cheetahs: Fastest Hunters in Africa' here: https://youtu.be/psPj_hqxp0I There are 41 members of the cat’s family, all are the embodiment of grace and power! Spectacular top predators that command our respect...
137 views · unrated
Freddie of Wynwood 1 min
Freddie of Wynwood (trailer)
Freddie of Wynwood is a short film based on a true story that took place in Wynwood, a Miami neighborhood that has transitioned from being one of the roughest to one of the most up-and-coming. The affluent and trendy come to Wynwood to enjoy the massive art murals, galleries...
112 views · unrated
The Art of Synchronicity (Taoist Documentary) 31 min
The Art of Synchronicity (Taoist Documentary)
Synchronicity cannot be experienced unless one is faithful to the processes of the unconscious. What we assume to be unconscious contains the greatest potential within its incomprehensibility. The unconscious is never considered to be a reality of our existence, so it is cast...
Jason Gregory · 96 views · unrated
Iran's War Strategy Is Now Clear: Raise Oil Prices, Crash Stock Markets, Cause Economic Crisis 65 min
Iran's War Strategy Is Now Clear: Raise Oil Prices, Crash Stock Markets, Cause Economic Crisis
After the US and Israel attacked Iran, Tehran's strategy of asymmetric warfare is clear: it closed the Strait of Hormuz and is attacking energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, causing global oil and natural gas prices to skyrocket, crashing stock markets, fueling...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 591 views · unrated
Worker Democracy 59 min
Worker Democracy
An overview of the evidence surrounding worker democracy. In summary: it's good, but far from perfect. Hope you enjoy the video and the new animations. - Unlearning Economics
Unlearning Economics · 2,122 views · unrated
Jarawa - We are Humanity 3 min
Jarawa - We are Humanity
They travelled from Africa to Asia, 70 000 years ago. They are the ancestors of the Asian people and the American natives. They are only 400 people left and they are in great danger. We have met them to give them a voice and to spread their message to the world : they don't...
Alexandre Dereims · 316 views · unrated
Conversation with Lakeisha Wolf, Executive Director Ujamaa Collective Pittsburgh PA 56 min
Conversation with Lakeisha Wolf, Executive Director Ujamaa Collective Pittsburgh PA
Conversation with Lakeisha Wolf - From Self to Solidarity: How Personal Empowerment Fuels Cooperative Economics | InflexionPoint Podcast: Cultivating Change from the Inside Out In 2025 we turn our attention towards “Community Engagement and the Grassroots of Change.”
Anita D Russell · 645 views · 75%
What If We Bought Land With Our Friends and Built Houses Together? 5 min
What If We Bought Land With Our Friends and Built Houses Together?
This year, my friends and I are taking on a huge project. We're going to try to build our own houses on land that we bought this summer.
Celery Dave · 965 views · unrated
Beyond the Grifterverse 30 min
Beyond the Grifterverse
It's always the people you most medium suspect.
Pillar of Garbage · 615 views · unrated
Resistance 101 50 min
Resistance 101 (2026)
With little hope of the genocide in Gaza subsiding, dock workers in major Italian port cities have organized strikes and large demonstrations to halt arms shipments to Israel. These actions are a direct response to the refusal of international institutions and governments...
The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel · 3,658 views · unrated
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money 2 min
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (trailer)
In Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, actor and author Ben McKenzie turns investigator, pulling back the curtain on the cryptocurrency industry and the culture of hype, misinformation, and speculation that fueled its explosive rise. What began as a promise of financial...
Ben McKenzie · 248 views · unrated
Finding the Money 96 min
Finding the Money (2023)
"A masterpiece! By far the most inspiring economics film I have ever seen. This film is a gift to humanity. Everyone should watch it." - Prof. Jason HickelAn intrepid group of economists is on a mission to flip our understanding of the national debt upside down.FINDING THE...
3,006 views · unrated
Are You Paid What You’re Worth? | Robert Reich 5 min
Are You Paid What You’re Worth? | Robert Reich
The idea that everyone is "paid what they're worth" has proven to be a cruelly effective way to put the blame on workers for not getting ahead — while giving the rich and powerful cover to rig the game for their own benefit. Don't buy it.
Robert Reich · 2,198 views · unrated
The Secret Plan Behind the War on Iran 30 min
The Secret Plan Behind the War on Iran
The war on Iran is part of a larger attempt by the US empire to reverse the decline of Western hegemony and recolonize the Global South. After invading Venezuela, Donald Trump wants to "take" Cuba, Greenland, and Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is annexing the West Bank and...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,256 views · unrated
Iran Is Winning the War. This Is Why 32 min
Iran Is Winning the War. This Is Why
Iran is winning the war that was started by the USA and Israel. This is now admitted even by major Western media outlets. Tehran has successfully destroyed the US military bases in West Asia (aka the Middle East), forcing the Pentagon to operate from Europe.
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,017 views · unrated
Big Blow to US Dollar: Iran Says Oil Must Be Sold in Chinese Yuan, as It Targets US Corporations 46 min
Big Blow to US Dollar: Iran Says Oil Must Be Sold in Chinese Yuan, as It Targets US Corporations
In response to the US-Israeli war, Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the most important oil chokepoint on Earth, causing energy prices to skyrocket. However, Tehran is allowing Chinese tankers through, and says other ships can pass if they agree to sell oil in China's...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,007 views · unrated
Oil War: US War on Iran Aims to Save Petrodollar and Global Dollar Dominance 53 min
Oil War: US War on Iran Aims to Save Petrodollar and Global Dollar Dominance
Why is the USA waging war on Iran? It's not just because of Israel. Washington wants to control the oil of the Middle East (West Asia) to maintain the petrodollar system. The Trump admin fears the dedollarization movement's challenge to the global reserve currency, which is...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 989 views · unrated
America Could Be a Utopia 39 min
America Could Be a Utopia
A rebuttal of popular perceptions of the United States.
BritMonkey · 935 views · unrated
The 4 Biggest Political Lies About Inequality | Robert Reich 4 min
The 4 Biggest Political Lies About Inequality | Robert Reich
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich debunks conservative myths about poverty, inequality, and the economy.
Robert Reich · 726 views · unrated
US-Israeli War on Iran Caused Biggest Oil Crisis in History 22 min
US-Israeli War on Iran Caused Biggest Oil Crisis in History
The US-Israeli war on Iran has caused the largest oil supply shock in history, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Ben Norton explains how the attacks by Trump and Netanyahu, and the ensuing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, have unleashed an energy crisis...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 700 views · unrated
Why Is Trump Blockading Iran's Blockade? This Is the Crazy, and Dangerous, US Strategy 28 min
Why Is Trump Blockading Iran's Blockade? This Is the Crazy, and Dangerous, US Strategy
The peace talks held between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan failed. Despite a temporary, two-week ceasefire Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Ben Norton explains the USA's strategy, and how it is targeting China...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 440 views · unrated
The Iran War Changes Everything: The World Will Never Be the Same 40 min
The Iran War Changes Everything: The World Will Never Be the Same
The US-Israeli war on Iran is transforming the geopolitical order, and could even unleash a global economic crisis. The conflict has caused the largest oil shock in history, disrupting markets and driving up fuel and food prices.
Geopolitical Economy Report · 422 views · unrated
John Oliver, Macklemore & Chris Hayes Defend Student Protesters From Media Smears 15 min
John Oliver, Macklemore & Chris Hayes Defend Student Protesters From Media Smears
Mainstream media is beginning to lose the propaganda war they’ve been waging on student protesters. Notable figures like John Oliver, Chris Hayes and Macklemore have defended the college protesters and debunked mainstream media’s lies about them.
The Humanist Report · 1,007 views · 100%
Resilience: What Makes the Soul Strong 52 min
Resilience: What Makes the Soul Strong (2024)
Around one billion people struggle with stress-related illness globally - and that figure is rising. What protects those with good mental health? Is their resilience innate? Or is the ability to withstand chronic stress and crisis something that can be learned? In the search...
2,486 views · unrated
The War on Thinking in America 58 min
The War on Thinking in America
Why does America distrust experts and celebrate ignorance? From Hofstadter to Postman to Jacoby, this video explores how anti-intellectualism shaped U.S. culture turning politics into entertainment, worshipping technology, and making truth optional.
SPARKUP · 1,605 views · unrated
Inequality for All Turns 10: Has the Movie’s Warning Come True? | Robert Reich 6 min
Inequality for All Turns 10: Has the Movie’s Warning Come True? | Robert Reich
In the 10 years since we made Inequality for All, inequality has surged. Yet I have hope for the future:
Robert Reich · 1,052 views · unrated
Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich 5 min
Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Medicare for All - “That’s socialism!” Social Security - “That’s socialism!” Debt free education - “That’s socialism!” $886 billion defense budget - “That’s just how it is!”
Robert Reich · 687 views · unrated
What If We Stopped Making So Much Stuff? 12 min
What If We Stopped Making So Much Stuff?
A growing portion of climate activists and policy makers argue that reducing global economic activity - or degrowth - is the only way to save the planet. But critics say increasing economic growth ensures human well-being. Who’s right?
DW Planet A · 535 views · unrated
Living Without: How Much is Enough? 11 min
Living Without: How Much is Enough?
Do you feel like life is a constant game of catch-up? No matter how much you strive to get and do, you feel like you need to do more or have more?
Reflections of Life · 2,525 views · 100%
This Speech Accidentally Exposed the Truth about the US 55 min
This Speech Accidentally Exposed the Truth about the US
US Vice President JD Vance gave a speech about globalization that inadvertently revealed the truth about the US empire, the goal behind the new cold war on China, the economics of imperialism, and how the Trump administration is serving billionaire Big Tech oligarchs in...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 6,428 views · unrated
The Real Reasons for the US-Israeli War on Iran, Explained 67 min
The Real Reasons for the US-Israeli War on Iran, Explained
The United States and Israel are waging war on Iran, but why? What are their real goals? Ben Norton explains the imperial strategy to impose US hegemony in West Asia (aka the Middle East), destroy the Axis of Resistance, colonize Palestine, destabilize the revolutionary...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 4,049 views · unrated
Shocking Hypocrisy: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Supports Israel's Genocide & Trump's War on Venezuela 31 min
Shocking Hypocrisy: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Supports Israel's Genocide & Trump's War on Venezuela
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a far-right Venezuelan coup-plotter who has long been funded by the US government. She strongly supports Israel as it commits genocide against the Palestinian people, and she is at the center of Donald Trump's war on...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 3,742 views · unrated
US-Israeli Attack on Iran Expands Into GLOBAL WAR: EU & UK Join, Canada Supports, Gulf Regimes Hit 40 min
US-Israeli Attack on Iran Expands Into GLOBAL WAR: EU & UK Join, Canada Supports, Gulf Regimes Hit
The US-Israeli war on Iran is expanding into a global conflict. The European Union supports it. The UK is letting Trump use British bases. Germany and France are involved. Canada backs it. Tehran has retaliated, hitting US military bases in Gulf countries. Ben Norton explains.
Geopolitical Economy Report · 3,464 views · unrated
The US Backed a Coup in This Country to Hurt China & Help Israel 32 min
The US Backed a Coup in This Country to Hurt China & Help Israel
In Cold War Two, the USA is pressuring countries to cut ties with China and recognize Taiwan separatists. Donald Trump blatantly meddled in Honduras' 2025 election and backed a political coup to put in power right-wing oligarch Nasry "Tito" Asfura, who strongly supports...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 3,144 views · unrated
This Is Their Sick Plan to "Collapse" the Economy 27 min
This Is Their Sick Plan to "Collapse" the Economy
The United States is waging medieval economic war. Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran is "designed to collapse its already buckling economy", boasted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ben Norton explains how the US is trying to suffocate Iran, Venezuela, and...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,797 views · unrated
The US-Israeli War on Iran Is Based on Lies. Here Is the Truth. 22 min
The US-Israeli War on Iran Is Based on Lies. Here Is the Truth.
The United States and Israel are waging a war of aggression against Iran. This is not about nuclear weapons; it's about imperialism. Trump and Netanyahu admitted they want regime change in Tehran. They want to overthrow the government and put a puppet in power, like the...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,507 views · unrated
Rogue State: USA Believes It Doesn't Have to Follow International Law 30 min
Rogue State: USA Believes It Doesn't Have to Follow International Law
Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and demands that the Hague modify its founding charter to guarantee the US impunity for its war crimes. The United States claims its geopolitical adversaries are "rogue states", but overwhelming evidence...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,466 views · unrated
They're Using Hunger as a Weapon 35 min
They're Using Hunger as a Weapon
The Donald Trump administration has imposed an extreme oil blockade to prevent Cuba from getting fuel from any country. Marco Rubio wants to collapse the economy, causing millions of civilians to starve and suffer in order to overthrow the revolutionary Cuban government. Ben...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,393 views · unrated
They're Preparing for Another War 37 min
They're Preparing for Another War
The USA is waging a new cold war on China, and trying to recruit countries in the Asia-Pacific region to join it. Vietnam refuses, and is making plans for a potential second war with the United States. Ben Norton explains the complex geopolitics of Southeast Asia and the US...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,279 views · unrated
US and Israel Attack More Countries, as Iran War Chaos Spreads 30 min
US and Israel Attack More Countries, as Iran War Chaos Spreads
After launching a war of aggression against Iran, Trump and Netanyahu are attacking more countries. Israel invaded Lebanon and besieged Gaza. US soldiers are fighting in Ecuador and shooting Pakistani protesters. Trump even threatened an embargo on Spain, demanding to use its...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,203 views · unrated
Bombshell: USA Admits Maduro Didn't Lead Cartel, but CIA Did Traffic Drugs in Venezuela 30 min
Bombshell: USA Admits Maduro Didn't Lead Cartel, but CIA Did Traffic Drugs in Venezuela
To justify bombing Venezuela and abducting President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump falsely accused him of leading the so-called "Cartel de los Soles". But the US Department of Justice was forced to admit that this "Suns Cartel" doesn't exist. The USA lied -- while the CIA...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,187 views · unrated
The West's Hypocrisy Has Been Exposed: This Is How 30 min
The West's Hypocrisy Has Been Exposed: This Is How
Donald Trump's attacks on longtime US "allies" have forced Western leaders to admit their warmongering foreign policy was hypocritical. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said the truth in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos: the "rules-based order" was "false"...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,180 views · unrated
Trump Says USA Will 'Run' Venezuela and Take Its Oil 37 min
Trump Says USA Will 'Run' Venezuela and Take Its Oil
After the US military bombed Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump said "we're going to run the country", potentially for years. "We're in the oil business", he added, boasting that US corporations will exploit Latin America's natural resources. Ben...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,147 views · unrated
Trump Admin Tells Americans: Stop Expecting Cheap Products, Inflation is Here to Stay 19 min
Trump Admin Tells Americans: Stop Expecting Cheap Products, Inflation is Here to Stay
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who worked for George Soros, insists, “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream”.
Geopolitical Economy Report · 2,087 views · unrated
In Insane Speech, USA Asks Europe to Help It RECOLONIZE the World 36 min
In Insane Speech, USA Asks Europe to Help It RECOLONIZE the World
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered an overtly pro-colonialist speech at the Munich Security Conference in which he praised "the great Western empires" and said North America and Europe should unite to recolonize the Global South. Ben Norton reports on the increasing...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,989 views · unrated
The REAL Reason Why Trump Bombed Venezuela and 'Captured' President Maduro 43 min
The REAL Reason Why Trump Bombed Venezuela and 'Captured' President Maduro
The US government bombed Venezuela, and Donald Trump abducted President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country to be tried in a show trial on politically motivated charges. Ben Norton explains the real reasons behind the USA's imperialist war on Venezuela.
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,958 views · unrated
The REAL Reason Why Trump Is Attacking Latin America 37 min
The REAL Reason Why Trump Is Attacking Latin America
The Donald Trump administration seeks to forcibly impose the US empire's hegemony in Latin America, waging war on Venezuela, imposing sanctions on Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, hitting Brazil with tariffs, and meddling in Argentina's election. Ben Norton explains how...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,951 views · unrated
The USA's Crazy Plan to Destroy the UN and International Law 20 min
The USA's Crazy Plan to Destroy the UN and International Law
The Donald Trump administration is waging a war against all multilateral institutions and international law itself. He withdrew the US from most global organizations and created a "Board of Peace" as an alternative to the UN that is entirely controlled by the USA. Ben Norton...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,937 views · unrated
Rule By the Rich: Western Governments Are Oligarchies, Not Democracies 43 min
Rule By the Rich: Western Governments Are Oligarchies, Not Democracies
Western governments claim to be models of democracy, and demonize their geopolitical adversaries as "authoritarian", but empirical evidence shows that the USA and European countries are oligarchies dominated by economic elites and large corporations.
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,919 views · unrated
These Are the Worst Pirates on Earth 30 min
These Are the Worst Pirates on Earth
The US government is seizing oil tankers and stealing Venezuela's crude. Donald Trump boasted that the USA will "keep" the oil and the ships. This is piracy. Ben Norton explains how Washington is blatantly violating international law in its imperialist war on Venezuela.
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,903 views · unrated
Javier Milei Is Destroying Argentina's Economy, Making It a Resource Colony for Foreign Oligarchs 59 min
Javier Milei Is Destroying Argentina's Economy, Making It a Resource Colony for Foreign Oligarchs
Argentina's President Javier Milei, a self-declared libertarian and "anarcho-capitalist", is promoting crypto scams and overseeing rapid deindustrialization. Manufacturing and construction are collapsing, while the financial sector, mining, and agriculture grow.
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,884 views · unrated
Why Does Trump Want the US to Take Over Greenland? This Is the Real Reason 28 min
Why Does Trump Want the US to Take Over Greenland? This Is the Real Reason
Donald Trump has threatened to colonize Greenland and make it a US territory, even though 85% of people there oppose this. Ben Norton explains the geopolitical and economic reasons: the USA wants to block China from the Arctic region and to profit from the territory's natural...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,600 views · unrated
The Self-Improvement Lie 22 min
The Self-Improvement Lie
The obsession with self-improvement isn’t just a personal journey — it’s a consequence of the economic system we live under: Neoliberalism. From hustle culture to self-help podcasts — I break down how market-fundamentalist thinking has infiltrated not only our institutions...
Anna Bocca · 1,548 views · unrated
Palantir CEO Predicted US War on Iran, Russia, and China 18 min
Palantir CEO Predicted US War on Iran, Russia, and China
The US military will "very likely" fight a three-way war with Iran, Russia, and China, predicted Palantir CEO Alex Karp in 2024. American imperial strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski warned back in the 1990s of this Eurasian "anti-hegemonic coalition" that could challenge US...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,508 views · unrated
The Real Reason Why Trump Is Bailing Out Argentina With $20 Billion 16 min
The Real Reason Why Trump Is Bailing Out Argentina With $20 Billion
The Donald Trump administration plans to use $20 billion of US government money to bail out Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei. Ben Norton explains the scandal, involving election meddling, anti-worker austerity, economic crisis, corrupt corporate payouts, and, of...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,506 views · unrated
Fake Populism: How Trump Helps the Rich and Hurts Everyone Else 59 min
Fake Populism: How Trump Helps the Rich and Hurts Everyone Else
Donald Trump is portrayed as a "populist" committed to average working-class people, but his policies benefit wealthy elites at the expense of everyone else. His administration includes 13 billionaires -- including Elon Musk, the world's richest oligarch -- and he is cutting...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,463 views · unrated
This Is the US Empire's New Strategy for Global Dominance 70 min
This Is the US Empire's New Strategy for Global Dominance
The Donald Trump administration revealed the US empire's new plan for global dominance in the 2025 National Security Strategy. The goal is to impose hegemony in the Western Hemisphere, reviving the colonial Monroe Doctrine, to move supply chains out of Asia and bring...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,364 views · unrated
Donald Trump is NOT a 'Threat to the Deep State'. Here Is His Warmongering Record. 54 min
Donald Trump is NOT a 'Threat to the Deep State'. Here Is His Warmongering Record.
Following a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump's supporters have portrayed him as a so-called "threat to the US deep state". But in reality, Trump was a warmonger as president, and appointed top CIA officials and neoconservatives to run his foreign policy. Ben...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,347 views · 100%
Trump Orders CIA to Attack Venezuela, as US Military Kills Innocent People 24 min
Trump Orders CIA to Attack Venezuela, as US Military Kills Innocent People
The United States is waging a war on Venezuela. Donald Trump authorized the CIA to carry out "lethal operations" to try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. Meanwhile, the US military has killed innocent people in boats in the Caribbean, including citizens of Colombia and...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,296 views · unrated
Trump's Trade War Immediately Failed: China Is Much Stronger than USA Thinks 33 min
Trump's Trade War Immediately Failed: China Is Much Stronger than USA Thinks
After Donald Trump imposed 145% tariffs on China, he was forced to issue exemptions for Chinese made cellphones, computers, semiconductors, and other electronics, because the deindustrialized US can't make them. Trump's huge trade war immediately failed, demonstrating that...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,236 views · unrated
Extremist US Defense Secretary Declared 'Holy War' on China, Left & Islam: Pete Hegseth's 'Crusade' 40 min
Extremist US Defense Secretary Declared 'Holy War' on China, Left & Islam: Pete Hegseth's 'Crusade'
Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a self-declared “crusader” who believes the USA is in a “holy war” against China, the left, and Islam. “Communist China will fall”, he vowed in his 2020 book “American Crusade”, promising, “Israel and America will form an even...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,236 views · unrated
Trump Just Lost the Trade War With China - Which He Started! 40 min
Trump Just Lost the Trade War With China - Which He Started!
Donald Trump is losing the trade war on China, which he started. The agreement he made at the meeting with President Xi Jinping shows how the US is much more dependent on the Chinese economy than vice versa. Political economist Ben Norton explains how Trump's tariffs have...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,215 views · unrated
US Influence in Latin America Grows: Nazi-tied, Pro-Israel, Anti-China Candidate Wins Chile Election 38 min
US Influence in Latin America Grows: Nazi-tied, Pro-Israel, Anti-China Candidate Wins Chile Election
The winner of Chile's presidential election, José Antonio Kast, is the son of a German Nazi official. He is a US-backed far-right extremist who loves Donald Trump, Israel, and fascist former dictator August Pinochet. He is also very anti-China, and will assist in Washington's...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,121 views · unrated
Trump's Nuclear Trade War Targets China - But Will Blow Back on USA 34 min
Trump's Nuclear Trade War Targets China - But Will Blow Back on USA
Donald Trump's trade war went nuclear, hitting China with 145% tariffs, aimed at economic decoupling. This is already backfiring on the US economy, which is heavily reliant on Chinese imports. The volatility also fueled a crisis in the bond market, with Treasury yields...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,106 views · unrated
How the USA Exploits Europe, Treating Its Allies Like Vassals 59 min
How the USA Exploits Europe, Treating Its Allies Like Vassals
The one-sided trade agreement that Donald Trump imposed on the EU illustrates how the US empire exploits its "allies" in Europe as vassals to benefit the American oil/gas industry, Big Tech corporations, and the military-industrial complex. This did not start with Trump, but...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,102 views · unrated
How the United States RIGGED the Global Economy 10 min
How the United States RIGGED the Global Economy
Globalization, in theory, means the free flow of goods, money, and ideas around the world. In practice, its rules are set to benefit powerful nations like the United States. Over the last 75 years, the United States has rigged the global economy to guarantee its dominance.
Jacobin · 1,027 views · unrated
Palantir Executives Sell Their Shares as the Stock Crashes - but They Smear Critics as 'Crazy' 24 min
Palantir Executives Sell Their Shares as the Stock Crashes - but They Smear Critics as 'Crazy'
The most overvalued stock on Earth may be that of Palantir, the corporate Big Brother that is getting huge contracts from the Trump administration and helps the US government wage war and carry out mass surveillance. Executives have been selling billions of dollars worth of...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 1,026 views · unrated
How China & Russia Help Global South Countries Defend Against US Interventionism: Nicaragua Explains 38 min
How China & Russia Help Global South Countries Defend Against US Interventionism: Nicaragua Explains
China and Russia help formerly colonized countries in the Global South defend their sovereignty amid constant US meddling and aggression, argues Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, a Latin American country that has been invaded and militarily occupied by the USA multiple...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 996 views · unrated
Trump-backed Venezuelan Coup Leader Promises to Give Oil to US Corporations 25 min
Trump-backed Venezuelan Coup Leader Promises to Give Oil to US Corporations
2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, a US government-funded far-right coup leader, vowed to privatize Venezuela's oil and give it to US corporations. "We are going to privatize all our industry", she told Donald Trump Jr. "American companies ... are going to...
Geopolitical Economy Report · 975 views · unrated
'Peace President' Trump Has Bombed 10 Countries. Now He Wants a $1.5 TRILLION Military Budget 19 min
'Peace President' Trump Has Bombed 10 Countries. Now He Wants a $1.5 TRILLION Military Budget
So-called "peace president" Donald Trump has bombed 10 countries, more than any other US leader. He attacked 7 countries in 2025 alone. Now he wants to raise the USA's military budget to $1.5 trillion. Ben Norton explains how the self-declared "peacemaker" is waging war...
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Why Are USA & Israel Bombing Schools & Hospitals in Iran? They Want Societal COLLAPSE 21 min
Why Are USA & Israel Bombing Schools & Hospitals in Iran? They Want Societal COLLAPSE
The US and Israel are bombing schools and hospitals in Iran. This is not an accident. War Secretary Pete Hegseth admitted they want to unleash as much "death and destruction" as possible. Their goal is total collapse of Iran's state and society. Ben Norton explains.
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US & Israel Expand War Across Middle East, Attacking Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Syria, Yemen 36 min
US & Israel Expand War Across Middle East, Attacking Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Syria, Yemen
The United States and Israel are waging war across West Asia (the Middle East), bombing Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Syria, and Yemen -- all at once. Ben Norton analyzes the imperialist interests driving the violent chaos in the region.
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The Truth About Trumponomics | Robert Reich 4 min
The Truth About Trumponomics | Robert Reich
Trump will cut taxes for billionaires and stick you with the bill. Here are five things you need to know about Trumponomics.
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Trump Picks Hawks & Neocons to Run US Foreign Policy: Meet His Warmongering Cabinet 37 min
Trump Picks Hawks & Neocons to Run US Foreign Policy: Meet His Warmongering Cabinet
Donald Trump has nominated warmongering neoconservatives to run his foreign policy, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, John Ratcliffe as CIA Director, and Elise Stefanik as UN Ambassador.
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Trump's Fight with Zelensky Shows US Considers Ukraine a Colony, Exploiting Its Minerals 37 min
Trump's Fight with Zelensky Shows US Considers Ukraine a Colony, Exploiting Its Minerals
Donald Trump's fight with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House reflected how the US treats Ukraine as a colony. Trump is demanding control of the country's rare earths and critical minerals, to weaken China, re-industrialize, and build tech products. Trump...
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This Is Trump's Plan to Steal Venezuela's Oil 44 min
This Is Trump's Plan to Steal Venezuela's Oil
Donald Trump admitted he wants to “take over” Venezuela and its oil. Marco Rubio is overseeing the war plans, aiming to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro and install US puppet María Corina Machado, who vowed to privatize Venezuela's natural resources and sell off $1.7...
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Trump Brags "I Ended Nord Stream Pipeline From Russia To Germany, Making EU Dependent On US Oil/Gas 34 min
Trump Brags "I Ended Nord Stream Pipeline From Russia To Germany, Making EU Dependent On US Oil/Gas
Donald Trump boasted, "I ended Nord Stream", referencing the pipeline connecting Russia to Germany. Now Europe is dependent on buying North American oil and gas, Trump bragged. Political economist Ben Norton shows how the EU has become a "vassal" of the US empire.
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USA vs China: Which Represents Humanity's Future? Compare Their UN Speeches 44 min
USA vs China: Which Represents Humanity's Future? Compare Their UN Speeches
The US and China are the world's two most powerful countries, but they have very different visions for the global order. Compare the speeches delivered at the UN General Assembly by Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The United States wants a unipolar system based on...
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Trump's Tariffs Hurt the US Much More than China - Economist Michael Hudson Explains 59 min
Trump's Tariffs Hurt the US Much More than China - Economist Michael Hudson Explains
Donald Trump's tariffs are benefiting rich elites at the expense of the majority of the population, argues economist Michael Hudson. He explains how the US trade war on China is isolating the United States and encouraging countries to seek alternatives. Ben Norton hosts the...
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Trump Advisor Admits: War on Iran Targets China, Seeking 'US Global Dominance' 18 min
Trump Advisor Admits: War on Iran Targets China, Seeking 'US Global Dominance'
The war on Iran seeks "US global dominance" and to "weaken China", said Donald Trump's former national security advisor, General Michael Flynn. He admitted that the US is giving Israel intelligence, weapons, and training. Ben Norton explains.
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Why Is Israel Attacking Lebanon? What Is Hezbollah Really? Explaining the Colonial War 29 min
Why Is Israel Attacking Lebanon? What Is Hezbollah Really? Explaining the Colonial War
Israel is bombing Lebanon, with staunch US support. An Israeli minister vowed that "Lebanon will be annihilated". Ben Norton analyzes the colonial war, explains the origins of Hezbollah, and provides historical context.
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Trump Admits He Wants to Take Venezuela's Oil — and Give It to US Corporations 21 min
Trump Admits He Wants to Take Venezuela's Oil — and Give It to US Corporations
Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted that he wants to take the country's oil and give it to US corporations: "They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out, and we want it back". Ben Norton explains how...
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Why Donald Trump Won the US Election: Kamala Harris Failed to Provide an Economic Alternative 38 min
Why Donald Trump Won the US Election: Kamala Harris Failed to Provide an Economic Alternative
Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election in a landslide. Why did Kamala Harris lose so badly? Ben Norton explains the failure of the billionaire-funded Democratic Party to provide an economic alternative to the billionaire-funded Republicans' pseudo "populism", as...
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Tech CEOs Admit They Want AI Monopoly: US Plans to Block China's Competition & 'Steal' Engineers 30 min
Tech CEOs Admit They Want AI Monopoly: US Plans to Block China's Competition & 'Steal' Engineers
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear competition from Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek, so they're working with the US government to cut off competitors. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing "competition is for losers". Ben...
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US War Secretary Encourages Military to Commit War Crimes, as Trump Threatens 'Enemy Within' USA 29 min
US War Secretary Encourages Military to Commit War Crimes, as Trump Threatens 'Enemy Within' USA
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gathered top generals and encouraged the military to commit war crimes and ignore international law. Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to use US cities as "training grounds" to fight the "enemy within". Ben Norton reports on the...
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How the World Can Free Itself From US Financial Colonialism: Economist Michael Hudson Explains 52 min
How the World Can Free Itself From US Financial Colonialism: Economist Michael Hudson Explains
Economist Michael Hudson describes how the Western powers designed the international financial, legal, and political system in a way that benefits North American corporations at the expense of the countries of the Global South.
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Israel's Pager Attack in Lebanon will Blow Back: Western Tech Can't be Trusted Anymore 32 min
Israel's Pager Attack in Lebanon will Blow Back: Western Tech Can't be Trusted Anymore
Israel killed many people in Lebanon by putting explosives in pagers and walkie-talkies, in what was condemned internationally as a terrorist attack. This is already backfiring, hurting Western technology companies. Ben Norton discusses how this act of war will fragment...
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How Trump's Tariffs Will Accelerate US Decline 66 min
How Trump's Tariffs Will Accelerate US Decline
Donald Trump's tariffs will likely backfire and hurt the United States, accelerating the decline of US dominance. To discuss, host Radhika Desai is joined by economist Michael Hudson and China-based scholar Mick Dunford.
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Asia Is Uniting, Creating a New Post-West Global Order 32 min
Asia Is Uniting, Creating a New Post-West Global Order
Everywhere you look, you can see the decline of Western hegemony, as the world is increasingly multipolar. Ben Norton analyzes the rise of China, development of Global South economies, and increasing unity in Asia. A symbol of this was the historic ASEAN-GCC-China Summit held...
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Trump's Tariffs Make No Sense, and Will Backfire Hard on the US Economy 38 min
Trump's Tariffs Make No Sense, and Will Backfire Hard on the US Economy
In what he called "Liberation Day", Donald Trump imposed heavy tariffs on countries around the world, falsely claiming they were "reciprocal". In reality, the taxes on imports were based on the US trade deficit with other nations. Ben Norton explains how the Trump...
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US Attacks Blow Back, Uniting China, India, Russia, Iran; Encouraging Dedollarization 52 min
US Attacks Blow Back, Uniting China, India, Russia, Iran; Encouraging Dedollarization
The US government has long tried to divide China, India, and Russia, but Washington's aggressive actions have only brought them together.
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