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History of US empire: The Global South and JFK
Historian Aaron Good discusses US President John F. Kennedy's policies toward Africa, particularly Congo and its anti-colonial leader Patrice Lumumba…
2 years, 10 months ago
Inside Russia: Economists describe impact of Western sanctions and Ukraine war
From inside Russia, economists Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman report on the impact of Western sanctions and the Ukraine war. They discuss Moscow's in…
2 years, 10 months ago
US invites authoritarian far-right regimes to ‘Summit for Democracy’
The Joe Biden administration invited numerous authoritarian far-right leaders to the US State Department's so-called "Summit for Democracy", includin…
2 years, 11 months ago
Anti-TikTok laws threaten free speech to preserve US tech monopolies
The US government threat to ban TikTok is part of a new cold war strategy to sabotage Chinese companies and ultimately all foreign competitors to Sil…
2 years, 11 months ago
UN lies about US military occupation of Syria, reporter calls out Ukraine hypocrisy
US troops have illegally occupied Syria's oil-rich territory for years, but a top United Nations official, Farhan Haq, falsely claimed "there's no US…
2 years, 11 months ago
US threatened to invade International Criminal Court. Now it loves ICC for targeting Putin
The US government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, threatened prosecutors' family members, and passed a "Hague Invasion Act". B…
2 years, 11 months ago
Did Wall Street take over the Treasury? Bank crisis exposes public realities of private banking
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the US banking crisis in this episode of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour. VIDEO: https://…
2 years, 11 months ago
China & Russia pledge 'changes not seen in 100 years': Xi & Putin take aim at US dollar hegemony
China's President Xi Jinping traveled to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin, where they pledged "changes the likes of which we haven’t seen for 100 years"…
2 years, 11 months ago
US government bailout of Silicon Valley and banks is $300B gift to rich oligarchs
The US Federal Reserve printed $300 billion in one week to save collapsing banks and bail out wealthy Silicon Valley oligarchs. 93% of Silicon Valley…
2 years, 11 months ago
Taiwan separatists lose key ally, Honduras recognizes China - just 12 small countries remain
Honduras' leftist President Xiomara Castro announced her government will recognize China. Now only 12 UN member states have formal diplomatic relatio…
2 years, 11 months ago