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Understanding money and the dollar system's contradictions with Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the relations between money and debt, their role in imperialism, and the rise of the US dollar sy…
3 years ago
US blew up Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia to Germany, journalist Seymour Hersh reports
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh reported the US government destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines that delivered Russian gas to Germany.…
3 years ago
UN: Western sanctions violate Venezuelans' human rights, devastated their economy
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said sanctions on Venezuela “have exacerbated the economic crisis and hindered human rights”, calli…
3 years ago
Behind the CIA war on Cuba and coup in Congo (with historian Aaron Good)
Historian Aaron Good explains the final years of the Dwight Eisenhower administration, including the start of the CIA's war on Cuba's revolutionary g…
3 years ago
US 'neo-imperialist' dollar scheme explained by economist Yanis Varoufakis
Greece’s former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis explains the US system of “neo-imperialism” based on the dollar, an “IOU issued by the hegemon”, wh…
3 years ago
US military preparing for war on China - and soon
Numerous mainstream media outlets have reported that the US military is preparing for war on China, as soon as 2025. Japan is re-militarizing and col…
3 years, 1 month ago
Latin America refuses to send Ukraine weapons, despite Western pressure
Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia have refused to send weapons to Ukraine, despite pressure by the US and EU. Left-wing leaders in Mexico, Cuba, Venezu…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Western empires meddled to exploit Indonesia's huge gold reserves (with historian Aaron Good)
Historian Aaron Good explains how Western colonial powers meddled in Indonesia to try to control its massive gold reserves. He also discusses the Sue…
3 years, 1 month ago
What causes inflation? Economists Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson explain
In this episode of Geopolitical Economy Hour, economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss inflation: what it is, what causes it, and what are…
3 years, 1 month ago
German foreign minister: 'We are fighting a war against Russia'
"We are fighting a war against Russia", Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the Council of Europe. "We can fight this war only together…
3 years, 1 month ago