Geopolitical Economy ReportThe USA and its allies in Latin America have refused to recognize the results of Venezuela's elections, as far-right opposition extremists try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, with the help of billionaire oligarch Elon Musk. Ben Norton documents the many US-backed coups since Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez came to power and launched the Bolivarian Revolution.
Topics 0:00 US supports coup attempt in Venezuela 1:41 Elon Musk: "We will coup whoever we want!" 3:35 Electoral "fraud" allegations 5:52 Observers say vote was fair 8:05 Argentina's leader Javier Milei 9:06 CIA & Israeli Mossad 9:50 Venezuelan opposition loves Israel 10:38 Maduro supports Palestine 11:07 China, Russia, Iran 11:52 Why USA is obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela 12:57 Oil 13:36 CLIP Donald Trump wanted to "take over" Venezuela (and its oil) 14:07 CLIP John Bolton: US corporations want Venezuela's oil 15:18 CLIP Bolton boasts Venezuela coup attempt was "a lot of work" 15:49 From Juan Guaidó to María Corina Machado 17:55 US-backed coup in Venezuela in 2002 19:25 Venezuelan opposition's long history of crying "fraud" 19:48 Guarimbas 21:35 What "dictatorship"? 22:13 Obama declares Venezuela a "national security threat" 23:38 Economic war, sanctions, & embargo 30:15 Venezuela's oligarchy vs. working class 32:12 Inflation 33:08 Sanctions 35:39 West steals Venezuela's foreign assets 36:46 Failed CIA-backed invasion of Venezuela 37:36 No evidence for "fraud" claims 39:36 Outro
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USA backs another coup attempt in Venezuela - with Elon Musks helpGeopolitical Economy Report2024-07-31 | The USA and its allies in Latin America have refused to recognize the results of Venezuela's elections, as far-right opposition extremists try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, with the help of billionaire oligarch Elon Musk. Ben Norton documents the many US-backed coups since Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez came to power and launched the Bolivarian Revolution.
Topics 0:00 US supports coup attempt in Venezuela 1:41 Elon Musk: "We will coup whoever we want!" 3:35 Electoral "fraud" allegations 5:52 Observers say vote was fair 8:05 Argentina's leader Javier Milei 9:06 CIA & Israeli Mossad 9:50 Venezuelan opposition loves Israel 10:38 Maduro supports Palestine 11:07 China, Russia, Iran 11:52 Why USA is obsessed with overthrowing Venezuela 12:57 Oil 13:36 CLIP Donald Trump wanted to "take over" Venezuela (and its oil) 14:07 CLIP John Bolton: US corporations want Venezuela's oil 15:18 CLIP Bolton boasts Venezuela coup attempt was "a lot of work" 15:49 From Juan Guaidó to María Corina Machado 17:55 US-backed coup in Venezuela in 2002 19:25 Venezuelan opposition's long history of crying "fraud" 19:48 Guarimbas 21:35 What "dictatorship"? 22:13 Obama declares Venezuela a "national security threat" 23:38 Economic war, sanctions, & embargo 30:15 Venezuela's oligarchy vs. working class 32:12 Inflation 33:08 Sanctions 35:39 West steals Venezuela's foreign assets 36:46 Failed CIA-backed invasion of Venezuela 37:36 No evidence for "fraud" claims 39:36 Outro
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Topics 0:00 US dollar hegemony 3:57 BRICS plan to transform international monetary & financial system 10:39 What are BRICS' goals? 13:22 New International Economic Order (NIEO) & G77 15:32 Dedollarization 20:02 Summary of BRICS report on financial system 31:59 West controls IMF & World Bank 36:34 Global economy has changed, but financial system hasn't 42:07 How rich countries drain capital from poor ones 45:16 Challenging the US dollar monopoly 47:29 Correspondent banks & SWIFT system 51:10 Central bank reserves & US Treasury securities 55:50 Triffin's Dilemma 57:54 Sanctions & US freezing countries' assets 1:00:18 Proposals for new cross-border payment architecture 1:03:15 Blockchain, DLT, & CBDCs (mBridge & Project Dunbar) 1:10:01 BRICS Cross-Border Payment Initiative (BCBPI) & BRICS Clear Platform 1:15:54 Dedollarizing foreign exchange reserves 1:18:22 New Development Bank (NDB) & BRICS Digital Investment Asset 1:20:10 Overview of Russian proposal 1:21:58 Will there be a BRICS currency? SDR (Special Drawing Rights) is a start 1:30:59 Conclusion
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Topics 0:00 Nicaragua ends diplomatic relations with Israel 1:56 UN expert: Israel is committing genocide 2:28 Israeli minister wants to starve all 2 million Gazans 3:34 Top Israeli newspaper says Netanyahu regime is fascist 5:14 International Court of Justice (ICJ) genocide case 7:53 Latin America's exemplary solidarity with Palestine 10:17 Nicaraguan National Assembly condemns Israel's genocide 13:51 Similar anti-imperialist struggles in Global South 16:28 Sandinistas' long history of support for Palestinians 17:38 (CLIP) Daniel Ortega denounces US-NATO-Israel war on Palestine 19:49 ICJ: US owes reparations to Nicaragua 21:09 The West's "rules-based order" is just imperialism 22:55 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 2:08 USA & Israel wage war across Middle East 4:02 Hague investigates Israel for g*noc1de 4:57 Biden admin sends Israel $18 billion in military aid 5:24 Israel bombs civilian areas in Gaza with US weapons 6:04 US State Department approves Israeli war crimes 6:51 Gaza death toll: 186,000+ 9:45 International Criminal Court 11:12 Israel's colonialist goals 15:46 Israel invades Lebanon with US support 17:40 Iran responds to Israeli attacks 18:47 (CLIP) Kamala Harris defends Israel 19:17 Harris says a whole lot of nothing on Israel 20:09 (CLIP) Kamala Harris' Israeli word salad 20:29 Text of Harris' Israeli word salad 21:16 Joe Biden's support for Israel 21:50 (CLIP) Biden: If Israel didn't exist, US would create it 22:15 Biden threatens Iran's oil facilities 22:56 (CLIP) Trump calls to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities 23:48 Trump's anti-Palestinian bigotry 24:46 (CLIP) Trump calls Biden "Palestinian" as an insult 25:04 Harris-Trump debate 26:02 (CLIP) Kamala Harris vows to protect Israel 26:16 Harris' private meeting with Netanyahu 27:35 (CLIP) Trump claims Harris "hates" Israel 28:14 Biden-Harris administration arms Israel 28:40 Trump speech at Israeli American Council 29:00 (CLIP) Trump says Israel would not survive 2 years under Harris 29:41 (CLIP) Trump says he is candidate of "Western civilization" 30:07 (CLIP) Trump vows to deport people who oppose Israel 30:51 (CLIP) Trump attacks UN Human Rights Council & ICC 31:06 Trump boasts of his pro-Israel record 32:18 (CLIP) Trump: "I was the best friend Israel ever had" 32:47 Bipartisan support for Israel in US presidential election 33:34 Vice presidential debate: JD Vance & Tim Walz 34:40 (CLIP) Tim Walz vows to defend Israel 35:30 Israel must expand, insists Walz 36:03 JD Vance backs Israel 36:25 (CLIP) JD Vance supports anything Israel does 36:39 Did the Democrats "give" Iran $100 billion? 39:09 US war on Iran 41:00 (CLIP) Tim Walz sabre-rattles against Iran 41:41 Conflict started in 1948, not October 7, 2023 45:08 (CLIP) JD Vance: World should "fear" US 45:35 Bipartisan US imperialism 47:52 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 0:42 Censorship & channel back-ups 2:08 Iran responds to Israel's attacks 4:01 USA claims Iran's counter-strike was "ineffective" 4:57 Contradictory US narratives on Iran & Israel 6:22 Western media propaganda 7:12 Israel's disproportionate attacks on Lebanon 8:07 History of Israel's invasions of Lebanon 10:10 US military sends more troops to Middle East 11:00 Pentagon supports Israel 12:26 USA & Israel plan attack on Iran's oil facilities 13:54 Oil price rises (weeks before elections) 15:37 Israel: US empire's unsinkable aircraft carrier 15:54 (Clip) Biden: If Israel didn't exist, US would create it 16:19 USA encourages Israel to expand wars 18:40 (Clip) US State Department opposes diplomacy with Hamas 19:16 US empire wants hegemony, not peace 21:25 CIA veterans say US should use Israel to attack Iran 23:11 US used Israel to arm right-wing dictatorships in Latin America 24:40 Israel: US empire's attack dog in West Asia 25:16 Israel kills PFLP leaders 26:32 Israel bombs Syria 27:22 Israel attacks near Russian military base 28:06 Israel bombs Yemen 28:54 US post-9/11 wars killed 4.5-4.7 MILLION people 29:39 Gulf monarchies call for neutrality, not backing USA 34:44 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Israeli colonialism in Lebanon & Palestine 1:10 Diplomats walk out of UN to protest Netanyahu speech 1:35 Few countries claim Hezbollah is "terrorist" org 2:07 Hezbollah's political arm is in Lebanon's parliament 2:25 Lebanese Christian leaders mourn Nasrallah's death 3:38 "Terrorism" claims 4:24 Hezbollah's alliance with Christians 4:41 US/Israeli links to ISIS & Al-Qaeda 7:24 Nasrallah condemned Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, 9/11 attacks 10:21 USA supported Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan 11:38 Not anti-Semitic: distinguishing Zionism from Judaism 12:57 Zionism: Western colonialism in Palestine 15:16 Hezbollah formed to fight Israeli occupation of Lebanon 16:29 Israel assassinates political leaders, but resistance continues 18:35 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Israel is waging war on Lebanon 1:19 ICC accuses Israeli officials of crimes against humanity 2:41 USA facilitates Israel's crimes 4:16 Israeli education minister vows "Lebanon as we know it will not exist" 4:35 (Clip) Israeli minister: "Lebanon will be annihilated" 4:52 Israeli media calls for g*noc1de against Palestinians 5:27 Israeli minister boasts of new Nakba in Gaza 6:00 Israeli minister says Lebanon, Syria, Iraq are not sovereign states 8:34 Zionism & Israel: European colonialism in Palestine 10:22 (Clip) Netanyahu applauded in US Congress 10:43 Israel is the aggressor in Lebanon 11:56 Which countries call Hezbollah a "t3rr*rist" group? 13:44 Hezbollah's origins in Israeli occupation of Lebanon 16:29 Hezbollah's alliance with Christians & religious minorities 19:02 ISIS, Al-Qaeda, & Syria War 23:08 Israel, ISIS, & Al-Qaeda 26:02 Lebanon's sovereignty & territorial integrity 27:25 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Israel's pager attack in Lebanon 1:44 Ex CIA director admits it was terrorism 3:07 Russia blasts terrorism, China condemns Israel 3:58 Israel opened Pandora's box: global economy will fragment further 5:51 China gets more customers in Middle East / West Asia 6:44 China is largest trading partner of most countries 7:17 China is world's manufacturing superpower 9:52 How Israel made pagers into bombs (with Hungary & Taiwan links) 14:37 USA demonizes Chinese tech (Huawei) 15:45 US NSA spies on the entire world 18:39 Israel spies on other countries 20:56 USA fears Chinese role in supply chains 22:34 US role in Israeli plot 23:48 How US & Israel weaponize supply chains 29:28 Hezbollah 31:23 Outro
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Topics 0:00 US Congress escalates Cold War II on China 1:53 US House approves $1.6 billion for anti-China propaganda 2:46 Goal of new cold war: do to China what West did to post-Soviet Russia 3:44 Congress funds war, not social programs for Americans 5:20 Media notes US politicians are preparing for war 6:28 (Clip) Biden lies about Iraqi "WMDs" 6:45 Containment strategy toward China 7:45 (Clip) Blinken: USA "will shape the strategic environment around Beijing" 8:29 The "rules-based international order" 10:05 (Clip) CIA teaches how to "lie, cheat, and steal" 10:22 Pompeo's anti-China speech 12:11 (Clip) Pompeo: US must (regime) "change" China 13:00 CIA says China is biggest "threat" 15:29 US Congress' (Anti) "China Week" 17:22 Funding anti-China disinformation 17:42 Hong Kong 18:34 Taiwan 20:10 "Pacific Partnership" (for war) 20:34 Japan and South Korea 20:55 Economic warfare and sanctions 24:40 Electric vehicles (EVs) 27:03 Drones 27:53 Batteries 28:39 Biotech 29:08 Telecommunications 30:37 Chinese currency (renminbi/yuan) 31:45 Agriculture/land 32:14 Media 32:37 Scientific research 32:59 Confucius Institutes 33:36 USA restricts interchange with Chinese 35:00 Preparing for war 35:49 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 0:21 Chart of countries' votes at UN 1:00 UN resolution demands end to Israel's occupation 2:22 Map & analysis of countries' votes at UN 6:49 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling 8:28 West's "rules-based order" threatens international law 12:41 USA blocks full UN membership for Palestine 14:45 Why USA supports Israel, its "unsinkable aircraft carrier" 15:55 (Clips) Biden: US would create Israel if it didn't exist 16:20 US empire opposes peace, in Gaza and worldwide 18:12 Outro
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Topics 0:00 US Senator Lindsey Graham wants Ukraine's minerals 4:19 Ukraine has tens of trillions of dollars worth of natural resources 5:34 China and critical minerals supply chain 7:10 USA wants Ukraine to replace China in minerals supply chain 8:03 Wall Street is buying up Ukraine 9:13 (Clip) Zelensky's love letter to Western corporations 10:58 NATO fights Russia to the last Ukrainian 11:46 Study: foreign intervention is 100 times more likely in country with oil 14:22 Geopolitics of NATO proxy war on Russia in Ukraine 17:58 Afghanistan's resources and $1 trillion of minerals 24:31 Outro
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Check out our related video "De-dollarization: China drops US Treasury bonds, instead buys gold, oil, metals": youtube.com/watch?v=z-bnIrbZjaM
Topics 0:00 (Clip) Trump threatens countries that drop US dollar 0:49 De-dollarization 2:06 (Clip) Trump pledges tariffs on nations that de-dollarize 2:24 Dollar system is not a "public good" 3:03 BRICS 3:49 BRICS Bank (New Development Bank) 4:33 Brazil's Lula calls to drop US dollar 5:10 China & Brazil de-dollarize trade 5:35 China & Russia de-dollarize trade 6:01 Russia & Iran de-dollarize trade 6:10 Southeast Asia (ASEAN) de-dollarizes 7:05 (Clip) Trump: "I would not allow countries to go off the dollar" 7:37 Trump's plans to punish independent countries 8:22 Dollar system and US imperial decline 10:00 China is biggest trading partner of most countries 11:11 BRICS GDP (PPP) is bigger than G7 12:27 Largest economies on Earth (Rise of Global South) 14:01 US imperialism is in crisis 16:27 China's share of global trade 16:40 China de-dollarizes its trade 20:10 China buys oil & gas in yuan/renminbi 21:56 De-dollarization of trade vs savings (investment & reserves) 22:40 China dumps US Treasury securities 25:11 China's central bank buys gold 25:56 JP Morgan report on dedollarization 27:07 Multipolar financial world 29:01 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Western "democracy" is oligarchy 3:39 Emmanuel Macron: the "president of the rich" 6:11 Inequality in France 8:27 French billionaire oligarchs 12:48 France's 2024 election results 14:10 Macron appoints election loser Michel Barnier as PM 15:28 Leftist leader Mélenchon accuses Macron of electoral theft 17:04 52% of French want to impeach Macron 17:28 Western leaders praise undemocratic PM Michel Barnier 19:51 How Macron stole the election he lost 23:07 France is not a democracy 24:20 Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov 25:57 US government wanted Telegram backdoor for spying 27:09 Russia, West, and Pavel Durov 28:18 Telegram and Belarus color revolution attempt 30:16 Western media's former love affair with Durov 31:19 West turns on Durov 33:45 Outro
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Topics 0:00 USA has sanctions on 1/3rd of world 1:44 "Targeted" sanctions are a myth 3:16 Washington Post admits US is waging economic warfare worldwide 8:56 100,000+ Venezuelans died from US sanctions 10:50 Goal of US sanctions: "hunger, desperation and overthrow of government" 13:39 US government compares itself to Darth Vader 14:46 OFAC director sings, "Every little thing we do is sanctions" 16:05 Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died from US-led Western sanctions 20:32 (CLIP) Madeleine Albright on Iraq mass deaths: "the price is worth it" 21:08 60% of poor countries face US sanctions 22:01 US dollar dictatorship and financial hegemony 24:13 Donald Trump's war on Venezuela 25:16 "Sanction everybody and their sister" 25:54 Boomerang of US sanctions: China, Russia, BRICS create alternatives 30:08 Russia re-industrializes, its economy grows rapidly 34:10 Too big to sanction - Is this the limit? 37:01 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 0:30 Ukraine is desperate 1:37 Ukraine invades Russia's Kursk region 4:11 People in US & EU want negotiated settlement 6:19 Most likely outcome of Ukraine war: compromise settlement 7:42 What should Europe do in Ukraine war? Peace deal 8:58 Europeans' view of Ukraine war, by country 10:00 Should Europe send arms & ammo to Ukraine? 11:18 Ukraine losing war would be "end of Western hegemony" 12:34 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Neo-feudalism 1:36 Amazon's monopoly 3:57 Google's monopoly 4:54 Amazon takes 50% of sellers' revenue 6:30 How Amazon sets prices: the Buy Box 9:01 Technofeudalism, by Yanis Varoufakis 9:42 Cloud infrastructure 10:44 New cold war on China 11:35 China: only alternative to US Big Tech monopolies 14:55 Chinese socialism 19:33 Monopoly capitalism & imperialism 21:51 Feudalism & capitalism 23:54 Utilities 26:37 Privatized digital infrastructure 29:29 Uber & Silicon Valley's monopolistic business model 34:28 Apple wages war on Chinese competitors 35:37 Apple's outrageous 30% Patreon fee 39:44 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Interim leader Muhammad Yunus: Made in USA 5:09 Overthrow of Sheikh Hasina 7:44 US military base on St. Martin's Island? 8:57 Myanmar 10:33 China's reliance on Strait of Malacca for oil imports 13:34 Bangladesh-China relations 14:47 BRICS 15:36 US pressure to join Quad 17:47 Russia warned of color revolution in Bangladesh 19:06 Arab Spring 19:58 Was Hasina's undelivered resignation speech fabricated? 22:26 Hasina: "White man" demanded military base in Bay of Bengal 23:58 Hasina: USA "can overthrow the government in any country" 25:36 US-backed 1975 coup against Sheikh Mujib 28:33 US-backed 2022 coup against Pakistan PM Imran Khan 31:00 US support for protests in Bangladesh 31:22 NED funding for Bangladeshi opposition 31:41 NED funding of opposition media outlet Netra News 34:13 Historical context: Partition, India, Pakistan, 1971 liberation war 38:40 Reasons for protests 41:13 US-backed color revolutions 46:21 US State Department pressure on Bangladesh 47:36 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, & extremism 54:12 Outro
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Topics 0:00 US doping scandal exposed 1:05 Hypocrisy on Russia's ban 1:20 Chinese athletes harassed at Olympics 2:09 US accusations of corruption 2:46 Will US host 2028 Olympics? 3:26 US government funds USADA 3:59 WADA exposes US doping scandal 8:46 WADA is investigating US 10:14 US new cold war on China 11:20 China says US athletes are under-tested 11:49 US Congress threatens WADA 12:16 The "rules-based international order" 12:51 Russia banned over Ukraine War 14:07 US not banned over wars on Iraq et al. 15:52 Israel not banned despite crimes in Gaza 17:22 West makes rules in "rules-based order" 17:58 International Olympic Committee (IOC) dominated by West 20:38 Imperialism 22:06 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Teaser 0:54 Why did the stock market crash? 8:19 Is the US economy entering a recession? 12:36 Japan and the yen carry trade unwind 27:14 China's economy 32:41 Popping of the AI / Big Tech bubble? 46:05 Geopolitics: Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran 54:19 Re-inflating the bubble? 1:03:51 Can't the debt be rolled over? 1:07:27 Asset price inflation vs consumer price inflation 1:11:29 Capital gains grow faster than the economy 1:13:12 What is missing from most economic analysis? 1:26:05 Outro
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Topics 0:00 US recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader as "president" 1:53 Hypocrisy: US supports dictatorships, wars, coups against democracies 3:39 Why Washington hates Venezuela 4:48 2002 US-backed coup in Venezuela 6:57 Latin America is divided on Venezuela 9:18 OAS: tool of US meddling 10:33 Mexico condemns OAS "interventionism" 12:34 China, Russia, Iran support Venezuela 13:08 Peru's dictatorship backs Venezuelan opposition 14:00 Oligarchs like Elon Musk 14:44 USAID operative hints at invasion 16:14 Fake news 17:28 Mercenary Erik Prince threatens Maduro 19:29 State Dep't cites US gov't-funded groups to allege "fraud" 19:59 Carter Center: funded by US, UK, EU, Gulf monarchies 23:39 Exit polls 25:36 CIA-linked firm's shady polling 28:58 María Corina Machado: US government-backed fanatic 29:51 Geopolitical changes: Multipolarity vs unipolarity 31:59 Possible US military intervention? 33:28 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 0:14 Oil 1:58 Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution 5:45 Multipolarity 9:49 China 14:09 US sanctions 17:28 Russia & Iran 18:22 Washington says China is biggest threat to US hegemony 19:31 US coups & regime change 20:44 US economic blockade 23:18 BRICS 24:24 De-dollarization 26:29 Latin American regional integration 29:25 US-backed coup attempts 30:24 Natural resources 31:52 Monroe Doctrine: US neocolonialism in Latin America 33:09 Venezuela's key role in challenging US imperialism
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Topics 0:00 (Clip) Nicaragua's President Ortega on China & West 0:52 West's anti-China information war 1:38 In Africa, China more popular than US 2:10 In SE Asia, China more popular than US 3:20 US neocolonialism in Latin America 5:00 (Clip) Nicaragua: China helps countries develop 7:27 "Chinese debt trap" myth 11:10 Chinese relations with Global South 12:40 China brokers Palestinian unity 13:10 China negotiates Iran-Saudi peace 13:38 Pro-sovereignty bloc & BRICS 15:40 Sandinista Revolution 16:30 How USSR helped Nicaragua develop 18:41 US war on Nicaragua 20:01 Hague ruling Nicaragua v. United States 20:55 Crimes of CIA-backed Contras 25:38 Russia's friendship with Latin America 26:37 (Clip) Nicaragua: USSR helped us; West attacked us 27:30 Western media 28:19 Multipolar world 29:20 Outro
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Topics 0:00 (Clip) Nicaragua's President Ortega on Palestinian state 0:46 How USA prevents recognition of Palestine 3:47 (Clip) Nicaragua condemns Israel, supports Palestine 5:58 US oppression of Nicaragua 6:43 (Clip) Nicaragua: US gov't only represents corporations 7:42 Nicaragua's backs ICJ case against Israel 10:59 US ignores 1986 ICJ ruling on Nicaragua 12:54 History of Sandinista Revolution 14:29 Leila Khaled speech at 45th anniversary 16:44 Nicaragua-Palestine unity against imperialism 21:36 Global South resistance 23:03 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 1:56 (Clip) EU foreign policy chief on West's "double standards" 4:25 (Clip) West values lives of Ukrainians more than Palestinians 5:06 (Clip) Hypocrisy on Israel's violations of UN resolutions 6:19 Historical carbon emissions by region 7:17 (Clip) Western hypocrisy on climate change 8:46 Who is Josep Borrell? 10:02 (Clip) West is prolonging Ukraine war 10:42 "Western dominance has ended" 11:55 (Clip) USA has lost its hegemony 12:11 China's economic rise 12:54 (Clip) China challenges Western dominance 14:21 Multipolarity 15:01 (Clip) "The world is much more multipolar" 15:54 "Democracy vs autocracy"? 16:33 (Clip) "On our side, there are a lot of authoritarian regimes" 17:00 How West relied on China & Russia 17:40 (Clip) "Our prosperity was based on China & Russia" 19:15 Borrell's racist "garden vs jungle" rant 21:30 (Clip) European exceptionalism 22:11 Outro
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Topics 0:00 (Clips) Trump on Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine 0:32 US politics & bipartisan war crimes 3:29 Alleged assassination attempt against Trump 7:13 Trump's warmongering foreign policy: a summary 11:35 Israel - Palestine 16:56 Trump proposed bombing Russia & China 17:27 Russiagate 18:01 Trump tore up 2 arms treaties with Russia 18:55 Ukraine 20:33 (Clip) Trump boasts of arming Ukraine 20:56 Trump vs Obama on Ukraine weapons 23:02 NATO 24:24 "We're at war with China" 26:24 Trade war & new cold war on China 28:44 Democrats vs Republicans on Russia & China 29:48 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) 30:44 Assassination of Qasem Soleimani 31:20 Trump's war on Iraq 32:48 US hypocrisy on "political violence" 34:31 Syria 35:00 (Clip) Trump brags of taking Syria's oil 35:27 Afghanistan war & minerals 37:06 Trump wanted to take oil from Libya & Iraq too 38:15 Yemen 39:24 Trump plans to attack Mexico 41:06 Bolivia coup 41:54 Elon Musk & Bolivia's lithium 43:24 Venezuela 44:06 (Clip) Trump on "taking over" Venezuela 44:18 Venezuela coup attempt 46:00 Nicaragua coup attempt 46:37 Elliott Abrams 47:53 Cuba blockade & sanctions 50:09 Tax cuts for the rich 51:54 Billionaires for fellow billionaire Trump 53:16 Outro
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Topics 0:00 UK PM Keir Starmer is Tony Blair 2.0 3:26 Biden & Starmer discuss new cold war on Russia & China 5:00 Keir Starmer's shady US government ties 7:13 CIA-linked Trilateral Commission 11:09 Neoliberalism: a class war 13:13 The coup against Jeremy Corbyn 19:12 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 1:11 Deng Xiaoping & China's "Reform & Opening Up" 4:06 Socialism with Chinese Characteristics 5:17 China's economic growth & poverty reduction 7:42 How state-owned enterprises (SOEs) run China's economy 10:09 Chen Yun & the "birdcage economy" 11:39 SOE share of China's GDP 13:37 China's largest companies are SOEs 14:53 Socialist market economy 16:02 "Grasp the large, let go of the small" 17:42 "Managed competition" in China 19:50 Billionaires in China 20:43 China's stock markets 27:17 (Clip) Western financial analyst says China rejected Washington Consensus 30:43 (Clip) Bloomberg complains "China doesn't care about the stock market" 32:10 Differences between US & Chinese economies 33:33 (Clip) Investor explains China's stock market is not priority for government 36:56 China's economic policy is made for workers, not investors 45:55 US financialized capitalism vs. Chinese socialism 46:33 US stock market is 60.5% of entire world 47:13 Richest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks 47:52 Global oligarchs hold wealth in US stock market 48:31 China's pursuit of "common prosperity" 51:49 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Western complicity in Israel's war crimes in Gaza 1:07 Statement by UN human rights experts 1:26 Weapons corporations aiding Israel 2:41 US, Germany, Italy are arming Israel 3:09 Israel is violating Hague rulings 4:01 Financial companies profiting from Israel 5:10 BlackRock investments in Israel 6:53 Wall Street banks underwrite Israeli bonds 8:52 US states invest in Israeli bonds 10:55 Biden continues arming Israel (despite misleading media claims) 14:11 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Examples of de-dollarization around the world 3:11 IMF paper on decline of dollar dominance 6:39 Dedollarization is "broad based", IMF says 8:07 Western sanctions lead central banks to de-dollarize 8:56 Gold: Why central banks are buying it up 12:37 US Federal Reserve acknowledges dedollarization 13:18 (Clip) Fed governor on de-dollarization "challenges" 14:28 Fed governor's speech on de-dollarization 15:38 Bitcoin & crypto are NOT an alternative to the dollar 17:29 CBDCs: China-led mBridge system challenges dollar hegemony 18:58 Fed governor discusses de-dollarization examples 20:21 Fed paper on de-dollarization 24:22 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 0:42 (Clip) UN expert: Israel is committing crimes against humanity 1:11 Quotes from UN report 2:25 Israeli army is "criminal", says UN expert 3:01 (Clip) UN expert: Israeli army is "criminal" 3:39 Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinians with West's complicity 5:10 UN expert: Israel is committing g -- cide in Gaza 6:40 Israel ignores Hague rulings 8:09 (Clip) UN expert details Israeli crimes in Gaza 10:17 The problem with bothsidesism and false equivalence 12:15 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 0:17 Map of countries 1:24 Western media admits conference failed 4:35 Zelensky claims China & Brazil aren't "civilized" 7:07 Joint statement & signatories 10:26 China proposes real peace plans 13:54 West is out of touch with rest of world 17:32 Colombia's president criticizes Swiss summit 20:13 Outro
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(One correction: At 26 : 17, I meant to say "over 90%", as the chart shows on screen.)
Topics 0:00 Global inequality 0:56 G7 summit in Italy 1:57 BlackRock CEO invited to G7 summit 2:32 What is BlackRock? 4:45 PGI: US' corporate alternative to China's Belt & Road 7:50 (Clip) BlackRock CEO Larry Fink speaks at G7 summit 8:44 Wall Street vulture funds 10:51 BlackRock buys up infrastructure 14:40 BlackRock buys Malaysia's airports 15:34 BlackRock veterans run Biden's Treasury 16:00 Blackstone CEO funds Trump campaign 17:53 Investment companies buy up houses 18:40 BlackRock runs world's largest Bitcoin fund 19:58 Privatization of infrastructure 23:34 WEF: "You'll own nothing. And you'll be happy" 25:56 Home ownership under socialism vs. capitalism 26:17 Correction: over 90%* (I misspoke) 26:21 Home ownership under socialism vs. capitalism 28:38 World Economic Forum 29:33 Return on capital exceeds economic growth 31:20 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 1:35 Clip: US Senator Lindsey Graham wants Ukraine's minerals 2:24 Ukraine war has nothing to do with democracy 5:44 US also wants to 'weaken' Russia in Ukraine 6:21 Wall Street buys up Ukraine 8:08 Military-industrial complex profits 10:07 Washington Post on Ukraine's 'battle for minerals' 11:55 Russia 12:48 US seeks to block China's access to minerals 15:44 Multiple reasons for Ukraine war 17:10 Trump wanted to take Venezuela's oil 19:16 Exxon CEO ran US State Department 20:29 US plan to seize Russia's $300B in FX reserves 21:20 Clip: Lindsey Graham calls to seize Russia's reserves 21:43 Debate over Russia's central bank reserves 23:07 De-dollarization 24:38 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 1:30 Biden authorizes attacks inside Russia 2:12 France plans to send military forces to Ukraine 3:52 US discusses increased nuclear weapon deployments 4:57 Poll: most people in US & W Europe want peace 7:04 China & Brazil propose peace plan 9:38 West's "peace conference" didn't invite Russia 11:26 China wants peace in Ukraine 15:45 Nicaragua backs China-Brazil peace plan 16:05 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Claudia Sheinbaum wins election 1:36 Geopolitics: Mexico, US, China, Russia 3:19 AMLO boosts minimum wage, reduces poverty 3:45 Economy & natural resources 6:09 US corporations are angry 7:34 Introducing guest 8:18 Why Sheinbaum's victory is historic 13:01 AMLO & 4th Transformation 21:43 Morena & defeat of PRI-PAN-PRD establishment 32:38 Mexico's economy 44:24 Geopolitics: US new cold war on China & Russia 53:28 Latin American regional integration 1:01:02 Everyday life in Mexico 1:08:21 Outro
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Check out our related video "'Mexico is not a US colony!': AMLO condemns invasion threats, honors nationalization of oil, lithium": youtube.com/watch?v=3dw1pcDoewY
Topics 0:00 80% of Mexicans support President AMLO 1:32 US government & media smear AMLO 3:15 Why is López Obrador so popular? 4:20 AMLO: "Mexico is not a US colony or protectorate!" 5:01 Mexico's natural resources & sovereignty 7:21 US meddles in Mexico's 2024 election 8:36 AMLO's successor Claudia Sheinbaum 10:06 "Democratic backsliding", or more democracy? 12:25 AMLO is twice as popular as Biden & Trump 13:41 Real minimum wage rose 83.5% 14:25 Rising real incomes 15:45 Falling poverty 17:05 Mexicans hopeful about economy (unlike in USA) 19:49 AMLO blasts US oligarchy & hypocrisy 20:40 AMLO supports Julian Assange 21:00 AMLO condemns US blockade of Cuba 21:51 Outro
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TOPICS 0:00 Wall Street always wins US elections 0:57 Blackstone CEO funds Trump 2:58 BlackRock backs Biden 3:48 BlackRock vs Blackstone - What's the difference? 7:30 Wall Street's highest paid CEO, Stephen Schwarzman 10:15 Oil & gas industry moguls fund Trump 10:53 Fossil fuel profits tripled under Biden 13:15 Oligarchs back fellow billionaire Trump 15:14 Biden promised: "Nothing would fundamentally change" 15:54 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks & 67% of all wealth 17:23 USA is not a democracy; it's an oligarchy 18:43 Wall Street funded Barack Obama 19:20 Wall Street funded Mitt Romney 20:07 US government represents Wall Street 21:54 BlackRock veterans run Biden's Treasury 25:08 Goldman Sachs veterans ran Trump's Treasury 27:16 Blackstone: the largest landlord in the US (& on Earth) 30:53 De-industrialization & financialization 32:25 Private equity destroyed Toys“R”Us 33:11 Private equity firms buy up retirement homes, hospitals, vets 34:53 2008 crisis & subprime mortgages 37:22 Financial parasites 38:39 Outro
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Topics 0:00 Intro 1:30 ICJ orders Israel to stop attacking Rafah 2:38 Israel bombs tent camp in Rafah 3:51 US & UK help Israel violate ICJ rulings 4:34 UN expert calls for sanctions on Israel 6:28 Netanyahu: "Nobody will stop us - not the Hague" 7:19 US threatens to sanction ICC 8:19 Israeli spy chief threatened ICC 9:23 Trump & Biden attack ICC 9:50 Hypocrisy of "rules-based order" 13:02 US House Speaker Mike Johnson threatens ICC 13:48 US "rules-based order" vs. international law-based order 14:40 UK PM Rishi Sunak praises "rules-based order" 15:00 Germany's hypocrisy on Israel 17:55 Western neocolonialism 23:58 China defends international law 26:16 Outro
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