Geopolitical Economy Report Podcast
1) 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. Donald Trump's tariffs, in particular, angered Indian PM Modi,...Show More
2) US gov't supports drug traffickers in Latin America, while threatening Venezuela
The US government has a long history of supporting corrupt, drug-dealing, right-wing oligarchs in Latin America. The Donald Trump administration is threatening to attack Venezuela, accusing leftist Pr...Show More
3) US dollar dominance could end very fast, warn top economists. This is how
The dominance of the US dollar as the global reserve currency has been gradually declining for years, but Donald Trump's policies could rapidly accelerate de-dollarization and the transition to a more...Show More
4) How does China's system really work? This famous Chinese professor explains
How do China's government, political system, and socialist market economy actually work? How does China see democracy, the USA, and Donald Trump's trade war? Renowned Chinese scholar Zhang Weiwei expl...Show More
5) This is the secret to understanding US politics and the new cold war on China: Monopolies
One of the main goals of the US political and economic system is to protect corporate monopolies. Silicon Valley Big Tech corporations fear Chinese competitors, so the US government is trying to ban t...Show More
6) Trump's tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity
The US government has tried for years to recruit India for its new cold war on China, but Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs have backfired, encouraging New Delhi to improve its relations with Beijing,...Show More
7) Corporate landlords are taking over, making life unaffordable: Economist Michael Hudson explains why
Private equity funds and other Wall Street investors are buying up homes across the US and the West, driving up rent and the cost of living. Economist Michael Hudson explains how these corporate landl...Show More
8) 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 cou...Show More
9) Trump attacks Brazil to weaken BRICS. Lula pushes back: We don't want US 'emperor' or 'world police'
The White House imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil and declared it a threat to US "national security". Donald Trump is blatantly meddling in internal Brazilian affairs, trying to undermine left-wing Presid...Show More
10) 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 corporatio...Show More