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  1. West splits on Israel: US threatens ICC & allies over Netanyahu arrest warrant

    3 DAYS AGO

    West splits on Israel: US threatens ICC & allies over Netanyahu arrest warrant

    The Western alliance is divided over Israel, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, charging him with crimes against humanity in Gaza. The United States is threatening sanctions. Ben Norton discusses the severe political crisis in the "rules-based order". VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqBtZxSYwaU Sources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/11/24/west-israel-us-threat-icc-netanyahu-arrest/ Here you can see the September 2024 UN vote demanding an end to Israel's illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/09/19/end-israel-occupation-palestine-un-vote/ Topics 0:00 ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu 0:25 West divides over Israel 0:57 US politicians threaten allies 1:35 UN accuses Israel of g-cide 3:03 Israel is ethnically cleansing Gaza 3:41 ICC tries to save its reputation 4:36 ICC delayed arrest warrants for 6 months 5:01 US sent Israel $18 billion in military aid in 1 year 5:25 US pressure on ICC 6:20 (CLIP) US Senator Lindsey Graham warns: "We're next!" 6:44 Biden attacks ICC 7:27 The "rules-based international order" 7:55 Senator Tom Cotton wants to invade the Hague 8:25 Hague Invasion Act 9:27 Trump officials threaten ICC 10:07 Trump sanctioned ICC personnel 11:23 House of Representatives calls to sanction ICC 12:14 Australia, Canada, UK support ICC 13:54 Senator Lindsey Graham threatens US allies 14:31 (CLIP) Lindsey Graham calls to sanction US allies 14:53 US threatens Western allies 15:27 EU backs ICC arrest warrants 16:32 France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland back ICC 16:51 UN vote on Israel-Palestine 17:33 Viktor Orbán's Hungary supports Israel, attacks ICC 18:24 Javier Milei's Argentina backs Netanyahu 19:17 Germany refuses to honor ICC warrant 19:48 West is split on Israel 20:49 Outro

    21 min
  2. This is why China is gaining global influence, while USA loses it

    5 DAYS AGO

    This is why China is gaining global influence, while USA loses it

    US politicians and media outlets complain about China's growing global influence, but offer no alternatives to help countries develop. China has the world's largest economy, produces inexpensive manufactured goods everyone wants, invests trillions in infrastructure, and doesn't interfere in internal affairs of foreign nations. Ben Norton compares what Washington and Beijing have done in Latin America, especially Peru and Nicaragua. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRpe7W4vxHY Topics 0:00 US politicians fearmonger about China 1:32 Non-interventionist foreign policy vs US wars 2:21 China: world's largest economy & manufacturer 3:49 China: biggest trading partner of most countries 4:36 Latin America 6:48 Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) 9:19 US alternative: tariffs & privatized infrastructure 11:42 BlackRock plans to buy up infrastructure 12:39 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink at G7 summit 13:49 China builds Peru's Chancay mega-port 15:56 USA threatens Latin America over Chinese-built port 18:09 US-backed coup in Peru 19:47 USA sells Peru old trains from 1980s 21:31 What US offers vs what China offers 23:40 Nicaragua canal plans 25:04 US attacks on Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution 26:10 Why China is winning influence 29:02 Outro

    29 min
  3. Meet Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: a 'crusader' pushing war on China & Iran

    16 NOV

    Meet Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: a 'crusader' pushing war on China & Iran

    To run the US military in his second term, Donald Trump has nominated as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a neoconservative self-declared "crusader" who is eager for a Western civilizational war on China and Iran. Ben Norton reviews the extremely hawkish history of the Fox News host turned likely Pentagon chief. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9WBjcfVhu4 Topics 0:00 Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth 0:31 An "American Crusade" (against China & Iran) 1:53 Hegseth called on Trump to bomb Iran 4:44 Trying to divide China & Russia 5:39 Fearmongering about BRICS & de-dollarization 7:48 "Axis of Evil": neocon ideology 8:26 Neocolonialism in Latin America 9:47 Preparing for war with China 11:33 Outro

    12 min
  4. Meet Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio: pro-war neocon linked to drugs & coups

    15 NOV

    Meet Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio: pro-war neocon linked to drugs & coups

    Donald Trump has appointed neoconservative Marco Rubio to oversee US foreign policy as secretary of state. Ben Norton reviews his extremely hawkish record pushing for war on China, Iran, and beyond, as well as the Florida senator's shady support for his drug lord brother-in-law, Orlando Cicilia, who was imprisoned for trafficking $15 million in cocaine. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ncw2VCsJFI Topics 0:00 Intro 0:32 China is threat to US unipolar dominance 1:21 Rubio loves Israel 1:55 Rubio wants "disproportionate" attack on Iran 2:25 Religious fundamentalism 3:47 China is "far more dangerous than the cold war" 4:33 Neocolonialism in Latin America 6:03 Rubio wants USA to invade Venezuela 6:25 Monroe Doctrine 7:42 China and Latin America 8:39 Scapegoating China 9:28 Chinagate: the new McCarthyism 10:55 Censorship 11:41 Rubio wants to censor "disinformation" 12:08 Threatening Mexico 13:05 Rubio's shady links to drug lord brother-in-law 14:02 Outro

    15 min
  5. Trump picks hawks & neocons to run US foreign policy: Meet his warmongering cabinet

    14 NOV

    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. Ben Norton reports on their extremely hawkish views. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsrUUkDBWg Topics 0:00 Trump's warmongering cabinet 3:54 Strategy: try to divide Russia & China 5:05 Summary of foreign policy of Trump's 1st term 8:31 Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor 12:49 Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary 19:52 Neocolonialism in Latin America 23:00 Marco Rubio, Secretary of State 29:20 John Ratcliffe, CIA Director 32:07 Elise Stefanik, UN Ambassador 34:53 Outro

    37 min
  6. How Trump's return will impact the world: Dollar, China, tariffs, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, etc

    10 NOV

    How Trump's return will impact the world: Dollar, China, tariffs, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, etc

    How will the return of Donald Trump as US president affect the world? What will his foreign policy and economic strategy be? Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQKIwe2BYo Topics 0:00 Intro 0:33 Summary of Trump's foreign policy 10:44 Neocons in Trump's cabinet 14:41 China 18:48 Tariffs & trade with China 24:47 US dollar & re-industrialization 29:39 Protectionism 37:01 Russia & Ukraine 42:23 Israel-Palestine 44:31 Iran 46:36 Middle East (West Asia): Yemen, Iraq, Syria 49:41 Latin America: Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia 53:17 Africa 54:32 Europe 56:11 Japan & South Korea 57:53 Outro

    59 min
  7. Why Donald Trump won the US election: Kamala Harris failed to provide an economic alternative

    7 NOV

    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 working-class people suffer. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSBi0m5xCJs Topics 0:00 Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election 1:07 Who really is Kamala Harris? Does anyone know? 4:42 DNC strategy: sacrifice workers for moderate Republicans in suburbs 5:48 Harris campaigns with neoconservative Cheney family 6:56 Harris had no democratic mandate 7:42 Out-trumping Trump on immigration? Really? 8:04 Hillary Clinton 2.0 10:05 Low Democrat turnout 11:12 The status quo loses 12:34 Dems' extreme pro-Israel stance lost swing state voters 16:01 Rashida Tlaib & Ilhan Omar won; Harris lost 17:37 "Never Trump Republicans" barely exist 18:30 It's the economy, stupid 20:09 US GDP growth is not benefiting workers 21:39 Wealth inequality 22:32 Poverty & hunger increased under Biden-Harris 23:33 Trump scapegoats 24:09 (CLIP) Trump vows: "We are going to take other countries' jobs" 24:58 Trump's false promises 25:27 Deindustrialization 26:22 Immigration 28:40 Trump's tax cuts help rich elites, hurt workers 31:12 Billionaires Elon Musk & Stephen Schwarzman funded Trump 32:11 Inflation, debt, deficits 35:11 Tariffs 35:40 Conclusion

    37 min
  8. Billionaire BlackRock CEO: 'Doesn't matter' who wins US election; Trump & Kamala benefit Wall Street

    3 NOV

    Billionaire BlackRock CEO: 'Doesn't matter' who wins US election; Trump & Kamala benefit Wall Street

    Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it “really doesn’t matter” who wins the US presidential election, because both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be good for Wall Street. Ben Norton shows how the United States is not a democracy but rather an oligarchy, in which big corporations buy politicians and lobbyists create policies. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chPfp01rsD0 Topics 0:00 US election season 0:42 BlackRock CEO: it “really doesn’t matter” who wins US elections 2:20 The "Big Three" Wall Street asset managers 3:06 S&P 500 and Nasdaq bubbles 4:35 Richest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks 5:30 Princeton study: USA is oligarchy, not democracy 6:26 Billions spent buying US elections 7:54 Money buys seats in Congress (90% of the time) 8:50 Crypto industry funds Republicans & Democrats 10:51 Biden promised rich donors "nothing would fundamentally change" 11:59 Extreme wealth & income inequality in USA 15:12 US wages stagnated while productivity soared 15:42 Financialization of US economy 17:09 Inflation & cost of living crisis 18:43 House prices grow much faster than wages 20:48 Blackstone: the world's largest landlord 22:49 Private equity 24:03 Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman funds Trump 24:28 Kamala Harris & Trump woo Wall Street 25:25 Trump tax cuts make rich much richer 27:19 BlackRock makes economic policy for Biden & Harris 28:10 USA is an oligarchy 29:41 Outro

    30 min
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    Ben Norton
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    2022 - 2024
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