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  •  | 1 | MR Online

    Michael Hudson: How the Global Majority can free itself from U.S. financial colonialism

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on July 17, 2025 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    Economist Michael Hudson describes how China created an alternative to the Western neoliberal order, and how the Global South can challenge the rent extraction of US-centered financial colonialism.

  •  | Why does the US support Israel | MR Online

    Why does the U.S. support Israel? A geopolitical analysis with economist Michael Hudson

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on 2023 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    A former U.S. secretary of state boasted, “Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk”. Journalist Ben Norton and economist Michael Hudson discuss why the United States so strongly supports Israel.

  •  | US military prepares for war on China | MR Online

    As U.S. military prepares for war on China, Silicon Valley tech oligarchs are profiting

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on April 28, 2025 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    The U.S. military is preparing for war on China. It has missile systems in the Philippines aimed at major Chinese cities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the USA is turning “Japan into a war-fighting headquarters”. Silicon Valley Big Tech oligarchs are making hugely profitable investments.

  •  | Trump | MR Online

    Trump advisor reveals tariff strategy: Force countries to pay tribute to maintain U.S. empire

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on April 10, 2025 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    Donald Trump’s top economic advisor Stephen Miran revealed that Washington’s strategy is to use tariffs to force countries to pay the USA tribute to maintain its global financial and military empire. This is the idea behind the so-called “Mar-a-Lago Accord”.

  •  | Fake populism | MR Online

    Fake ‘populism’: How Trump’s billionaire admin serves the rich, and hurts everyone else

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on March 30, 2025 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    Donald Trump is portrayed as a “populist” committed to average working-class people, but his policies benefit wealthy elites at the expense of everyone else. His administration includes 13 billionaires—including Elon Musk, the world’s richest oligarch—and he is cutting taxes on the rich and corporations while imposing a consumption tax on the poor through tariffs.

  •  | Trump  Vance | MR Online

    U.S. VP JD Vance admits West wants Global South trapped at bottom of value chain

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on March 26, 2025 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    At a summit held by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, U.S. Vice President JD Vance gave a speech about globalization that made it clear that the West wants to keep poor, formerly colonized countries in the Global South trapped at the bottom of the global value chain, through monopolistic control of advanced technologies.

  •  | BRICS  P Donald Trump | MR Online

    What is a ‘multipolar’ world? China says equality; Trump & Marco Rubio say imperial rivalry

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on February 16, 2025 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    What is the meaning of “multipolarity”? Donald Trump and Marco Rubio say “great power competition” with imperial spheres of influence. China and much of the Global South have an anti-imperialist view: “equality among all countries regardless of size”.

  •  | BRICS | MR Online

    BRICS grows, adding Indonesia as member: World’s 4th most populous country, 7th biggest economy

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on January 7, 2025 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    BRICS keeps expanding. As a new full member, it added Indonesia, the 4th most populous country with the 7th largest economy on Earth. BRICS now has 10 members and 8 partners. They make up 41.4% of global GDP (PPP) and half the world population.

  •  | Donald Trump | MR Online

    Goals behind Trump’s tariffs: cut taxes on rich & escalate new cold war on China

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on January 4, 2025 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    Donald Trump’s tariffs will not reduce U.S. public debt. The federal deficit will keep growing, but they will be an excuse to further cut taxes on the rich and to ratchet up the new cold war on China.

  •  | BRICS | MR Online

    BRICS expands with 9 new partner countries. Now it’s half of world population, 41% of global economy

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on December 25, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    BRICS keeps expanding, adding 9 partner countries in January 2025, after admitting 4 new members in 2024. It now makes up roughly half of the global population and more than 41% of world GDP (PPP). It’s an economic powerhouse, with top producers of key commodities like oil, gas, grains, meat, and minerals.

  •  | BRICS | MR Online

    BRICS grows, adding 13 new ‘partner countries’ at historic summit in Kazan, Russia

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on October 26, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    BRICS held a summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024, where it expanded with 13 “partner nations”, after adding four new members. These are the most important takeaways from the historic meeting.

  •  | BRICS Cross Border Payment Initiative BCBPI | MR Online

    BRICS plans ‘multi-currency system’ to challenge U.S. dollar dominance: Understanding Russia’s proposal

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on October 19, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    The BRICS Cross-Border Payment Initiative (BCBPI) will use national currencies, instead of the U.S. dollar. Russia’s finance ministry and central bank released a report detailing plans to transform the international monetary and financial system.

  •  | Cold War II | MR Online

    Cold War II: U.S. Congress passes 25 anti-China laws in 1 week, funds propaganda campaign

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on September 22, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    In what it called “China Week”, the U.S. House of Representatives approved 25 anti-Chinese laws over a few days, in bipartisan votes. Cold War Two fervor is reaching fever pitch in Washington.

  •  | US Big Tech | MR Online

    How U.S. Big Tech monopolies colonized the world: Welcome to neo-feudalism

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on August 19, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    U.S. Big Tech corporations are like the feudal landlords of medieval Europe. These Silicon Valley monopolies own the digital land that the global economy is built on, and are charging higher and higher rents to use their privatized infrastructure.

  •  | stock market crashes | MR Online

    As stock market crashes, is U.S. facing new financial crisis? Economist Michael Hudson explains

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on August 7, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    The stock market crashed on August 5, in a new “Black Monday”. What caused it? Is the USA on the verge of a new financial crisis? Ben Norton is joined by economist Michael Hudson to discuss the extreme volatility.

  •  | Iqaluit the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut | MR Online

    The Global South in the Arctic North: Indigenous nations struggle for sovereignty

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on May 14, 2024 by Renate Bridenthal (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  | (Posted May 17, 2024)

    Indigenous nations fight for sovereignty in the Arctic regions of North America and Europe. Connecting their struggle to Palestine, they are resisting NATO militarization — as the US Army pledges to “regain Arctic dominance”.

  •  | China is worlds sole manufacturing superpower with 35 of global output | MR Online

    China is ‘world’s sole manufacturing superpower’, with 35% of global output

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on January 31, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    China’s state-led economic development model and robust industrial policy has transformed it into what an influential European think tank calls “the world’s sole manufacturing superpower”, making up 35% of global gross production–more than the 9 next largest manufacturers combined.

  •  | worlds richest 1 | MR Online

    Global 1% own 43% of financial assets, 5 richest billionaires doubled wealth while 5 billion workers got poorer

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on January 18, 2024 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    The world’s richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity got poorer, according to a report by Oxfam.

  •  | US troops are occupying Syrias oil fields | MR Online

    U.S. troops are occupying Syria’s oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them

    Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on December 12, 2023 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report)  |

    The U.S. military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops.

  •  | US blocks Gaza peace proposal at UN for 3rd time holding world hostage | MR Online

    U.S. blocks Gaza peace proposal at UN for 3rd time, holding world hostage

    Ben Norton

    The U.S. government has paralyzed the United Nations, voting against the rest of the world and preventing peace in Gaza by vetoing three different resolutions in the Security Council. Meanwhile, Washington continues giving weapons to Israel.

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