Geopolitical Economy Report

Lula's reelection in Brazil is win for BRICS & Palestine, loss for US, Israel, & dollar

198K views · 4d ago · 29:58

The historic re-election of President Lula da Silva in Brazil is a victory for BRICS, Palestine, Latin America, and the Global South, and a significant blow to the United States, Israel, and dollar hegemony. Ben Norton explains the major geopolitical and economic implications of Brazil's 2026 presidential election.

Topics: Brazil's presidential election · Importance of Brazil · Lula vs Bolsonaro · Global South cooperation · Jair Bolsonaro coup attempt · Bolsonaros flee to USA

The US is blatantly meddling in Brazil's election

72K views · 1w ago · 22:17

Topics: US oligarchy · Meta censored Lula's accounts · Why the US opposes Lula · Lula & BRICS challenge US dollar · Trump hits Brazil with tariffs · Jair Bolsonaro coup attempt

This is Israel's shocking plan for PERMANENT war

78K views · 2w ago · 26:35

Global public opinion has rapidly shifted and polls show Israel is now the most unpopular country on Earth. So Israeli regime officials are becoming even more desperate and extreme. A top Israeli official who led the IDF's military intelligence directorate published a white paper outlining plans for never-ending war, in a "permanent Israeli-Arab conflict". The report explicitly opposes peace, calling it "weakness".

Topics: Israel is most disliked country on Earth · Most Americans disapprove of Israel · International recognition of Palestine · Israel rejects a Palestinian state · Israel is an apartheid regime · Israeli colonialism

'Western civilization' is a myth: USA demands global dominance, praises colonialism, erases history

221K views · 2w ago · 39:41

The US government has called to revive Western domination of the planet. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech in Greece that openly praised colonialism and erased history. He claimed the West is "the greatest civilization in the world" and insisted it must "maintain its place at the head of the world".

Topics: (CLIP) Marco Rubio on Western civilization · USA wants West to dominate world · Marco Rubio speech in Athens · (CLIP) Rubio: West must dominate world · The "Clash of Civilizations" narrative · Trump admin erases history

Iran war expands: Why is Saudi Arabia attacking Yemen?

153K views · 3w ago · 33:53

The US war against Iran is expanding into a regional conflict. Saudi Arabia restarted its war in Yemen against the Houthis (officially known as Ansarallah), the political movement that governs 80% of the Yemeni population. Pakistan and Turkey (Türkiye) have joined the war. Syria supports it. Ben Norton explains how this crisis is growing, why the Donald Trump administration is fueling it, and how it is further destabilizing the oil market and global economy.

Topics: War on Yemen starts again · Pakistan joins Saudi war · Turkey joins war · Syria backs war on Yemen · USA helps Saudi bomb Yemen · What is happening in Yemen?

Will the AI bubble pop soon? Why Big Tech CEOs want US govt protection

104K views · 3w ago · 29:51

Why are executives of AI companies, like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, suddenly warning that artificial intelligence poses an "existential risk" to humanity? And why did Donald Trump invite Big Tech billionaire oligarchs to the White House for a "morally binding" agreement to "self-regulate"?

Topics: Does AI pose existential risk? · Trump meeting with Big Tech CEOs · AI is in biggest bubble in history · IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI · China is now leading in AI · Silicon Valley wants to ban Chinese AI

USA threatens to overthrow any foreign governments that disobey

159K views · 4w ago · 25:10

The CIA has organized coups d'etat in countries around the world. But this is not just history; it still happens today. US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, a top ally of Donald Trump (and former fiancée of his son), threatened a Greek minister by pointing to the collapse of Romania's government and saying, “We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here”. Her remarks recalled a comment from oligarch Elon Musk, who declared, "We will coup whoever we want!

Topics: US interventions and coups · US ambassador threatens Greece · Collapse of Romanian government · US-backed coup in Greece in 1967 · Europe becomes US vassal · EU surrenders to Trump on trade

The REAL reason why Trump invited China's President Xi to Washington

246K views · 1mo ago · 33:14

Donald Trump has been a China hawk for years, and he waged a brutal trade war against the country. So why did the US leader invite Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington, DC for a summit? The White House dinner, featuring the CEOs of top corporations, helps explain why. Ben Norton analyzes the complex state of US-China relations following Trump's failed trade war.

Topics: Xi Jinping visits USA · Cold War Two · Cold War One history · USA sees China as threat · Trump's trade war backfired · US-China economic integration