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2 weeks ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Ben Norton
The top economic advisor to President Donald Trump has revealed that Washington is using tariffs as leverage to try to force countries to pay the United States to help it maintain its global empire. The chair of the US Council of Economic Advisers, Stephen Miran, delivered a speech on April 7 in which he outlined the Trump administration’s tariff strategy. An official transcript of his remarks was published by the White House.
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2 weeks ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Ben Norton
Donald Trump imposed high tariffs on many countries, falsely calling them "reciprocal". This will backfire, hurt US economy, fuel inflation, fail to reindustrialize.
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4 weeks ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Ben Norton
US Vice President JD Vance gave a speech about globalization that made it clear that Washington’s goal is to keep formerly colonized countries in the Global South trapped at the bottom of the global value chain.
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1 month ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Ben Norton
The Donald Trump administration has made it clear that the top two priorities of the US government are to weaken China and to strengthen Wall Street. The small Central American nation of Panama has found itself at the center of Trump’s strategy. In his inauguration speech on January 20, the US president falsely claimed that “China is operating the [Panama] canal”, and he insisted “we’re taking it back”.
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1 month ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Ben Norton
The fight that broke out in the White House between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, on February 28 was a stark symbol of the colonial relationship between the two countries. “You’re in no position to dictate”, Trump yelled at Zelensky in the Oval Office. “You don’t have the cards right now. With us, you start having cards”.
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1 month ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Michael Hudson |Ben Norton
Why has the price of gold been increasing so fast, breaking records? Economist Michael Hudson explains the politics of the precious metal, and the dynamics of the US dollar system. Michael Hudson is interviewed by Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton. (Introduction)BEN NORTON: The price of gold has been skyrocketing. Since 2018, the price of gold has nearly tripled. This has caused a big debate around the world about why this is happening. There are, of course, several different factors.
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1 month ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Michael Hudson |Ben Norton
Donald Trump’s tariffs could destabilize the global economy, warns economist Michael Hudson. US protectionist policies could cause financial crises, as many currencies depreciate and countries can’t earn the dollars needed to pay their foreign debts. Hudson was interviewed by Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton.
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1 month ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Radhika Desai |Michael Hudson |Mick Dunford
Will Donald Trump’s tariffs backfire and hurt the United States, accelerating the decline of US dominance? This is what host Radhika Desai argues in the following episode of Geopolitical Economy Hour. Radhika Desai is joined by economist Michael Hudson and China-based economic geographer Mick Dunford. You can find more episodes of Geopolitical Economy Hour here. (Highlights)RADHIKA DESAI: Trump has won his election by telling a big lie. What’s the big lie?
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2 months ago | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Michael Hudson
The 1940s saw a series of movies with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, starting with the Road to Singapore in 1940. The plot was always similar. Bing and Bob, two fast-talking con men or song-and-dance partners, would find themselves in a scrape in some country, and Bing would get out of it by selling Bob as a slave (Morocco in 1942, where Bing promises to buy him back), or committing him to be sacrificed in some pagan ceremony, and so forth.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
geopoliticaleconomy.com | Ben Norton
Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it “really doesn’t matter” who wins US election, because Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are good for Wall Street.