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US 'neo-imperialist' dollar scheme explained by economist Yanis Varoufakis

Geopolitical Economy Report

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Globalization Is a Dark Deal

A Chinese official once described globalization as something that was founded on a dark deal. The supremacy of the dollar has been just as functional to U.S. frontier capitalism as it was to German, Argentinian, Nigerian, Korean and Chinese capitalists. If you could end American hegemony today, who would stop you from pressing this button? A crowd of non-Americans including Saudi Shakes, Greek oligarchs, European bankers and yes, Chinese capitalists.

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