Geopolitical Economy Report

Guests Ben Norton and Danny Haiphong discuss the absurd concepts of MAGA 'communism' and 'patriotic socialism' in the imperialist US. They explore the grifting behavior of pro-Trump opportunists and the influence of racism on the Trump phenomenon. The distorted interpretation of Lenin and Mao for patriotic socialism is also discussed, along with the comparison between Nazism and American patriotism. They address the history of working class whites, socialism, and criticize online behavior.

The US military launched at least 251 interventions between 1991 and 2022, according to the Congressional Research Service. Washington’s meddling abroad drastically increased after the end of the first cold war. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=h4Pr9g_7Nhc Maps, graphs, and sources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/13/us-251-military-interventions-1991

In his 1956 book "The Power Elite," New Left sociologist C. Wright Mills detailed how decision-making in the United States is not democratic; it is determined by (1) Wall Street capitalists and large corporations, (2) the Pentagon and military-industrial complex, and (3) the corrupt political class. This is PART 8 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1PGah9yfulw

Economist Michael Hudson discusses partial student debt relief, inflation crisis, disaster capitalism in Ukraine, and China's challenge to the petrodollar. Topics also include asset price inflation, neoliberal era, natural resource protection, factors contributing to the strength of the US dollar, and the future of Prince Charles after the death of Queen Elizabeth.

While Palestinians are forced off of buses for being Arab, apartheid Israel is now requiring foreigners to officially notify the regime if they fall in love with a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. If they marry, they must leave Palestine for a 6-month "cooling-off period." VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=D6M_Q3R97jw SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/07/israel-palestinians-report-relationships

Historian Aaron Good discusses the undemocratic structure of the US state. Topics include the dual state concept, secret plans for nuclear war, influence of Dr. Strangelove, American exceptionalism, myth of checks and balances, role of Supreme Court, and US government structure.

In a blatant violation of international law and its 1947 hosting agreement, the US government has blocked countries from participating in events at the UN headquarters in New York. The Biden administration is banning Russian diplomats, while the Trump admin illegally prohibited Venezuela and Iran. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WfjqzAY_mEc SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/04/biden-trump-un-neutrality-visas

Russia and Ukraine agreed to a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in April, but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intervened to stop the peace deal, and the US and EU escalated the proxy war to try to weaken Moscow. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LpJMqs1yG1A SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/03/west-peace-proposal-ukraine-russia

South Koreans held huge protests against the US military and its largest joint war exercises in years, simulating attacks on the DPRK (North Korea) and the assassination of its leader. We are joined by activists from the peace groups Women Cross DMZ and Korea Peace Now to discuss the mass movement against US militarization and imperialism. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lqocug-NGRs You can support their work at https://koreapeacenow.org You can get involved at https://koreapeacenow.org

The Joe Biden administration pledged Ukraine $39.87 billion in military aid between February and August 2022, for an average of $228 million per day, fueling a brutal proxy war causing tens of thousands of deaths. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sGQFTwvHM_4 SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/08/30/us-ukraine-military-aid-proxy Credit to researcher Stephen Semler: https://stephensemler.substack.com/p/how-much-military-aid-has-biden-sent CIA and Western special ops commandos are in Ukraine, directing proxy war on Russia: https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/26/cia-special-ops-ukraine-proxy-war-russia